Steph

Not seeing any oxblood. When I think of white-based Heatons, I think of a softer, more translucent -- less expensive -- looking base. The softest, most nearly translucent base that I see in Shell's photo is probably the front right but those ribbons are well-defined -- much sharper than I associate with Heaton. Heatons may have had a range -- at least one of the bags in the link posted below have fairly well-defined ribbons -- but my general feeling is that Shell's still fall outside of the Heaton range ... not to mention that Heaton was a smallish company founded in 1946 -- which is after the period that I think the main portion of Shell's collection was assembled. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/6790-mostly-pix-heaton

Nice name (I also liked your "Earths" ) So, it's a West Virginia swirl. My first guess is Alley, but without confirmation, I'd leave it in with the other Transparent Swirls.

Aw, sad but sweet example.

Love the bright shade of green. Not all that easy to come by the bright ones.

I could see it being Master too.

What kinds of things have marbles been hidden inside? ... commercially speaking ... I was remembering Fuzzy Wuzzy soap and the toys inside from when I was a kid ... don't know if they ever were marbles. Fuzzy had toys, right? Tried to google for reminders and found this! Surprises inside soap endure! Source: https://www.facebook.com/Soap-Company-412650728929917 And I remember some examples with marbles sewn into old toys to help them hold their shape or provide weight ... and no one was ever supposed to see 'em. Need to look for those.

It's the white which almost seems to have been painted on the surface. (Edit: Richard mentioned coloured glass without specifying white -- and now I'm not sure why I said "white" without thinking of other colors -- need to hear from others.) Yes, Conquerors are sometimes thought of as brushed patches -- though since they have another name I sometimes forget they're described like that. Some Masters are called brushed patches. This one from MarbleAlan's site is a classic example. Of course it's not really "brushed". The molten white glass would be injected somehow into the side of the other streams of molten glass. How they kept it all where it was supposed to be, I don't know.

Red on white is especially hard because it was a popular combination. (I think "yes", all or most all did single color on white.) Some people might be able to tell from the base glass if it belongs in say the Christensen Agate column or the Alley column or the Ravenswood column. Some people might be able to differentiate between the shades. I don't remember if I noticed any "pink" yesterday, but maybe someone else would see that as a significant shade. I'm not seeing Champion as a strong likelihood here because the base glass is so nice and the ribbons are so sharp. I don't know that that 100% rules out Champ ... but it's why I'm leaning toward possibly those being a combination of Alley, Ravenswood and Christensen.

OMG. OMG. OMG. yeah! The black aventurine is a really really good thing! Is it a Peltier Peerless Patch? Hopefully someone else will weigh in on this one. Nice!

Hmmmm .... Not sure. Not sure if it's the lighting which is making me unsure, or if I'd be uncertain about the pattern anyway. The white looks a little frosty from here ... a little thick ... in a way which makes me think of "foreign". But old foreign or newer? Can't tell if the seam is long-ish or short-ish ... or is it medium?

Peltier Rainbo. I'd call that one a 7-Up. Named after the colors of the drink bottle.

Yes, I think so. As in pretty darn sure on the Vitros and I think so on the Heaton. .... and pretty cool. Heaton isn't something people usually go for out of the chute, so you're starting off on an interesting path. Well done.

heh

P.s. ... pictures are looking better!

Odds are "West Virginia Swirls". Odds further say "Alley" as the particular company in WV. But there was an Ohio company making marbles during the time when your collection comes from. And Alley wasn't the only West Virginia company making them in the time frame.

The easy answer is "West Virginia Swirls". .... unless someone comes through and says Ohio!

Shell, Akro, Vitro, Master, Marble King, Alley and/or Champion, and foreign companies have all made clearies. It's nearly impossible to tell whose those might be. One way that you can sometimes narrow your guesses down is to look for their cutlines or to look at them under a blacklight. Sometimes you'll get hints about the structure which make one company stand out as a more likely guess than others. But it's practically impossible to be sure unless you have them in the original packaging, so the main thing to do with clearies is just to enjoy them for the colors and light effects.

*Waves at Tanith* Welcome aboard!

Everything looks good to me there. Nice ones to have, if I'm correct.

Squee upon squee

*snickersnort*

What a great toy. I wish I knew about these when I was a kid.

Thanks!

The right to left symmetry was making me think maybe Master. On the general idea that Akro may tend to have a cap which extends around one side a little. But I'm being lazy today and haven't yet dug for any boxes to try to back up that niggling thought.