Steph

Pretty sure this is a Scott Patrick

Springtime in Maryland? Gosh darnit, I was thinking I hadn't heard from Bob recently. Then I looked down the page to see if there were unanswered threads and OMG, we had heard from Bob. I'm so discombobbled, I started to say I wouldn't know a George Williams if I stumbled across it in the garden ... but I have a George Williams ... don't I.

To, the first two marbles would be in the "game marble" category. More views needed on the second two. If swirly, the they'll be more West Virginia Swirls (possibly more Alleys). The one on the right though looks like it could turn out to be a Peltier. More views needed though to see which way that one will go.

I think West Virginia swirl on #1 -- likley Alley. #2 would be a Peltier Rainbo. I would also call it a Peltier Sunset. #3 Peltier Rainbo And on #4, more views. If swirly, then West Virginia Swirl and possibly Alley. If it has two seams, then likely will turn out to be a Peltier.

More views of the second marble, please. If it's a swirl, I'd likely guess alley. But if it has two seams, then it could turn out to be a Peltier Rainbo. With the green one just being single color it's hard to say who would have made it. It's larger than an average "game marble". Probably made by one of the West Virginia Swirl companies. And the last two marbles also look like West Virginia Swirls. If you show more pix of it, one of our swirl people might think they're distinctive enough to guess a particular company.

Okay, it might be good to see more views on these. I'm intrigued by the large one. The yellow and white might be an Akro but I'm not sure. More views could help. The blue and white is a West Virginia Swirl. The far right one has an interesting little loop in it, which could possibly turn out to be a "nine". Odds are that's a game marble though.

Hello there. Welcome. Better to start a new thread for each group of marbles. I'll go ahead and break these into four threads. I know that I'll be asking for a second view on at least one of the marbles. Things start getting confusing at that point if there are very many marbles in one thread.

What would they be for? Yeah, I know they don't have to be for anything ... but .... would they have been like for jewelry?

Wowzer.

Whitney is in England to study for 6 months on break from Mount Holyoke. She's squeezing in as many memories as she can.

I think I got a bag from you. ... just need to find where I put it. Been pulling together all my different marble caches from around the house.

Well, hi there Rick! Some nice range there. Some surprises.

*waves at raginisharma* Hi ... what name do you like to go by for short? Would love to hear about marbles from your area ... some day ... if you're willing.

Hey, Bob .... what do you know about seals? http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html

Warren said he'd like to know how to get some of John's mibs. Over here:

Thanks for sharing, Warren. Yeah, the exotic conversations were doozies. Do you know Edna? She was a special friend of Bo's. Pretty sure she traveled out your way from time to time. There's a bead show out there, right?

I have also heard no ox on confirmed Heatons .... but did Heaton have a different, non-cupric formula for their aqua? It's hard to imagine no little strand of ox ever slipped through.

This is a neat idea. http://www.landofmarbles.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=OSsolar&Store_Code=lom&search=solar+system&offset=&filter_cat=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only=&sort=&range_low=&range_high=

LOL! Happy searching!

"Marbles will follow you the rest of your life." That's what Debra Stanley-Lapic, National Marbles Champion of 1973, says to her daughter Whitney, National Marbles Champion of 2009. Whitney has launched her life and here she is depositing Jabo Classics in the Mediterranean Sea. Jabos have made it to the French Riviera. Her mom asked me to share. Gratuitous shot of the water.

I don't know if I saw this when you posted it or why I wouldn't have answered it. Yeah ... three common sizes for the Jabos. 5/8", 3/4" and the ones near an inch. And each size family has its own personality. I used to be able to guess the size of the Jabo just by looking at the pattern. Not at that level of familiarity anymore.

"oooh" came out of my mouth .... so surprisingly amazing ....

And welcome to you too, Warren.

Could it be a regular Panda? Without "blue" in front?