Steph

At that size, and with the marbles they came with, I'll say Alley for all. But still wait for a second opinion.

Two stripes? My guess on this one as a standalone marble might have been foreign. I might have guessed a little newer on this one as I would have with the cat eye. But I can't swear to have ever seen another one like it. It reminds me most of a couple of mystery marbles in my own collection which I never pinned down. At least one of mine had a very dark brown base, if I recall correctly. Do you have any others like it?

This looks like one of the newer marbles in your group. If I saw that marble alone, I would have guessed it to be from the 70's or later ... so maybe it slipped in ... that can happen with older groups. Or maybe I'm just wrong about what decade it would have come from.

Gonna go with oddball cat eye. I was gonna argue that the mark really was a crack ... but now I see how it might just be a pronounced cutline. With the base tint, I think Asian.

Glad you posted these here. I'm VERY curious about them. I'm wanting Ric or one of the other Alley gurus to show up and say they're uncommon Alleys! (To go along with the other nice Alleys you have.) But that's just wishful thinking on my part for now .....

Bump ... still curious ... are they both bumblebees? ... even the one with the greenish shade?

These are the ones I at least once-upon-a-time associated with the name "Burnt Sunset" (BT's and RAR's)

The lion shall lie down with the lamb, and the donkey shall lie in the hammock. I'm pretty sure that's in the scriptures somewhere.

Eggyolk, right?

thank you kindly. I don't know! I only thought of it as a Sparkler.

That's pretty funny ... and a cool find. Gotta think it's an oops. .... but don't take my word for it, that's just a guess from an intrigued bystander.

Cool! Two prizes!

The only modern guinea maker I know of is Wilganowski. Doesn't look like his, does it.

I said "jobber", but those packets were exactly what I was picturing. The image flashed through my brain and then left so quickly that I had trouble being sure what I saw or translating it into words. Thanks, Al. I was sure you would have the answer.

Interesting. I was unaware that watch time was factored into the stats.

You have gotta have one of the most wonderful collections. One which is closest to capturing the awe that newbies often have about their common marbles before they learn to look for certain more valued types. Other people are trying to find representative samples of all the marbles types, and you're savoring all the interesting variations of one special style. (Translation: yes, those lines are cool. )

Oh my! No, I can't remember one like that! What a wonderful marble.

The first thought which flitted through my head was Vitro. .... or maybe the kind of bag you'd see in jobber packaging where the marbles came from Vitro. Al is the guy I'd ask about this.

What Ric said. #3 That Akro is called a Moss Agate. #4. That Pelt is a "Patch" believe it or not. Pelt patches can get screwy. #1. That Pelt is called a "Rainbo".

That's one bad-@$$ squirrel.

Not slang. Obscure.

These are my puppies. I just lost the fellow on the left. Fellow on the right is going strong. When we move ... which is hopefully happening soon ... we'll surely add a new family member too. Thinking about a real puppy ... but then I think about having to take it outside multiple times everyday to do its business and realize I might not be cut out to be a dog person.

I want to move to Canada!