Steph

Posted in another thread so adding here while I'm thinking of it

I follow! Some of those do have an American look though. I wouldn't doubt Akro or Vitro or Master on some if they were found here. Such as the one on the lower left corner. keeperthread

Hi Dusty, Welcome. You could post an overview of your collection and we might be able to give you a general feel for what you have. First thing to mention though is that when you're pulling the collection out take care not to bump the marbles around too much. Condition is paramount. One ding could reduce the value of a marble by more than half over its mint value.

Canadian. Cool.

"What does God need with a starship?"

"C'mon, nose spider!" Source spoiler: Leonard Hofstadter on Big Bang

Yes, a cool picture. What a life!

Try to imagine being a biologist before microscopes and trying to explain how things tick. ... this thought is a response to the Greeks trying to figure out what caused plants to track the sun ....

Well, I'll go ahead and make a guess while we wait for others. I think WV swirl, with Alley a possibility.

You could keep holding out and looking for someone in your area who collects marbles who could help you sort them. It's a whole lot easier to sort in person than over the internet. Obviously.

Well, the Akros which have already been identified ... sell them separately from the rest. I'd like to see more pics of the red/blue/yellow one on top here. There's a modern one which looks like this but also a nice old one and if this turns out to be old it should be sold separately. You could go with small bunches on ebay and you get start them sort of low and let viewers set the market. If you sell a number of lots in the same week (ending at staggered times) you can get a lot of eyes and possibly a lot of competition. Since you aren't sure what all you have, you can put your best guesses as search terms. Give decent photos so people can judge condition for themselves.

Just under 5/8"? I wouldn't have guessed Vitro. However, I have no other guess.

Some of these are likely vintage. Some might be Jabo (which would be modern).

Most/many of these look modern. But there are Peltier Rainbos, Moss Agates, and WV Swirls in there also. These are mostly modern. Mostly Imperials. Many of these are Imperials. I might see a WV swirl though. Imperials have a structure which does often resemble some older marbles. They can look sort of like Master Sunbursts. Here's a thread with some modern marbles in it: New Marbles Which Sort Of Look Old

That's a good excuse! Love it.

For now I'll just pet the cats. We might be moving soon and I might have a dedicated marble area. Or a garage or basement which isn't full of junk. Then we'll see. Oh, the underwater video is lovely.

I'm so glad both of you are here. Very much enjoying your creations.

*drool* You dun good!

Maglite Indian?

Since that's so different, I'm going to move it to the main forum for more eyes to see.

Interesting. I was seeing it as eggyolk dribble in clear glass on my monitor. Glad I read your description. ... and looking forward to others' insight.