Steph

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After my first reaction, I've been trying to keep an open mind on the box. Still would like to hear more about where it came from. For something so unusual, it would be tremendously helpful to learn where this has been stored and how it came to market.

Neato!

How old? (It's charming. .... am I allowed to call a motorcycle charming?)

Thanks everyone! Gotta remember "uppie". I wonder if Holland got more Victories than the U.S. did (per child).

Turned the heat on again last night.

p.s., that's a lifesaver over there on the left in the tri-colors. Not seeing the green on my screen. It was captured here though:

Yes, I think the red was a separate color from the gold. I wouldn't argue about that color count.

(old pic from file)

White counted as a color for the Prize Names. And, correct, the blends wouldn't have counted as a third color.

Been a long time since I've had sushi. Now I'm hungry.

Dang. Like a collaboration .... The neat guy started it and the weird guy finished it. Hope it's not something like pollution which made it go wonky.

Peltier Rebel -- but maybe not conventional

Me too neither. Maybe Akro ....

No worries. Not oxblood. Oxblood is opaque. Here's a thread with many examples. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20745-please-fill-this-thread-up-with-akro-oxbloods/?hl=oxblood

I was also struck by the similarity between the box bottoms. And felt a little bit uncomfortable with the look of the bottom. Yet I also don't have much experience with box bottoms. We rarely see that angle ...

All I feel really good saying about the first ones is "West Virginia Swirls". Yellow? I was seeing so many more shades than yellow, including brown and red. And Alleys have some nice shading action. So ??

What do you think about this label? Does it come from fonts available in 1932?

I wrote both sellers hoping to get some insight into why such an interesting mix of boxes would show up in Florida. The Hardy reference on the sort of similar looking GAR box made me question my own doubts bigtime. Could it really possibly be for real? I got a message bag from the seller of the Boy Scout box. No answer on whether it came from an estate sale or what. Just said he ended the auction but the box was still for sale if I was interested. He's not a fly-by-night seller. Long history on eBay. But no helpful information on this particular item.

Single Pontil Paperweight Marble From Paul Baumann collection at Morphy http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/7426206/single-pontil-paperweight-marble-

Thanks guys! Love 'em. We're off to a rocking start!

Hello. Welcome. The first set looks like West Virginia Swirls. Possibly made by Alley Agate Co. The blue ones are hand-gathered like MFC's. I'm thinking Japanese transitionals though.

Any marble that has a name. Name doesn't have to be what "everyone" else calls it. Different regions can have different names, for example. Just say what you call it. And saying which company made it would be good too for newbies who might not know. (: Akro Indian Blankets (these were Patry's). Some would say only the right hand one was an Indian Blanket -- because it's the one with yellow on both sides of the red ribbon -- but some would call 'em both that.