Steph

The wear doesn't look Jabo-y to me. Also, it seems a little busy for a 5/8" Jabo.

I could make those suckers last at least a day!

I think I really gotta build a data base of swirl colors. I should remember who worked with purple and green, shouldn't I.

Not MFC. Navarre seems likely.

Will someone go take a look at some of the blue-based marbles over here in the ID forum? http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20748-more-from-the-new-guy/ TIA

Alright, that looks like six columns. Numbering from left to right, I think you have an Akro corkscrew at the bottom of the first, second and fifth columns. Looking at the fourth column, that looks like slag at the top, then the next one down is an Akro Onyx corkscrew, then a Peltier Rainbo, and then I'm not sure what the bottom marble is. On the far right column, the top marble might be an oxblood, the 2nd from the top is definitely an oxblood, and then I'm not sure about the other two. The second from the top is an Akro. I _think_ it could be called a Carnelian Oxblood but I'm not sure. In the fifth column, third marble down, I'd be curious to see more views of that. In the third column, I'd like to see more views of the top marble. Among the rest, you have mostly West Virginia swirls, with a couple of patches. Not high dollar marbles. I'd probalby try to sell them in groups and let the market set the price.

From left to right my votes are: Top row: Akro corkscrew, Vitro Tri-Lite, unknown, Peltier NLR Spiderman Middle row: Maybe a Peltier NLR, Alley Agate, West Virginia swirl with oxblood, unknown (to me this last marble looks newer) Bottom row: Peltier Rainbo, I want to say Peltier Multicolor Rainbo (?), mystery, mystery

The 2nd row from the top, the marble at the right end of the row. I think that's a slag. That could be worth separating out and selling with other slags. On the bottom row, the marble in the center, that looks like it could be a patch of some sort. I'll say West Virginia swirls for the rest of them. You might want to sell these in groups without worrying a lot about ID. You could put some keywords to help draw attention to your auctions. But it takes a lot of time to learn how to ID marbles, and then to learn how to grade them well.

If the large marble at the top is vintage, it would be an Alley Agate. Alley Agate is one of the companies who made West Virginia swirls. There are also modern marbles which look like that, made by Jabo. The large marble on the right is a very nice Vitro Agate. On the bottom left is a West Virginia swirl with oxblood. That's desirable. Likely made by Alley Agate but I can't say for sure. The bottom middle marble is likely a Peltier Rainbo. To the right of the big red and blue one is a nice marble. I would like to see other views of that one. More views of the others could be good too. Some interesting marbles in the middle areas. As noted in two of the other threads, it would be helpful to put the marbles into a grid with clear rows.

This lot is mostly West Virginia swirls. I think I might see a Peltier slag toward the bottom. (2nd marble from the bottom, sort of in the middle of the "row") The largest marble looks like it could have oxblood but I'm not sure about that because I don't remember marbles that large having oxblood.

Still not in the grid I was hoping to see. Clear rows would help make identification easier. So we can say things like "2nd row, third from the left is such-and-so". I hope I don't sound like a hard-ass. It's just we need a neat way to be able to convey to you which marbles we're talking about.

Oh, that blows up nice, Ryan.

:)

I recommend a new photo. That would be helpful and more beneficial going forward. Circling gets complicated fast. Downloading, editing, uploading. That's why I was saying to put them in a grid, with rows and columns, so they'd be easier to point out. If you do put 'em in one or more grids and repost, start a new thread for each separate group. You don't have to start a new thread for any requested close-ups. But for completely separate groups start a new thread. Thanks! We do want to be helpful. Just want to make it easier for all involved.

Thanks in advance! (I'm looking for a certain Jabo oxblood I tucked away somewhere and when I find it, I want to have as many Akro pix as possible to compare it to. )

What kind of egg is that?

LOL. Love it.

That should be a poster. Or a jigsaw puzzle.

An archive of Wildwood tournament photos: Press of Atlantic City

Wildwood

Not really a marble so much --- a one-inch ball with LED lights inside -- but they call it a marble, so it counts, right? http://www.imarbles.com/blog/?p=135 http://www.mcssl.com/store/skullduggery/catalog/search?keyword=marble+racers

Looking again. The second photo does have some interesting marbles in it. Might be called an Akro Carnelian Oxblood near the top. (Not sure of the name, but it has a white base and orange and brick red striping. Some of the blue base with yellow striping marbles might deserve close-ups. On the right side of the 2nd photo is a larger than average Vitro which I find interesting. The large blue and red marble on the left of the 2nd photo is an Alley Agate. Would be extra value because of the size. I think maybe possibly I see a "brick" in the third photo but not sure about that. So, back to first thought, it's a nice vintage group. If you post more pics, the recommended number per photo is around four. However, with so many to go through, you might be able to speed things up a little with grids of, say, five marbles by five marbles. That way people can more easily point out what is of interest to them. E.g., "First row, 4th marble." Like that. Whether you go with four or 25 per group, post a separate thread for each group. That helps minimize confusion.