Steph

I think the clear blue based ones are called Blue Boys. The name which comes to mind for at least some of the others is Poor Man's Watermelon.

Yes, I think Imperial. Like this group:

Hello. Welcome Mouchette. One view can be difficult to go by. However, this one view of this particular marble makes me think of it as modern (after 1970). Made in Asia. Called an "Imperial" because of a toy company known for distributing that style. More views might make me change my mind. The reddish ribbon is striking. That looks like oxblood. I've seen oxblood on blue marbles from the Imperial family but I'm not familiar with them on green, and that's a nice solid band, so that's cool.

I still don't have a better guess than Champ for the pair in the first grouping but foreign and Cairo Novelty both flitted through my mind. In the 2nd, my votes are #1. Vacor Picasso #2. Peltier Rainbo -- but because the ribbons aren't quite a standard configuration, someone might be able to talk me into Kokomo -- but that's a really low chance based on the numbers #3. I like but I do not know. It looks foreign (and relatively modern) but perhaps not a common version #4. Transparent Swirl (in the West Virginia Swirl family)

The swirl emanating from the seam in the first view isn't what I think of as a "nine" since it appears to be coming from a cutline and not from inside the marble. So for the time being I am leaning away from handgathered. Sorry for not replying earlier. I usually stand back and wait for Galen when I see a slag question.

Malted milk ball!

Silver lining: it's educational to be able to see inside the classic marbles. Sometimes people get marble halves and post them for that purpose.

mystery to me.

I mostly agree with Dave's assessment. However, slags could go into the Champion bag. Here's one which is intact. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/9363-berry-pink-double-compartment-mesh-bag/ Wide assortment ... including a couple of slags.

Spectacular, stupendous, amazing, neat, priceless .... And what a great experience to do that with your son. No worry about earthquakes?

..... strolling through some stone marble pix and saw these again

Yes, Roger.

Ruth Gordon is one of my favorite people for a little game I play where I picture old people when they were six in their old-fashioned little clothes and imagine them imagining their future .... "when I grow up I want to be a famous actress who says risque things and pretends to have an affair with a teenager" .... something like that. It was while watching Harold and Maude that I began that game 30 years ago.

Ah ... so three marbles apiece on the bottoms. Innnnnttterreeeessting.

cool!

http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/6210471/lot-of-7--onionskin-marbles- LOL ... I know I'm making this the Morphy calendar, but I'm still sleepy and it's easy to go over to the Morphy catalog when I want to bump the thread.

Is Friday over yet. I'm sooooooooooooooo sleepy. Hopefully I won't miss all of Saturday before I wake up.

What is that first one? Can't make that out. Looks interesting. But what is it?!

Oh that's charming. How big is it?

I would definitely find room on my wall for that one.

Don't see pix in the last two posts but do see the group shot in Post #12. So far they still all look Alley to me. Them being peewees makes it interesting. Alley did make peewees though.

What a wonderful display

" Why list them as Christensen?? " Because at the time that he listed them, that's what the resource he had said that they were. If someone hasn't been around the forums for the past few years, how was he supposed to suspect otherwise? It's common knowledge to you now. But if BJ has been up there minding his own business in Canada, it's quite understandable for him not to realize that the rug was pulled out from under that ID.

I guess it's a compliment, sort of, that Galen assumed you would know about these mystery marbles. I was sure you wouldn't knowingly post them as the wrong thing.