Steph

That's better. Hmmm ... I just don't recognize it. Not as an antique handmade I'm familiar with, not as a machine-made type I know of, not as a modern handmade type I'm familiar with. Mystery to me. Is it for sure glass?

Hi Matt. Welcome. Frankly I do not recognize that marble. Hopefully someone else will. The view with three copies above isn't opening for me. It opened though in the thread in the Buy Sell Trade forum, so here's the link to that one for anyone else who wants to check it out. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/19929-marble-help-required/

in my dresser drawer? ... buttons, jewelry, girl scout memorabilia, wooden spools, aluminum fishing net floats, a bit of decoupage, some lace, and and a few forgotten marbles ... but I just moved the marbles to the part of the house where I've recently been sorting my collections. I love your drawers!

The broken cane one is strangely appealing.

Welcome Cebby! I'm not sure which marble type you refer to. As far as I know Champion Furnace marbles were not connected with Jabo. I think they were from the 1990's. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/18932-champion-furnace-swirls-whats-the-story If you're sure about the 2009 date, then you might be talking about a marble type which is new to me.

I like the ones which look like super balls best.

This looks like so much fun .... with proper disclaimers about not using anyone's collectibles.

Whoever made it, I am hugely intrigued by the web action inside.

Never thunk of intentionally putting debris in marbles. That's interesting.

Sending out the bat signal to Randy! I know he's got some!

Idle curiosity -- I wonder if the amber glowing stone one would be one they called a moonie circa 1900. From reading old newspaper articles I'm pretty sure there was a marble the kids called moonie before Christensen and Akro came out with glass versions. But I have no idea what the old version was.

I'm pretty sure it is an Alley. I think I have some of its brothers in my Pennsboro box.

Based on those two views I would not have guessed Jabo. If it is Jabo I won't be any help with year. The basic swirl shape and the brown strands floating on top of the ribbon make me think Alley. If the color is all on one side of the marble, that could suggest Cairo to some. However, I'm sure it wouldn't rule Alley out. What are the colors? Brown and light green? Any fluorescence?

Golden oldie

Is the little one glass? or stone? I was thinking Master on the big one .... but that's pretty big for a Master.

Well, the date on marbles such as those below is in question, but my best guess is 1930's based on when the Reg'lar Fellers were popular and on my guesses about the availability of marbles from Japan in the 1940's. Also, MarbleAlan estimated the date on these as 1930's: Sorry, don't have a larger photo.

Between German and Asian, I'd go with Asian. To me the seams seem as Asian as they do German. My first guess would be Japan and 1930's. [Edit: that is if we're ruling out American possibilities. If it were found in America, I could believe it was made here. But I still wouldn't be sure by whom. Might guess Peltier but wouldn't feel great about that guess.] Not sure what you mean by Transulate.

I have samples of many of the recent runs, so I've got a smattering of rams horns. Including two crystal superman ones ... which are as delicious as they sound. No full-blown rams horn in my True North box, but that's okay.

I am undecided. It does seem that Vitros in foreign packaging can be a little different from those sold domestically, so I'm on the fence.