Steph

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.

gorgeous

I'm still trying to process what I'm looking at.

pretty shades

Nancy's dad Jack seemed to clearly remember his father tinkering with the machines until he could make patches.

Most don't agree that they were the patches which look like Master marbles. It seems quite possible that at Mr. Frier's advanced age and in the state of health he was in, he may have misremembered which patches were made.

However, I think the element of truth in that story is that patches were made. The question is which patches were made.

So, I'm ruling out the 1"-ers which look like Masters and the obvious Marble Kings which were made after Alox quit manufacturing marbles. But that still leaves some possibilities which it might be fun to zoom in on.

Picked some good colors.

Hmmm ... would be good to see more views.

Right now it's sounding like a Rainbo with a missing ribbon.

Rainbos can have lots of color. Like in the Woodie family.

Posted by Ed Nargel:

Since that has ribbons on both sides, it looks like a Rainbo.

Does it have two pair of ribbons, or just the one pair showing in the first view?

I believe these have all the color on one side.

(Lloyd's pic)