Steph

My bad! Pittsburgh! Thanks.

"Jasper" was an 1800's name for lined crockery. From an 1883 publication: source

I know a little about the Penny King company of Philadelphia. For instance they sold penny toys for vending machines. But also they've sold bags of marbles. I've seen or heard of more than one maker's mibs in the bag. What examples do you have or know of? Thanks!

David, I've seen an historical reference to wooden marbles. I think it might have been at Akronmarbles.com. They sure would have been at a disadvantage if there were any real agates in the game! 'course this one in this auction is too big for a regular game so I would have a hard time labelling it as a marble.

Well, they might be "opals".

Is the base opalescent on the white/green/red?

I think I'm seeing at least some Jabos. That brown yellow orange one is one of my favorite Jabo combos.

Anacortes (click to enlarge) . . . . . . . . . .

Thanks for the example, D. Fwiw, here's what I am seeing. Some of the black and white ones look like black base with white ribbons to me. Not particularly baseball-y except maybe for the 2nd from the top. But still looks like a black base on many of them. To me. . . I just noticed the 6th one from the top looks like a white base. Hadn't seen that one before. In the 5th column, I think I'm seeing a dark base with red and white ribbons. The base looks as if it might be transparent or translucent.

While we're on the subject of Blue Pandas and such, are the ones in the 3rd column regular Pandas? Morphy auction pic - click to enlarge Would the mibs in the 5th column have a name? They look sorta like 7-ups but they're NLR era mibs. (edit: is that base black or green? - I thought it was greenish but maybe it's black after all)

Pop, are you sure about the size? If it were closer to an inch, I'd have had a different guess. Might have gone American-made then.

I mighta guessed Asian. Looks like we're agreed it's foreign! :-) p.s., I don't think it's ugly!

Is this a test? If it's a test, I'll guess Akro. If you really don't know and are looking for an i.d., I didn't say anything!

Yes, Carole's pelt pieces are fantastic. I've been thinking about writing to her to tell her that people continue to mention them on the boards. They've been a great teaching tool. Your aqua based one looks like a Pelt. The red one I can't tell. The one with the white, blue, green and yellow patches is a Vitro Tiger Eye. The green and white looks like a Japanese brushed patch, the kind we call "Wales" marbles.

p.s., while on the subject if anyone has any suggestions for threads to move to the archive, feel free to PM them to me! Thanks!

Thanking people for the kudos I've received on the Study Hall recently. Might encourage me to do some more updating. Big echo on the Joemarbles.com plug.

At LOM Ron said he'd never seen a half red / half green Bogard. I also have reservations about that green shade.

Some more beauts! From the auctions of Bob B., Biblefreak and Retdex, respectively.

LOL. It's a dead horse to keep beating on that dead horse! hehe. Good for Jabo! American marbles. American jobs! Yea! And that one Scott posted is SO cool.

Not seeing Pelt or Koko. Anyone like Master?

National Rainbo Line From a Morphy auction, Feb. 26, 27, 2010. Interesting mix of marbles. (click to enlarge) . . . . .

Lucky Boy Champion Marble Set from the Feb. 26, 27, 2010 Morphy auction. (click to enlarge)

Pretty sure on them being game marbles. One of the solitaire games I think. Might be able to find a pic somewhere.

Vacor. most or all. imho.

I like the Bogard possibility for the bubbles and for the vane color. Have you tried underwater photos - or just looking at them underwater - to get a good idea of how many vanes and the construction? I have a few flaring Bogards. I just pulled one out. The vanes have three colors, some more transparent than others. When I put it underwater and look at it it from the top it's pretty cool. I can actually see the flaring vanes retracting and becoming tight and normal looking as I submerge it. Fun stuff. lol Edit: I'm unsure whether mine are Bogards or Heatons. I think I might have gotten them under the label of Heaton. But they're related, right?