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Here are 4 SMM oversize- just under the Wed deadline! I only have a few that are this larger size (11/16 inch). The first 3 (pics 1-3, 4-6, and 7) are from the West Virginia Run and the last one is from Marble Buddy's 3 (pics 8 and 9).

Wow- that is super sweet! Nice pics! We were supposed to be able to see them here in the Bay Area too, but you had to be outside the city lights- which I am not...

It's 5/8 (.62) inch with lite UV in the white glass. The colors really remind me of a creamsicle popsicle. That is the color of the orange and it is a nice clean white. The pictures don't capture it exactly. I guessed RW due to the more consistent ribbon stream and the flowing nature of the swirl pattern. Also the way the stream ends at the surface as seen in picture one made me think RW. (It reminds me of a snakes tooth.) My skills at IDing WVS are nearly non-existent, so I don't know if any of those traits I based my guess on are accurate for this marble or RW marbles in general. (I did read the ID traits and stare at the WV Swirls book til I went a bit cross-eyed.) If those who can confirm or correct my ID can briefly say why it is recognizable as being from a certain company- that would be so helpful for me in learning more about how to ID WVS. If you can't, that's fine too- I know some of you spend a lot of time helping us newer folks learn and may not always have the additional time or desire to school us too. As always, any help is much appreciated!

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Thanks! The colors are really much better in hand. I couldn't seam to capture them clearly in the pics.

Thanks for clarifying Cheese. I think I got it now! (And no, sadly, my OP isn't one.)

It's a very light yellow or amber. Measures 19/32 (.59) inch with bright green UV.

But not busy enough to be a calligraphy- correct? It's 43/64 (.67) inch with no UV.

It's 21/32 (.65) inches.

Thanks VAMarbles. The pics in the book do help. So it seems the base glass can be blue or green. For sure, mine has no black.

So please excuse my ignorance, but what exactly make one a carnival? To my untrained eye, the 2 marbles that Schmoozer and VaMarble posted pictures of look very different, as does the one Chad posted that originally caught my eye and I thought looked similar t mine. All of your help in my continuing education is much appreciated!

Thanks for the pics VaMarbles- that's a nice mib!

Any ideas as to who made it? It's 2/3 (.66) inch with no UV. Not a slag as it has 2 seams. The white glass is nice ribbons that go deep into the marble. It looks a little OOR in the last pic, but it isn't. Nicely spherical except for the well formed nipple.

I have about a couple dozen Jabo's that are 1.25 inches. I bought them from Marlow Petterson as "Jumbo Classics". I also have some double ingots from some of the 1 inch runs and those also top out at around 1.25 inches. I think that is as big as Jabo's get, so 1 5/8 is too big for a Jabo. Don't know what it might be.

I just saw your post from last week in the my favorite marbles forum, Chad, and thought to myself- I think I have one of those. Do I? I feel the colors are the same, but yours definitely has a nicer pattern. Mine is 5/8 (.62) inch with no UV.

I agree with Alta. I've never seen a Jabo with that much wear and despite the buttcrack, it doesn't look like one either. Not sure what it is.

Maybe Sammy's Mountain Marbles? I have several that look similar colorwise, but with out the frit. SMM used a lot of frit and definitely had those cold roll/cyclone issues. (Or features, depending on how you look at it!)

I've been posting some marbles for ID help recently and thought I should introduce myself. My name is Bruce and I have been collecting marbles for about 12 years. My main focus by far has been on recent Jabo, SMM, and DAS. I have amassed a collection of nearly five thousand marbles that includes most every Jabo contract run and tank wash starting in 2008 thru Dave McCullough's departure in 2012. I also have marbles from every SSM run and most DAS runs. I really like these marbles visually, but also appreciate being able to know the run names and dates. All but maybe 20 or so of that collection is from unknown runs- I have the rest grouped by run. Over that time I have also gotten a few antique hand mades and maybe a hundred or so low end vintage machine mades. I recently got a killer deal on 200 marbles- 125 or so which are higher quality vintage machine mades. I am only beginning to learn how to ID these. To be honest, it is a steep learning curve! I think you really need to see larger batches of each kind from each company together in hand to begin to appreciate the often subtle differences in glass, colors, and patterns. I really admire those of you here who seem to do so with such ease! And I really appreciate the time and effort you put into helping others, including me, out. There seems to be a really great solid core of people here and I look forward to continuing to participate, learn, and share with you all.

it's 5/8 (.625 on the nose) inches, with no UV

Woohoo- It's a Calligraphy! Thanks to all.

Thanks guys! and yes, no orange- just a nice solid red.

Definitely a Jabo. Probably from one of their "tank washes"

I think Jabo. Maybe Mamie Sistersville run? (That is the one that popped into my head with that color scheme.)

And is this a Miller type or a NLR? It's 39/64 (.60) inch. There is some light UV in the slightly different shade of green seen in the center of picture 6.

Thanks Cheese, I appreciate the picture for reference. It's very helpful. Mine sure looks quite similar to those, and since i have no other calligraphies to put it next to, I'll be willing to call it one on most days. No matter the exact classification, it is still a very nice marble I am glad to own. On a side note, I'm really enjoying your wonderful book on WVS. The spectacular pics in that book led me to this being a calligraphy. And I did notice that many of the Alley's you didn't label as calligraphies were really equally busy/flamey to some you did, so I see why it can be hard to pin down every marble into an exact category. Thanks to all for their input!