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  1. Also Rootbeer floats are larger, usually around 13/16" to 15/16".
  2. The first few look Vitro, the last few look very pelt. Pelt might be the right spot for it. I'm flip flopping on it every time I look at it.
  3. cheese

    I.D Help

    Leaning Alley here as well.
  4. Might be an older Vitro. A clear dragon is green and red in clear. Here's an example
  5. Solid colored marbles can be pretty tough to tell the maker on but given the size and style of pattern I'd say chances are best it's Champion.
  6. I agree with the yellow one likely being a weird Akro. Bottom might be a Heaton Rotten Robin, and the red may be a older Champion.
  7. I like these like this, subtle St. Marys alley.
  8. Alan is right, look for the doors open or cracked after the dinner rush. Those are where you'll learn. Usually some long-timers will be in there telling stories or trying to figure out a mystery marble or something like that. Ask some questions and mostly just listen. There is always something to be learned, no matter how long you've collected. Definitely bring the bright light and extra batteries in your pocket. A small pocket notepad and pencil are useful to keep notes before you get off on another topic and forget. I was unsure about walking around in a hotel going to other people's rooms the first time I attended one but that apprehension disappeared immediately. What fun the shows are, we just had the Old South show in Valdosta and we had such a good time. Find a crowd with dinner plans and go with them, you will have a blast!
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    Alley ?

    Yep St. Mary's Alley.
  10. Huh. Last I heard Master was the decided on maker by Ron but not as recent as your conversation Ric. What did he cite as reason to change his mind? Plus Alox had them in their packaging as well, and related documents (that I haven't personally seen) indicating their purchases from Master (which could have been the other big shooters they sold, clear base and multi color). But they did have a relationship with Master. And the same color combos as some if not all the PBs are also seen in master players. Roger Hardy also said they were master, I was present for that conversation. Like we often see, some mysteries keep being mysteries. That pottery company I believe was just about next door to the Ravenswood factory... like maybe a 150 yards away?
  11. I have one of these too, thanks to a good friend. Mine also has patches. But it also has marbles that look very, very much like Pennsboro Alleys and they were known to buy from other companies so much that it's hard to tell what they made and didn't. The lack of found material when the site was dug doesn't help either. I'm pretty confident that these marbles are original to the box but not that they are all made by Alox (my box, not Ron's). I see Ron's also has two of the red/white Pennsboro Alley looking marbles in his too. I don't know where his box went, I thought I got most all his Alox stuff but this wasn't with it.
  12. Good chance of Cairo for the top two and lower left.
  13. Not really. The width of the seam is about that though. The patch can be a sliver or half the marble.
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