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Champion game marble. Swirl.

I think I see a bubbly foggy base? If so I'm with a late Akro.

Ravenswood. Nice.

Imperials for sure. I bought them as a kid in the 80s. Back then we called them rainbows because of the different color stripes. I can't believe I actually wanted these as a kid lol, they are so common now but back then they weren't seen much, at least for me. Al, is it the color combo that puts them back to the 70s? I do remember buying these 3 color striped ones in the 80s but might not have been the same colors, or they could have been stock that was still being sold?

Nice find!

Whew, even better. I was thinking if those were Jabos they were going to be tough to tell it.

I think Josh was showing similar JABOs, not saying the OP marbles are JABOs. That and joking about how people tent to think a group of same mint marbles makes people automatically think they must be JABOs. Marbleneophyte, the latter marbles are St. Mary's Alleys except the yellow, it could be but not as sure.

We dug lots of them, that is the most common color combo for them. They used to be said to have been made at ravenswood before the digs. One of the guys who worked at Heaton as a kid came over and told us that the night shift would come in drunk and not get much work done and the marbles they made would still be too hot to handle by the day shift the next day and they were getting in trouble for it. So, they rolled the barrels out into the cold WV night air to try to cool them faster and it backfired. They found out afterwards that it was fracturing all the marbles they did that to and they had to dump them. They went over the steeper side off the loading dock. We dug there and found the halves and here are some, proving to my satisfaction that these and several other types were made at Heaton.

Heaton Sweet Potatoes. Check the jar more closely, I bet there are a lot more Heatons with what you got.

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Ravenswood.

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West Virginia is where nearly all older US marbles were made. Green and white is a common color combo.

yep, the name is actually St. Mary's Ghost, as in the ghost of St. Mary, but often shortened to just ghost.

They are old WV marbles. Looks Ravenswood to me.

1-4 Alleys, #5=Ravenswood.

My opinion is the first two are a bit busier than I would expect for Cairo, plus other things that put Ravenswood in mind for me. The last one I agree looks very Cairo in the base and pattern but the squared off cut and better quality red has me skeptical.

It does mimic an Alley but I also think JABO. Pre investor runs.

Champion for that.

Okay, I didn't catch the humor and there was a reply not long ago that went that direction so I took that reply that way. I won't bore you with personal details but I may take a break from the internet for a bit, I'm beginning to get defensive and just tired. I am glad to help when I can, forgive me for being edgy lately. The stressful situation I'm in will get better. I am normally a calm person with not much to say. I was trying to spend more time on the marble groups to help get things off my mind but it may be working against me.

If that's what you came away with from that article, I suggest going back and re-reading it. I explicitly state that there are many factors and size is just one of many. I specifically stated that patterns, glass, and other tools to use as "hints" to come up with the maker. I wrote that article because members asked me to explain how size makes a difference. Twisting my words to say I claim to be able to pinpoint every marble in the country solely by size is inaccurate to say the very least, in fact it is an intentional gross misrepresentation of what I said. I also said that size was of virtually no help at all IDing marbles other than swirls. How you think that all means I claim to be able to tell every marble under the sun by size escapes me. I've spent a good deal of time humoring you and helping you see what's involved with sorting marbles. I have a lot going on in life with two handicapped family members I take care of full time plus 3 businesses, so my time helping with marbles is limited. If this game is what I have to play to help you then it's just not worth it. More important things...

I agree, with the top left I lean Alley.

St. Mary's Alley on the Left. Not sure on the right, is it clear base? What size? Is that contamination or metallic in the last pic of it?