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JABO to me.

That German is the only thing I see with any significant value but it also is questionable to me. I'd want close clear detailed photos, especially of the pontils.

Nice Alley

JABO to me.

I'd put it with Champion. Alox is a possibility as well, as I've seen similar from them in packaging but they were known to buy from other makers quite a bit, probably more (percentage-wise) than any other swirl maker.

What if we split the difference and say Heaton?

Alley here.

Not an easy one to find. We have this one filed int he Ravenswood section of the book. Best we can tell anyway, this was a hard one to put a maker on but we all came to the same conclusion. The pattern sure fits. Good call Davesnothere.

Agreed, Sistersville Alley. Nice when they get that ghostly purple wash over the red, a sure sign of Sistersville. As soon as we can get someone who can accurately print the book, it will be in production. The book is complete, we've had it printed by two printing companies and both produced dark photos. The photos on the digital copy are great, but the book photos are too dark. The website for purchasing a book is already up on the host but not visible publicly until we get a print that meets or exceeds (doubtful) our expectations. We put a lot, and I mean a LOT of hard work into this book and we're not letting it out with our names on it unless the quality is high. Here's a look at the cover and spine

This type CAC

CAC is where I was going with that. JABO was in Reno.

Meaning Cambridge.

Looks like an Ohio swirl to me.

I don't recall not liking any marble? This one looks Vitro to me.

I agree

Nice! I'll play along with a favorite Ravenswood too.

Thanks Ric, yeah keep and eye on those game marbles... would hate for a lavender MFC to get tossed out with the bathwater. Great backlash there too! This might be my favorite Champion, or one of them.

3 Alleys and a CAC.

I think EVERY WV swirl maker other than Mid Atlantic made them in this color combo. That makes it hard enough in and of itself. Being familiar with pattern is most useful with them. Most Jacksons I've seen in this color don't glow. So that is a hint against Jackson IMO, but Jackson used a lot of glowing glass so I wouldn't be surprised to find some that do. I should go check all mine again. Alox wasn't in WV but they also made them in this color combo and some of theirs do glow. Maybe Alox is a better choice for the ones that glow? Alox pattern can be very much like Jackson. Size is right for either. Maybe when things slow down from the holidays I will pull out some Jacksons and Alox in this color combination and see what differences I can discern, if any. We've got family staying with us right now, so it will be a while. This color combo is one of the hardest to differentiate.

Made by Master, Sold by Master, Alox, and Ravenswood.

It seems like I already saw this one elsewhere? I think the odds are it's Jackson with a possibility of Alox. It's not foreign or modern. I would put it with Jackson.

We thought that at one time, as one of many theories about the coppery blotches. But we've found these blotches on many makers, even once on DAS if I remember right, which does not have bronze repairs on their rollers. I think it must have something to do with never-seize or graphite. Yet another theory.

Ravenswood.