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That last Ravenswood you posted is killer Ric! Lots of nice Handmades there Chad! One more

Thanks Ric! A few more. Getting to the point where I can't remember which ones I've posted already but I think these are not repeats.

I just had some friends visit from Arizona. They have 3 kids, 12 and younger. I had jars of marbles and the Big Book of Marbles ready for them. They got to keep and share the book and dump out the jars and keep whatever they wanted. One girl was more into it than the other 2 and she kept every shooter she could find. Every UV marble too. Each got one old beat up German handmade to keep and put in water to see it magically change to beautiful. I told them some history and showed them a few highly collectible marbles. Maybe it will stick with them. I also participate a lot on facebook groups where there is a huge influx of new collectors and proportionally bad information (and lack of information). Trying to help new collectors find answers to their questions and directing them to the real forums with archives of detailed info like this one and AAM when I can. I see familiar names from these boards on there helping out too. I guess it's part of representing the hobby and being a steward of information that others took the time to teach us. I also think (hope) that sharing so much info and photos from the Heaton digs helps draw attention to the hobby and curiosity and enthusiasm.

No matter what the seller says, no matter if they have a no return policy or not, there is one thing to remember. Open a case and select "Item is not as described" for the reason. When you check that, you WILL receive a refund. Even if Ebay issues it themselves. That's the trick.

Nice Ravens on that last one Ric, bold.

Thanks William!

Yes the yellow one has a good bit of metallic on it.

Thank you, yes it is very UV reactive. It's just one marble, different views.

One of my favorites of this type Heaton. Reminded me of Medusa with the green and snaky look.

Love the ones with both AV and ox. Those white and black ones are some of my favorite Heatons. I didn't find many of those during the digs but some people did. Here's one with both AV and ox. i have some better ones but haven't taken pics of them.

Thanks Chad and Gladys! I agree on those single vane cats Ric, they are pretty hard to find. I think mine is that same color as yours. A few more. The last one might have a chance at Akro, but don't let the width of the seams fool you, this one is smaller, around 9/16" so it makes the seams look wider.

Thanks Tommy and Ric! Some Heatons with oxblood.

A few more

Thanks! Still room for improvement on mine but they work okay. I wish my camera had an actual focus instead of auto focus so I could get them just a little sharper.

A few. Rich royal blue aventurine in the yellow/blue comet.

Some of those are oysters. I don't think any are Voodoos best I can tell.

Wow, loving the pics, especially the MFCs from the building and the paper Bill posted. Great stuff! Akro is the go-to folder for oxbloods, so I'll start there.

Alley and Ravenswood both made these and they can be hard to distinguish one from the other but this group appears to be Alleys.

Rare box full of rare marbles. I think they are all Davis. Great box!

Nice odd box Ric! Davis? I don't recall seeing this box before.