Mattshaw1953

Ah thanks, I'm not loosing the plot then, that's a relief!! There is a stark difference in base colours, and thanks for you're time. Matt.

I also agree, that's precisely why I bought these, am I right in thinking the 2 images in the ID book are both tigers, with a slight colour variant?, or am I totally wide of the mark?

Ok thanks Dennis, much appreciated.

Yes I do, some of the past auctions I've seen are definitely Tigers then, sold as Chocolate Cows, one of my books also has a pic of a Tiger described as Chocolate Cow. The lighter one being a Chocolate Cow?

Mon that's great!, I'm confused about these Pelt NLR's, the Tigers and the Chocolate Cows? On my Pelt ID thread someone suggested one may be a Chocolate Cow, I can see one is lighter than the other, but I've browsed auctions of both, lots that appear Tigers to me, are sold as Chocolate Cows?

Just ordered a "black light", my brains are mashed! Ha ha I do like those in the link Steph, but they are different, I've never seen a nice box of marbles over here!, thanks.

Mon, what sort of price would you have to pay for one, as a loose estimate?, thanks.

Hi, it sort of has an orange glow to it, when back lit. I'm just learning machine made marbles, so maker, name etc, thanks. Matt.

Hi just one for today, measures 0.59", I had planned to post several but I'm still having camera issues, got the image optimiser, works great, saves my images, well saves them somewhere, I just can't find them!

A couple more pics

I know it's lighter in colour but I still think it's a tiger, are the top three in pic 1 orange zebra?, the ribbons are more a tan colour to my eye? I've looked at lots of past auctions of Chocolate cows, lots look like Tigers to me, at what point does the colour pallet turn from tiger to chocolate cow?

Are red base quite scares then?

I've never tried the machine made's, I think the market would be too small over here to turn a decent profit. Hand made's are what collectors like over here, but even then the market is so small, most auctions go to U.S buyers, I've seen a lot of my sales end up on ebay again,(hand made's), most, if not all turning a profit in the U.S! Put it this way I'm not aware of anyone in my life, area to my knowledge who collects marbles, and only maybe 2or3 collectors/dealers in the UK, who I've had dealings with. Even the online auctions over here are going for way more than their worth at the minute, I guess to U.S buyers?, cheers.

Ah great!, I bought all these at an auction, from the US, there are lots more to post. I probably paid over the odds, I waited around 3-4 weeks for their arrival, they came in through Parcel Force(Royal Mail), so I got stung for £40 VAT aswell, I find it difficult to learn from the marble ID books, vintage lots like these rarely come up in the UK.Cheers. Matt.

Hello, yes the light is terrible today, full cloud covering, I'm having trouble uploading pics from my camera, the files are too big. I'm having to use my ipad camera, I'll sort an app to rectify this today, cheers.

Measuring 0.55"

Hi again, yes the one top right, is a dead ringer!, again many thanks.

Hi, yes it's a match to those, you've all been a great help!, thanks.

More pics Hope these help, I've a few hundred more to get through, we don't seem to have many vintage machine made marbles over in the UK, did the US companies not export to the UK?