PoorMouchette

Thanks, Pedidoll! I just read the photo posting tips thread, so here's a photo of my guy with his friends . The solid colored marbles (blood colored, mustard colored, blue, white) are all swirly upon closer inspection. The black ones have a different surface than the others, less round and with what almost seems like a cut texture. The marble I posted above is the only one of its kind in the group. I think they were played and there is a big, gnarly ceramic shooter. Thanks again for your help ! I tried posting these photos inline, but the forum doesn't seem to like the extension for flickr or photobucket . . . ?

Thanks, Steph! Here's another angle. Photographing marbles is challenging . . .

I bought a bag full of marbles about 12 years ago, from an old man's estate. I'm a jeweler, and don't know anything at all about marbles, so I just hung on to them. I believe them to be older. . . maybe one of you knowledgeable people can tell me something about them. Here's the first one. The colors are pretty true. Thanks in advance for any help!