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Welcome to marbles Ron. I think one of the best, and bottomless hobbies, there is!

Hand gathered brown slag with lots of drizzle. Enjoy! john

When I see think that Akro hand gathered marbles are not supposed to have long seams, I think of this one. When I think that Akro HG marbles should have a wobbly, indistinct nines, I think of this one too. These traits not always this way, apparently. An interesting, I think, early Akro. Wild caught.

All sorts of interesting things going on in this one. John

Best for the random marble thread at this point, as I'm uncertain about the manufacturer of this one, but it is likely Akro. I do know this...teal is a tough color to get in machine slags, and very difficult to find hand gathered. This could be CAC (outside chance) and matches examples I've seen from the Pelt site as well (non-feathering, gathered types; outside chance too). Lots of uncertainty with these. Sometimes I just have to be ok with that.

Nice ones up there Scott and Jessica!

Those are nice Paul...that grey one that has the tea base, I was just studying the other nice. Same understated yellowish ribbon and same look to the mib as yours. I think I only found one so far.

Nice one Jessica. Extra Texture on that one! Here's one; kinda ordinary I suppose...but kinda not...depending how you look at it. Plus, it's not like I have a pile of these out back or anything.

Just got done prepping up photos of this salmon Pelt. Lots of ribbons on this peach one.

Good! I got an ID for one I have that is very close to the reddish 5/8th mib above.

Those are nice examples Paul. The first one is outstanding...love the Alleys that show their insides.

I could be wrong, and often am, but my understanding is that glass chemistry would have some factor in how it folds. The formulation effects the viscosity in the molten state which would effect the stream and cause different kinds of patterns (a tendency, on average) in some cases; temperature and the amount of time at temperature too would effect redox reactions in the glass in some cases and might modulate the molten glass' properties. I perceive a tendency for some glass types of different colors and formulations to flame out more often, other formulations less so. At least, this is what I think I think now. Terrific box Galen! John

That's cool Steph! Wow!

That one is nice Paul. I'd think that one is rare; can't say I've seen this type in the larger size. Like Steph, I am thinking is that most larger Masters are not that common overall. I don't have that many (none photographed yet).

Indeed. Word added! I never knew what that was called.

A nice crowd of good looking mibs. Nice.

Nice Akros on this page (15) everyone...those bold corks of Paul's are really stand out too; I'm dizzy, quite frankly! Another Akro here, as a sort of antidote to all those colors up there. I like Cornelians and the colors of wood-- I'll admit it.

Yellows take a front seat in this season's color show, apparently. Fall is best enjoyed as it comes I think; no use in making it other than what it is. Like this marble:

Cool. This is just my two cents, but I think it would be great to keep them together or, keep better examples of all the types together as Steph suggests. I think there is information there about time and the circulation of things. I started with my Father's marbles, just north of 400, all from mid 1930's that turned up in a corner of the attic that nobody new of....good material too. I've kept them apart from the rest, and I'm glad I did.

No records broken with this one... but hey, it's a Chrissie!

Worth taking up the bandwidth and reposting the pictures again! Jessica's back with a doozy! I keep interesting Masters too....can't say I've seen one of those before (but I did find red sunburst shooter just last week!). Maybe you should post this love at the SSH (Steph Study Hall) are too!

I found this one...you will too I'd bet! Heck, I'm looking for lots of the examples you've posted on this site that's for sure! The hunt, you know, the hunt!

Works for me too! Nice photograph. I have a photo/research area in the basement (dark) too, and it sure is handy. Tinkering with photography and my work station is a regular occurrence around here. Something to look forward to setting up--you'll dig it!

So much variety! Liked Cotton Eyed Joe and Boney Maroney especially.