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The one above "Vacor Crane" kept posting upside down. Anyway here it is.

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I have never even seen a Guinea and Roberto has one in Italy. What are the last 2 pictured? Thanks Bruce

I have run out of superlatives. "nice ones" does not cover Chad's and it will not cover Roberto's. So c'mon folks keep 'em comin' . Thanks Bruce

Nice ones. It's interesting that Me, You, and Al would all include a Spruce. Thanks for showing. Bruce

I know it may be the ultimate in gauche to bump my own thread but here it is. I still think it's a fun exercise. Remember, you are your own arbiter of Cool, so if your 10 coolest are all cat's eyes or corkscrews so be it. Whatever floats yer boat. Thanks Bruce

Jeeze Roberto, stunners as usual. Bruce

Don't know if these are odd, but they are to me. None are as nice as the OP marble. First is a clear, deep red, base w/lots of bubbles. Second is translucent white base w/ brown, shell pink and coral red ribbons. Third is translucent white w/yellow and blue ribbons. Thanks Bruce

Is that 2 different marbles? I just re-read the title.

Part of me wants to say CAC, part wants to say Pelt. I am usually wrong though. Thanks Bruce

I have always called this Akro, but I don't care if it comes from Joe's can opener and marble factory in Tierra del Fuego 'cause I like it. Thanks Bruce

Roberto; Do Europeans call them "Benningtons" too? Since they were made in Germany and not Bennington, Vermont. Just wondering. Thanks Bruce

WOWSER. Really nice. I have never seen anything like the one with the solid pink core. thanks Bruce

OK, I'll bite, what'sa Tater? who made 'em and what do I look for when I'm diggin' thru my mibs yet again? Thanks, I guess. Bruce

I've been lookin' for a pink Bennington for years. Nice. Bruce

The translucent ones look like aggies to me, so not pontils. You have what appears to be 3 milky oxbloods in the bottom left of your pic. You can use the ox in them for comparison. Thanks Bruce

That's a mighty nice one. Bruce

I have this one. It was in the same pile as the one in my previous post. I've had them for quite a while. I went back and forth about it's being a furnace. as nice as the other one is, that's how bad this one is: wrinkled like a prune, lots of schmutz in the glass, ash, soot, whatever. But if anything looks like it was scraped from the sides of a furnace.... What do you think? Thanks Bruce

What were they for? Small, so a more difficult target? Kids with smaller hands? Were there games that used only peewees? I've often wondered. Bruce

I always thought there were lotsa' peewee hand mades 'cause they didn't get used that much. A little small and light to use in a game so they seem to be relatively plentiful and in pretty good shape as well. Not really a scientific observation though. Thanks Bruce

mostly handmade, a couple of 7 vane cages. I think the striped china is a hair over .5. Added some of my other pee wees for good measure. Thanks Bruce

I hesitate to say this, especially when I was wrong about it the last time, but the tail cutting across the red one says "Japanese transitional" to me. All the examples I have seen (not many) have had this. They have all been identified by others (from photos on the 'net) as such. Thanks Bruce

The first reference to Lucite that I am aware of is an old Alan Sherman song from the mid 60s.... ....Lucite nose, rust proof toes, and when her antenna glows....... So I guess a Lucite marble could be at least that old, but most I have seen are much more recent. I have some plastic spheres with pictures of baseball players in them but I don't know if they are Lucite or some other, brand x plastic. Thanks Bruce

It kinda' looks like stoneware (ceramic) to me, but it's difficult to tell from photos. There is another thread here about marbles dug in old privies, one of the photos has several marbles that resemble yours. If your marble is stone It could have been made from ancient times right through WW1. If it's ceramic the time of origin would be narrowed some but still could be quite old (at least by American standards). I would contact your local historical society. Someone there might be able to shed some light on your marble. They could possibly take into account the specific location it was dug. Sorry about being so long winded, but I love this stuff. Thanks Bruce