Chad G.

Welcome Dude, "Glad to have you" lots of knowledge here & many more than willing to share & show what they know and have & to assist you in your endeavor!! The last pics unfortunately don't show an Alley green giant, but do appear to "maybe" be Alley with to much damage for any value. If it where a green giant you might squeeze few dollars from it not much. The second batch of pix are better, try to show only 2 max at a time at the most, with multiple views like you have of the aqua one & please try and always include the size if possible ( very important in most cases) in fractions or decimals, i.e... 3/4" or .75"- 1/2" or .50" & so forth, a cheap set of plastic calipers will pay for themselves in 5 minutes, this will make I.D. a marble 10times easier & quicker for you & the person making the I.D., a bunch of marbles like the first few pix is difficult & confusing. If the mibs in the first pix all had a monetary value & were in mint shape Ric would still be there explaining the different positions of & values for each. If you had them in a more individual pic sequence you would now know the I.D. of each individual marble for future reference, as is you just know "for the most part" you have a bunch of marbles. Just a few friendly suggestions to help out you & all involved in the future, Thank you Dude !! The smaller pink & white ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd pic & the blue and white ( last pic) may be west Virginia swirl types, hard to tell with only one far off view & so many mibs. See what I mean, If you had a valuable marble there & only one bad view amongst a myriad of others, most would overlook it or not try to I.D. them at all. "Again Welcome & thanx for listening" Chad G.

There's a couple places culverts go under the roads ( the salmons normal route ) that get plugged and the fish have to get upriver so, up, over & across the road they go. The Skokomish river is 70 - 80 mi. north of me but has become infamous for this event. It happens around here quite often also, just not nearly as much as the Skokomish. There are 6 rivers within 25 miles of where I live here in Longview, the Columbia, Cowlitz, Kalama, Coweeman, Lewis, and Elochoman rivers all have substantial salmon & steelhead runs. The first time I seen the event I was in grade school 6 miles away from where I live now in Oregon state where I grew up.. There was a creek ( Fox Creek ) that went through a culvert under the road next to our baseball field, the culvert got plugged during a flood that just happened to coincide with the salmon run and here came the fish going upstream out across the flooded baseball field, quite the sight for a little tike. They have no other choice, time is short for them & they have to get to their spawning grounds "no matter what the obstacle" you would not believe the height of the falls & fast speed of the water I've seen both Salmon & Steelhead traverse, the highway shot is nothing to them, look how fast they get across, they're only in second gear.

Hello fellow Mibsters, I've already posted this in "General Marble Glass Chat" thread "Akro Friday" when the going gets tough around here the tough get goin, or when life gives you lemons make sushi. Recently on the weather it said we have the "pineapple express" headed our way again. When it floods around here often this is what happens in the PNW. A YouTube vid. of the Skokomish river about 70 mi. north of my local. Though I have seen the same right here, with the fish often getting stranded in hay fields & so forth after the flood water recede. That's why I call this "Gone" fishin, no more makin fun of all the rain around here or everyone having web feet. Enjoy !! Oh I almost forgot, I live in the rain soaked Washington State, where we don't tan we rust. This is the only place in the U.S. there is a " Danger" "Slow fish crossing" road sign on the highway !!

x 2, agree completely with Ric. (L) Pelt Rainbo (R) Akro patch type

x 2, Pelt, looks like some weird Rainbo's. Cool

Looks like old bugs 🐇 hit a brick wall !! No orange Boro glow here.

Yes, I'm waiting to see the beavers @ the hardware store buying life jackets & flotation devises. I'll send more pix of old Mcbeaver floatin around after it really gets nasty. Two years ago we had dead salmon and steelhead in the hay fields that got stranded when the water went down after the rivers flooded, I've even seen them crossing the highway when the culverts get plugged with logs. This is the Skokomish river, the only place on a U.S. highway there is a "SLOW FISH CROSSING " highway sign. Skokomish river floods, happens almost every year, Salmon crossing the highway, no poles needed here !! Video :

I agree one of the poles & one side are a bit wonky & don't look like anything identifiable, they look like everything combined like you were saying, but I'll still say pelt & yes an "Outstanding mib Ric" any way you cut it I still drool a bit every time I see it !!

Sorry for the misunderstanding Steph, It sure looks like a cane end in the second backlit pic where the ox and glass flow lines end and there is what appears to be a round ground or cut surface, it's so worn I can't really tell but "my" guess would be a handmade. It may not be ?? The glass with the floaters looks old & soft to me also. I may be way off on this one ??

Agree with Steph, definite handmade, unsure again as Steph said as to the maker origin, the ox streak in it might be an indicator, any clues I'llhavethat1 ?? By the way Tommy nice clear multi view & backlit pics ................................................... "Again more sunlight" Hmmm, maybe time for a road trip !! It's so damp around here I think my floor is starting to grow. Handmade mibs where made all over, Germany, Bulgaria, Asia, etc..... etc..... Yes !! Agreed, the greater bulk of old hand mades did come from Germany.

Yeah, you can watch the beaver swim by while you're trying to figure out a go around, of which sometimes there is none. Great fun, guaranteed !!

Does the bottom green one glow orange ?? realizing of course they're both under the same light, & "Yes I agree with Ron 100%" the colors will vary greatly under each light. Someone used one of those new fangled expensive multi bulb uv flashlights in a glass shop on my sulphides & there was no uv reaction whatsoever, none, not even a little. I went back home and have them under a 4 foot fluorescent blacklight tube & some of them look like Christmas they're so lit up, I'm absolutely positive of them being genuine. Here are a few, all commons and very well known. I just have them because of being extremely clean outside & nearly air bubble free & clear on the inside. Every sulphide I own glows at least a little green some so much you can barely see the figure inside, more depleted uranium in the glass I guess ?? Sorry for the rabbit trails 🐰 I "personally" prefer the old fluorescent tube type bulbs to anything else. Weather hand held or wall mount they seem to show even the slightest reactivity well even in full daylight. Boy there's rabbits running all over this post 🐇 🐇 🐇

A much simpler tracer type with the same basic "glass pattern" an oddball also, but the similarities in them & yours still say Pelt to me.

Uh Oh !! I've been duped

Ah !! the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Land of Wonder ( I Wonder why I still live here ) LONGVIEW BABY !!

You got sunshine ?? What a rip. " Nice mibs by the way"

Well no excuse on his behalf, the pics were there & he knew exactly what he was bidding on. Sounds like "bidding fever" probably along with ( not enough money to pay ) probably had multiple bids in on a multitude of things and got carried away at your expense & time and probably a few others. Well at least now he's been flagged for a while anyway. You have a right to be upset, yes !! Must be aggravating to say the least

x 2, Agree, imperial for me also. a newer marble. Opaque like this is ok, you only have to worry about capturing what's on the outside wait till you get some semitransparent or translucent glass with anything inside, it's almost impossible to photo for "me" the sheen or as you say reflection off the glass surface is a bear to deal with, I found I had to use a lower wattage bulb to get any semblance of clarity of the interior. Some marbles I gave up on or took another pic of it backlit. "I realize yours is opaque black" & can't be backlit so I'd say you did well considering. It looks very clear to me

x 2, I'm in for Pelt also

Yes much better pics, agree with Steph, the additional color doesn't look intentional, your call.

You do have some nice bruisers Bruce Thanks for the pix

Nice clean mib Ric,

Yes !!

I'd still go with Pelt myself, definitely doesn't look Akro.

I'm with cheese, I bet it back lights a dark green, the asmade pitting and small blowholes are very indicative to pelt & make me lean all the more towards being a bruiser.