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Happy Birthday from us all!! Marble--On!!

It is a tuff one, a nice looking marble for sure. If I was backed into a corner I would say that it is a Vitro. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble—On!!

They were all "Buffed". Marble--On!!

Well, I hit enter one too many times-- and I could not delete it---why waste a post? Here is one that has nothing whatsoever to do with the OP. A peewee Champion. Time to quit tonight!! Enjoy!! Marble--On!!

I think that you may have it there my marble collecting friend, good research. I am glad to help you look in the right direction even though I was bedazzled and will continue to be by WVS. A simple stab in the WVS dark by me. I try---and fail---but still try and learn from every failure and success. Marble--On!!

Well, I do admit that I have a Tracfone flip phone--LOL but I only use it when my wife is on a trip--traveling I mean--lol. Smart phone no--they waste way too much marble money. Landline yes---OOMA rocks and blocks. Marble--On!!

The flowers are gone for now but I have a frog---a Cactus frog in Wisconsin?—he is as confused as I am. Here are a few images of tree frogs in my realm.

Ummmm, can I renege??? Great argument here!! Marble--On!!!

I am pre Paypal my friend and remember the "send a money order" "or personal check" days. I am a great Grandpa after all. Marble--On!!

OK, I am all in---Jabo--Classic. Nice marble--Great post and a needed bump. Of course all opinions are needed and welcomed😁. Marble--on!!

Not too shabby my friend!! Marble--On!!

Hmm, I never considered Jabo---but it does look like it has some soft glass hits.---- Marble--On!!

I will---for you--😁. Alley Agate!---and a wierd one at that!! It is as close as I could find in my limited knowledge of WVS during a far-fetched search on the interweb. ( I do suck at WVS ID but I try) As always , more opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble—On!!!

I believe also and have a hard time believing that it was dug. I cannot wait to see the others---- Akro cheated on these Ox patches, yours has the "Full Monty". Nice marble Tommy!!---Very nice!! Marble---On!!

Agreed! It is a very nice looking marble but a WVS imho. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble--On!!

This one is 11/16”. Have a great day everyone! Marble—On!!

I have been slacking off lately. I had some spare time today so what the----Hakro---LOL. Enjoy! Marble—On!!

Stop it Chad, you are the go-to here on the board. By the way, what is shoe grease? Marble on my marble collecting friend. Yes, a very nice cork!! Marble--On!!

Machine made marbles have been polished for some time. I urge you all to research how marbles are polished and take heed when looking at what you may have purchased. They are showing up today in groups/lots of marbles and many sellers do not even know what they have been selling. This is just a simple primer and I hope to see some more examples posted. In the early days the polishers tried to make the best, just like the Polishers of old “Germans”. This was a fail because you could literally see what was done with the matrix being out of wack. Today, if you do not use a high powered lupe or headlamp, it will be hard to tell. I find a few using my macro camera under flash. Look for different directions of micro scratches, half polished moons and facets along with a dull finish. These are all very hard to determine in hand. The Brick that I am showing, I decided to keep just because it has a big chunk of iron in it which actually will pull towards a magnet—very cool imho. The Master came in a large lot and I just thought that it was a killer Master until my camera told me different. The Sparkler was misrepresented much to the sellers surprise and I received a refund. WHATTT??? People will try to rip you OFFFFF!!! Lets get real, it has been going on for as long as we were human. Collectors are brothers and sisters---family! Marble On my family!!

Well to be quite honest, my first thought was “is that a “Honey Onyx”—very cool”. I have not researched them enough to make a call. I am surprised to see the claim of them all being “bigger”. I always figured that they were 5/8”. More input on these is needed here—I know my pelts but I am in a conundrum on these. All opinions are needed here. Marble—On!!

Here is an Akro Cork on a Akro candlestick holder---It would not light—I tried! Happy Birthday!! Marble—On

I will take a stab at an ID, but clearer images will help a lot. I believe that you have a nice looking Vitro there. I am not the best at individual names but the base glass looks aqua and I will leave it there. All opinions are welcomed and needed. Marble—On!!

Me too, a screwed up multi-colored patch. Marble--On!!

Nice call Ron, I agree--nice marble! Marble--On!!

I will just mention Vacor here. If the base glass is green, it could be a “Green Parrot’. Marble—On!!