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Wow, talk about hard to shoot an image—well I did it. These are cool to see spinning for sure; they really sparkle/light up. I got 40 seconds as a top spin—they almost balance on their own and with trial and error I do not doubt that they will. It is just a cool thing that you may come across someday. Marble—On!!

That is a really great find SherryFain. One of Vitros finest. Marble--On!!

Furnace marble---no doubt. Nice one at that!--A very nice one! Marble--On!!

You do not have to admit that you ever fell for these; just admit that many folks did. I will admit that I did a bit of research before I fell into this trap. https://www.ebay.com/itm/224878007474?hash=item345bc614b2%3Ag%3ABYUAAOSw4E9iKTSl&LH_BIN=1 Research —research, research. Put the good money on the good marbles and no not fall for the false traps---of course—these may be a collectable fake by now—just so you know, they are not from the Civil War. Marble—On!!

These two have been in my set aside WVS for years. They just looked special to me so here you go. Call them what you like, I just call them old and cool. Any ID opinions are more than welcomed. Marble—On!!

Ahhh temptations abound---I will hold my ground.. Of course--I do know how to do it with no damage to the original---maybe-lol. Marble--On!!

This is a tough one for sure---I will lean towards a Vitro of some sort. Marble--On!!

Great marbles Gladys, I always like to look back at my early sorting efforts to find a few surprises. Great finds for sure! Marble--On!

AkroX2--a nice patch for sure. Marble--On!!

I will jump on the Peltier train with this one. Marble--On!!

Even out of focus I can see a very nice Akro here. Take your time James, put some nice light on these, take a steady post with the camera and they will come to life. Marble--On!!

I just love the mean looking bunny. I can say this much--I have never seen anything like it---very cool. It does look handmade vs formed.

I follow the old picker’s way of mind, “if you have never seen it before—buy it”. I cannot find anything on the net about these and I do search like a Fox after a Mouse---days on end. Here is one example of a “Mega Molecule” in original packaging. It is a spinner toy with marbles involved—six of them and I would guess that they are 16mm or close to 5/8”. I am showing my best one imho, the other one that I purchased has a solid, bright orange core which the marbles are connected to with plain-ish Cleary ones plus a “fancy swirl” marble that are enhanced with the shiny chrome looking stuff on the exterior. They both have a chromed/enhanced exterior as a finish with all of the marbles involved. I post this just in case some of you may come across such a thing in your searches. I am sure that most of these have not survived with the original packaging. What a cool package, a Pyramid, why would I open them---tempting though it might be, really tempting I might add, who does not like a spinner? I thank all of you that have supported me through my eye problems as of late, I cannot really sort any marbles yet but I can at least let my camera do the thing that it does---focus! (at least I could handle E-Bay for the last several weeks and I did make some nice scores which I hope to share in the future) I love this stuff---really love it!! Marble—On!!!

In the first image L to R. Vitro, Pelt, Akro with a weak corkscrew pattern, CAC and the one in the bag is an Akro corkscrew. Marble—On!!

Some Milky Oxbloods for comparison. They can be hard to get a good image of. Marble—On!!

Vitro x2

I agree--very nice images as well Chris. Marble--On!!

This one looks handgathered to me--could be a MFC. Nice marble! Marble--On!!

Very nice Ric. An ocean of AV and killer colors to boot---love it! Marble—On!!

I punched in a bunch of marble company names. Pretty cool indeed. Thanks.

Here is a link---lol. Good memory Fire! https://travsd.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/on-the-important-cultural-role-played-by-w-c-frito/

This one could be a slag. Akro made them in this color, I believe Peltier did (they do not all feather) and possibly a few others as well. Marble--On!!

Jabo on the orange one The greenish yellow rings no bells for me. Marble--On!!

Well, I will give my 2 cents. This one looks like a Jabo to me. I just call them like I see them. Marble--On!!