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Left to right, A Vitro, a very nice WVS and A Peltier “Zebra” with some nice AV sparkling at us. All opinions are welcomed and needed. Marble—On!!

Could the one on the far right be a Vitro? Marble—On!

Nice garden Mojo. Palm trees in the Netherlands? Very cool, I will have to try that. Nice marbles also. Marble—On!!

These are a pair of Vitro Cats that I tried like heck to make into Peltiers. I shot about 400 images never to get what I wanted, they reflected everything. This last group told me to stop. What a great, well cooked glass! They are superbly crystal clear with no flaws. These cats are no joke; they are a very well thought out marble that was trying to keep up with the imports. Sadly, quality did not win. Hard glass, hard to find in this combo, with clouds and trees overhead in the reflection----just killer!! Well worth my effort. This is wet mint and what it should look like. Just marbles?? I just love this stuff. Marble—On!!

Pelts do not always behave like they should---Pelt Imho. All opinions are welcomed. Marble--On!!

I will go with Pelt “Liberty”. Size? They do not all look the same and I have seen them with this color combo. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble—On!!

Here is a pair of snakes. The last image I happened across looking for some nice sunlight, I think that it was looking for the same. We get along just fine, snakes and I but I will say that my dogs wanted to roll on my hands when I came back inside. Marble—On!!

Some nice Cats! Marble--On!!

Thanks Al, Your insight with these is much appreciated. The seller got back to me with images of the backs and they are the same as the fronts. They did catch my eye but not my pocketbook😁. Marble--On!!

These are new to me has anyone ever seen them before? Ebay link is below. https://www.ebay.com/itm/255650162067?hash=item3b85efe593:g:JvUAAOSw-39i4nn-

I do not think that they are Jabo. Earlier WVS imho. Marble—On!!

Nice marble for sure! Marble--On!!

X2, The second one looks like an Akro to me--nice one! Marble--On!!

7/8” I figure, I measured them through the bag at 15/16”. The bag may be too minty to be true but I will post them just the same. What a drag, snipping off the corner when I opened the mailer—live and learn—always. Marble—On!

Thanks for the update! Keep up the good fight!👍 Marble--On!!

We went through the worst here in Wisconsin and it feels like the upper west coast right now--really very nice. I have a Corn field in the back of me so it will always be humid, we deal with it--sweat and cool off. The forecast is pretty normal for us right now. "a low chance of Akro, CAC or Peltier and a high chance of Jabo, MK or Vitro" (Chinese and Mexican are the best forecast in my area) Collect them all and to heck with the weather! Marble--On!!

The sunlight was just right—“Bananas” in Wisconsin--- Marble—On!!

Those are very nice marbles-----I have never seen anything like them in hand. Marble—On!!

I looked at this one for some time and I believe that it could be an Akro “Experimental” or dug marble. The stress fractures tell that and the purple color, though rare, points me in the Akro direction. Any further opinions are always appreciated and needed. Nice Marble!! Marble—On!!

I agree, Master. These could be from two different eras, Master Made Marbles (the smaller one) vs Master Glass Marbles (the bigger one). Both are nice examples! Marble—On!!

Leigh, Please try a different back ground for your images. The one that you use seems to eat up all of the light that we need for a proper ID. A solid color is best as is direct sunlight. Black, white, yellow, gray they all have a different effect on the final image. More opinions on the background that you should use are all appreciated and welcomed. Marble—On!!

Both are Peltier MCS imho. As always, more opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble--On!!

When I was just a kid, 9-10 years old, the pea picker trucks would slow down to get over a bridge near us where we were fishing all of the time, I think that they slowed down just enough for us to jump out and grab a bunch of pea vines. “Party under the bridge”. Hmm, those were the days. What happened in West Virginia? A marble party?? Marble—On!!

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I use a Wescott T-800 template to sort my marbles by size. It is about as close as I can get to what the factory did. If the marble does not fit through the 5/8” hole then it must be a 11/16”, in my world anyhow. I sort by factory sizes and am happy with that. Over 1 inch takes a calipers and clumsy sausage fingers. I drop more big ones than I do smaller ones. Sellers are more fussy with sizes than I am, along with many buyers. Marble—On!!