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It was to me as well, I get it now but it took some doing and research. I love this stuff!! Marble--On!!

Oh it will, if the sun shines some time in the near future--rain rain rain--no complaints, I love four seasons. This stuff is a great thing to behold, if you find some cheap---pick it up and never look back--it could start a new addiction. I have a few😁.

For that price who here would pass? I think that you have a nice Allety Agate in the middle and a possible Akro cork at 5 o-clock. Nice score!! Marble--On!!

I am not kidding when I say I collect them all and that there are no bad marbles—or boxes—lol. Mice like Akro Agate too—I am sure that the marbles made it. These will find a use—believe it! Good Idea for a thread Fire! Marble—On!!!

Yes Ric, But is a great place to start---Thanks again.

It used to be once we saw a Robin, spring was here; the Robins are not so reliable anymore. I rely on the Vultures arriving more than the Robins. Seeing a flock of Swans is just as good as Vultures and a tad prettier to say the least. I saw a flock of Swans on my way to the Antique Mall yesterday and guess what I found for $25 with the original box. I scooped it up and I am glad that I did. Swarovski Crystal is a hard thing to enjoy unless it is in hand, this is my best. I still have some ice in the backyard but we are close. Marble—On!!

These marbles may have been a common find a few years back and they still may be. Once you as a new/or worn out collector, expands into the manufacturing process of this type of marble you will gain a new appreciation for the effort that it takes to produce a most excellent orb such as these. It is quite a complex process, the introduction of several colors to make a patch/veneer type like the ones that I have shown here. Vitro did it quite well—better than most—maybe the very best. Collect what you like and try doing some research into the process, then gain some new found respect for these little addictive orbs. Marble—On!!

Here is a Master Glass Cat’s Eye. I know why I like some of them them; they remind me of Akro Sparklers, construction wise. They just lack a few colors. Master Glass cats are a hard ID, these blue and white ones seem to be one of the finest made and easiest to ID. Many are hard to separate into any grouping, because, well--- they just suck. I like them all though, it was a last ditch effort made by an American marble producer. Marble—On!!

Not too shabby Ric! Marble--On!!

The green one is a bit weak for a CAC-- imho. No ID from me on this one. The sunlight makes for a great image and the yellow color is deceiving. This one is an Akro slag imho and it should light up under UV quite nicely. If it does not--well feed me some Crow--it is springtime and Crow tastes the best in the spring--🍽️. Marble—On!!

The first one is a pelt rainbo x2. Try to get an idea of where the cutlines are on these marbles and show them. The green one looks like a common unidentifiable WVS to me. Marble--On!!

I agree, keep it up with the good/better images. This one may light up under blacklight a bit. Some do more than others. Marble--On!!

Hello Carowill, The third image shows a slightly out of round marble on the right and I suspect that it may be an experimental/dug Akro Agate. The one on the left has been showing up in my world the last few months from all over the world as far as purchases and trades go. I am stil baffled and would like to see some more input on that one. Marble--On!!

Cancer is a BEAST, marble collecting will help the mind for sure and I speak from experience. Welcome back my friend. Show us what you have collected. Ric has ingrained my mind with the "whitest whites" as compared to other WVS marbles are more than likely Ravenswood. Ravenswood marbles are a great and rare find in my world. Keep on keepin on and of course--- Marble--On!!

I know how marbles can get mixed up over the years but I still give some credence to those found in the same batch in a purchase from a non-collector. These are corkscrews that more than likely came in a 100 count box, yes one is a patch. I have seen this enough to call them. Sometimes a patch will show up in a box of corks. The patch looks like it does not have the same base but in hand it does. The light and lack of a corkscrew pattern determine what it will look like under hard lighting. Not all Akro patches were meant to be and this adds to the hard to ID part of some of the Akro patches. Some just did not turn into Corks. Marble on!!!

A Coors porcelain marble holder---very cool! I think that you may have a mix of marbles but some of them could be Ravenswood. WVS ID is not my strongpoint. Marble--On!!

"another one of those clear pelts" I agree, Marble--On!!

This is a Peltier marble. (yes I did quote myself) Marble--On!!

OK, Thanks all, I will classify these as Vacor de Mexico. The Imperials and other foreign made do not stand up imho with the colors involved with these. They are not from Europe, at least a far I as can tell comparing them to Whisplers. Thanks for all of the input and of course--- Marble—On!!

Well, then it is a mystery. Akro to me--- Marble--On!!

Show us your best Carowill, take your time, do some cropping, and do this marble some justice. This may be a long and great thread that you started. Marble--On!!

Here is the thing with bubbles, under hard light or flash they all show up and reveal as many more that there should be. Even marbles that look like they have none will show them under the right light. MK cats have bubbles---under the right light. Marble-On!!

I am not one to buy marbles from an Antique store; they are usually in jars and set up for the buyer as a trap. I was out doing my thing today and I came back with these---and some other fine scores as well. This lot was layered out in a bag for all to see and the latest that I saw were some Champions and Horseshoe Vitro cats. So for $35 bucks I went for it. I gamble all of the time and these caught my eye. (yes $35 bucks is a gamble for me) The base glass is very light blue transparent and when it is backlit it looks to be transparent. There are a lot of colors in these and I thought that they may be Masters. Please give me your thoughts, they are all appreciated. Here is the thing, they are all over 7/8” and just a hair under 1”. No folds or defects that I would associate with a foreign made marble are included, they feel and look like well cooked, well made, marbles. Thanks, and-- Marble—On!!

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I think that this one is a Peltier marble. Get some better images/closeups of the seams/cutoff marks and save me from any abuse. My pelt hairs rose straight up with this one. Marble--On!!