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Most of us here have been around for quite a while. The very oldest Marble Board on Planet Earth. Many of us have decided to retire and quit or move on to death---not me. You know what. We have a responsibility to pass on the knowledge that we have acquired. The knowledge that we have is not achieved without another one or two or several behind us. There are kids at five years old that love marbles as much as we do at 25 or 105 years old. Let’s keep this thing going and pass on the Marble knowledge that we all know. I challenge you all to be teachers as well as collectors and be willing to be informed and challenged without any remorse or bad feelings. Marble—On!!

Welcome RosalieR to "TheMarbleConnection". This is the oldest marble collecting board on Planet Earth. You may feel young here but realize that there are many younger ones that read these posts so keep it clean language wise. I will endeavor to keep it clean for your grandchildren to read as well. I appreciate your images, nice clean and clear. You seem to have a great mind in sorting marbles--good job! I will leave it to rest of the great folks that are committed to a great community here. Marble—On!!

I agree with all said and @Melissa can give us her best here. Marble--On!!

This one would have been a good contender in the "Oxblood August" post. When holding these mineral spheres/marbles you can just feel the coldness in hand. (Spheres are any round thing over 2 inches) Glass warms up quickly--mineral spheres do not. Just an observation on my part. Marble—On!!

Alan may be a purist--more power to him. This one is not too shabby for a first find. To find these mint is a pocketbooks worst nightmare. Marble--On!!

You like it so I like it. It is a pretty common swirl that was made by a multitude of makers. A wvs no doubt. Marble--On!!

This one is a Pelt imho. Baby? Nope! These Pelts come a lot smaller than this. They had a Peewee machine after all that is still in use as far as I know--from another maker. Marble--On!!

This one has been busy (played with) imho. It is a weird color combo--love it--but that is why we all love Akro Corkscrews--you never know do you? Marble--On!!

This one is a Jabo---Classic--notice the little white hit marks. I know, this one is a but dusty but the hitmarks show through. Marble--On!!

Alox--consider it. Nice marble!! Marble On!!

I would call this one a purple Akro Slag. The coverage with Akro slags varies quite a bit. I appreciate all comments and advice. Marble--On!!

This one is a hand-gathered marble, an older one. The colors are not deep enough for me to call it USA made. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. @YasudaCollector may have an opinion here as well as @Ric. @Mojo knows these very well. Marble--On!!

This is a WVS imho. Notice the white in some of the folds--check it out. If you can lightly brush it out--it is just material from a dig--if not--maybe something special. Marble--On!!

I would call this one a white on black "Prize name". True black is a hard thing to find in the world of glass. There are a few recipes out there but most of the black that you will see in any glass is either purple, brown, green or blue--I may have forgotton a color here. I finished doing a partial backfill on a "Prize name" box a few years back. It took up a lot of time but it was all too fun and enjoyable to call work. The white on black was the hardest to find for me and I only needed a few. Nice find. Marble--On!!

x2-- Marble--On!!

Here is an Akro childs plate. Ox and lemonade. This post was designed to show all oxblood (even stones) and I cannot wait to see your versions of it. Oxblood on !!

Pretty cool! Marble--On!!

Jabo x2. Marble--On!!

Yep--Pretty cool one. Marble--On!!

A slag imho. Probably an Akro. Marble--On!!

This one is a swirl--I do not know the maker. Nice find! Marble--On!!

This one may be an Akro---"Tri colored Patch". I appreciate all opinions here. Marble--On!!

Akro--a slag. Marble--On!!

Not too bad for a 5/8" marble. Marble--On!

X2--keep us informed. Marble--On!!