Al Oregon

It is not rare. It does show up on eBay once in a while. Valuewise, I'd say in the $10+ range but with Alley marbles, someone may buy higher for the marbles (I hate to open original bags but some people do). There are fake bags of the Mr. Peanut style similar to this that you have to be aware of. The fakes usually have the wording "Play the square..." although there are some real ones with that wording. The marbles make a difference so learning about them helps.

Finally made the decision to get to this show so my wife and I will be there - arriving the 6th. Looking forward to meeting many of you from the boards.

Willie's picture from back in 2008

Here is a post from 2002 by Ron Shepherd's ex, who was also very involved with marbles and the boards back then: -------- Posted by Paula Shepherd on Alan's Board - June 23, 2003 (from WVMCC website): On November 22, 2002, I had a phone conversation with Dave McCullough (former manager at Champion Agate and currently Vice-President of JABO-Vitro) According to McCullough, Champion furnace marbles were made in the mid-1990's. He said that Roger Jones, who was a very knowledgeable glassman used Wizmach glass to wash out the tanks when changing runs. Located in Paden City, West Virginia, Wizmack makes plate and cathedral glass. This plate glass was not compatible with the glass in the tanks at Champion and that is why it was used to wash out the tanks - this incompatibility is also why nearly all of the furnace marbles have internal fractures. McCullough told me that, according to Jones, Wizmack glass was run once or twice a month in the mid-1990's and that there would have been 5 or 6 buckets full of marbles each time - making the total number of furnace marbles well over 6,000. He also said that Jones told him that the yellow glass cleaned out the tanks best. This most likely explains why we see more yellow furnace marbles than other colors. (Note; According to Dave McCullough, Mr. Jones passed away in 1996 or 1997) Paula ----------------------

Didn't realize there were so many - great!

Neat!

Great collection! Thanks for sharing the photos.

Great pics - especially of the fish (& Mia)

Thanks, I didn't see a list on the left side but it may be the "hidden" features. I'll check it out. Also, I'll figure out how to change Skydrive settings.

Thanks for the thread, Steph. Mine is not a glitch but apparently a learning problem. I had to buy new computer with Windows 8.1. Pretty much different from previous Windows. I'm using IE for browser.The problem that I have is when I go to add a picture - uploaded from my computer. When I click on "Browse". my computer goes to Skydrive (which is a Windows picture feature that I have not learned to use yet). It does not give me any option to actually browse or get to my file folder with the marble pictures on it. Hopefully someone here is using Windows 8.1 and can tell me how to get "browse" to go somewhere other than to the Skydrive page.

Neat box, Hansel. Only other one that I have a picture of was one that Dani & Ernie posted back in 2003.

Thanks - I had not seen a Gropper Milkies Box before.

Chuck's post of the Playtime bag reminded me of mine - here they are:

Randy Gossett passed away last Thursday per a post by Edna on Facebook. Randy was a driving force with Vitros several years ago and, in my opinion, was one person that helped the Vitros become more popular. He will be missed. Prayers to his family.

Neat marbles

It's good that the doctors are talking. A lot of people don't make sure they do. Best wishes on the procedures.

Wow, another piece of history saved!

Cool

And the final group of bags

And, some more - note that Paas, Paulanne, Sun Brand, Uncle Jack's and Union have many different count bags.

That's like getting a Macy's box or other department store box and filling it with Jabos or MK's or Vacor and saying "Macy's Marble Box" - what a load of crap! I hope someone is letting Brian or whomever still works for Morphy's know about the hits they are taking on their reputation on the marble boards. It'd be nice for one of them to respond.

Here is the remainder TWO-SUBJECT SULPHIDES: Chicken and Sheep Children holding Hands Cow with Calf Double Eagles Double Madonna Doves (2) Fish (2) Girl with Lamb George Custer – on both sides Hen with Rooster on Top Hunter Carrying a Deer Little Boy Blue and Sheep Lizard & Worm (one on each side) Lovebirds (2) Madonna with Girl Reading Book Peasant Dancers (man & woman) Rooster and Dog Seated Boy & Girl Sheep with Lamb at Side Soldier with Musket & Spouse THREE-SUBJECT SULPHIDES: Bird, Cat & Fish Three Bears Three Fish DOUBLE-SIDED SULPHIDES: Bull Head; Hunter with Gun & Rabbit Cat – two faced Deer Head; Boy or Child with Goat Presidents & Running Mates Squirrel Eating Nut; Ram Lying Down (when marble turned 180 degrees) COLORED-FIGURE SULPHIDES: Angel – Blue Trim on Wings Bear holding Log (figure is brown) Bird with Blue Wings and Yellow Beak on Green Stump Boy with Red Hair Bust of Jenny Lind with Green Dress Cat with Black Spots and Green Ground Clown – Blue Hat, Black Facial Features Cow – various colors Dog with Spots and Green Ground Dog with Brown Hat (ears), Black Spots and Facial Feature on Green Ground Dog of Flanders – Dark Brown Coat, White Eyes with Black Pupils, Green Grass Fox with Brown Stripe, Head to Tail Hen – various colors Horse with Black eyes on Green Ground Horse with Black Eyes, Red Mane, Green Grass Horse with Blue Mane on Brown Ground Jenny Lind with Blue Dress, Golden Hair Lamb on Green Ground, Black Facial Features Lion with Amber Mane Numbers in Blue Numbers on Shield (Blue) Number 1 – Blue Number on Odd Shaped White Medal Parrot – 4 colors Peacock – 3 colors Pigeon on Green Pedestal with Black Beak, Blue Wings Ram Lying on Green Ground with Horn, Brown Facial Features Rhino on Green Ground Rooster with Blue Stripes on Feathers, Green Ground Squirrel, Brown on Green Grass Turtle with Purple Shell Weasel on Green Ground COLORED-GLASS SULPHIDES: Angel (deep purple) Baby in Basket (blue) Bear holding Trunk (amber) (blue) Beaver (green) Bird (green) Boar (amber) Buffalo (deep purple) Camel (amber) Cat (cobalt) (amber) Cat on Platform (blue) Child (blue) Child (green) (amber) (purple) Chicken (amber) Clown (cobalt) Coin # 2 (purple) Court Jester (cobalt) Cow (amber) (blue) Crane (blue) Dog (amber) (blue) (amethyst) Eagle (green) (amber) Eagle (light green) (teal blue) Elephant (purple) (blue) Elf (blue) Fish (amethyst) Frog (amber) Horse (cobalt) Horse on Rock (aqua) (green) Hyena (green) Lamb (green) (cobalt) Leprechaun (blue) Lion (amber) (blue) Lion (green) with Brown Mane & Black Eyes Lioness (amber) Love Birds (aqua) Man Carrying Sack (green) Man in Thought on Rock (aqua) Mandolin Player (green) Monkey (amber) Moses in Basket (blue) Number 1 (green) Number 2 (cobalt) Number 3 (blue) Number 4 (blue) Number 5 Coin (purple) (green) Number 6 (green) Number 8 coin (green) Panther (amber) Pig (amber) (green) Rabbit (amber) Ram (amber) Rhinoceros (blue) Rooster (blue) (amber) (green) (yellow) Sheep (amber) (green) (amethyst) (blue) Squirrel (blue) (green) (amber) (cobalt) Woman Standing (amber) (green)

Hopefully this will post - combination of Block's Book and Forum list: Sulphide List From Marble Forum Sulphide Project and Block’s Sulphide Marbles Book (Source for Forum list: Marble Collectors Society of America, Marble Mania Newsletter, January 1990, Volume 57) SINGLE-SUBJECT SULPHIDES (sitting, standing, running, etc.): Afghan Hound Aire-wolf Alligator Alpaca Anchor Angel Angel Playing Flute Anteater Ape Ape man Ape Man in Colonial Dress Armadillo Baboon Baby Baby in Basket Baby in Cradle Badger Bantam Rooster Barrister (English lawyer) Bear Bear Holding Pole Bear with Bat Bear with Fish Bear with Hat Beaver Beethoven Bird Bison Boar Boy Boy Baseball Player Boy Carrying Basket Boy on Stump Boy Praying Boy with Accordian Boy with Dog Boy with Hammer Boy with Horn Boy with Hat Boy in Sailor Suit w/ Boat Bride Buffalo Bull Bust of Beethoven Bust of Columbus Bust of Golithe Bust of Horse’s Head Bust of Jenny Lind Bust of Woman Buzzard Calf Camel Cannon Caribou Cat Cellist Cheetah Cherub Head Cherub Head w/ Wings Cherub in Blanket Chick Chicken Child Child Face on Disc Child with Book Child with Dog Child w/ Croquet Mallet & Ball Child on Sled Chow Dog Christ on Cross Christopher Columbus Clown Cockatoo Coin Coin w/ Numbers Collie Colt Cow Cougar Court Jester Coyote Crane Crane eating Fish Crucifix Daschund Davy Crockett Deer Demon Dik Dik Doe Dog Dog w/ Bird Dog w/ Bird in Mouth Dolly Madison Dove Donkey Dromedary (one hump Camel) Drum Drummer Boy Duck Duck Flying Dunce Dutch Boy Eagle (Thunderbird type) Eagle on Ball Eagle w/ Arrow in Claws Egret Elephant Elf Elf w/ Wings Emu Falcon Fish Flying Goose Flying Owl Flower Fox Franz Joseph Frog Gargoyle Genghis Khan George Washington (full figure in uniform) Girl Girl Bathing Girl Brushing Hair Girl Sitting in Swing Girl Sitting on Wall Girl with Doll Girl with Mallet & Ball Girl Praying Gnome Goat Goose Gorilla Grouse Half Dime Harps Eagle Hawk Hedgehog Hen Hippo Hog Honey Bee Horse Horse w/ Saddle Hunter carrying Deer Iguana Initial Jackal Jenny Lind Kangaroo Kate Greenaway Kitten – face only Lamb Leopard Lion Lioness Little Boy Blue Little Red Riding Hood Lizard Llama Lobster Lobster on Rock Madonna Madonna Seated on Throne Man Holding Bat Man on Horse Man on Potty (yes, that's what it says) Man w/ Rifle Mandolin Player Mandrill Marmot Mary Gregory Mermaid Monk Monkey Monkey with Hat on Head Monkey with Wings Moses Mouse Mule Mummy Newt Nude Boy Nude Girl Numbers 0-13 Numbers on Shields or Coins Otter Owl Owl Man (coat w/ tails) Pan (mythical character) Panda Panther Papoose Parrot Partridge Standing Partridge on Nest Peacock Peasant Pegasus (flying horse) Pelican Penguin Penny Pheasant Phoenix Bird Pig Pigeon Pocket Watch Polar Bear Pomeranian Pony Porcupine Presidents Prospector Puma Punch & Judy Puss ‘n Boots Quail Quarter Dollar (1858) Quasimodo Queen Victoria Rabbit Rabbit reading Book Raccoon Ram Ram’s Head Rat Revolutionary War Soldier Rhinoceros Robin Rocking Horse Rooster Sailing Ship Saint Bernard Santa Claus Santa on Potty (yes, it’s on the list) Scoter (water bird) Seagull Seal Sea Lion Shark Sheep Ship with Masts Snail Snake Soldier Sparrow Sphinx Squirrel Stag’s Head Stage Coach Stork Sturgeon Swan Sword Teddy Bear Teddy Roosevelt Tiger Tigress Tin Man Totem Pole Train Troubadour Turkey Turtle Vulture George Washington Weasel Whale Whippett (dog) Wicked Witch Wolf Wolf with Shawl (Red Riding Hood) Wolverine Woodcock Woman Woman on Potty Woman with Basket Woman face on disc Woman with Dog

LOL!

When I click on the marble(s) pic, it just goes to the regular 'larger' thumbnail pic that pops up on this site.