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One of my very first contemporary purchases made by Kelly schmidt.still one of my top solid favorites.

Condolences to family and friends of Ron,I always looked forward to his knowledge and history of marbles.

5 hours ago, Chad G. said:

That's right, just call me "Hip Cat"   .....  Fershizzle bizzle .... 

Fo sho

Purchased some drizzles and a double ingot.i believe he said they were akro.love some drizzles!

Scored a bag of champions today not sure if it's all original but nonetheless I think I'm happy with my $10 purchase 😃

11 minutes ago, Ric said:

You might find this interesting . . .

 

Fantastic read thank you for sharing ric,man I love this hobby😍

13 minutes ago, wvrons said:

If you are happy, you did not overpay.   Even if next year you find ten of them for $1.00.  You were happy with the first one. 

Exactly 💯

Just now, wvrons said:

Correct Champion marble named Pumpkins by the late Charlie Stutsman. Then later named Hot Wheels by someone else. I don't know who ? Same marble two different names. Less confusion that way LOL, LOL.  The name game. Name it so it is worth more. Buy a name. But I like buying marbles better. I have bought a name more than once and I was not happy with myself later on.  

Thank you Ron,I will have to admit I did gravitate to the hot wheels name or at least the name drew me in,once I got an eye on the actual mib I was sold,and then once in hand wowza I'm super impressed with it,it's definitely one of my top shelf lookers and I really don't think I over paid for it to be honest.thank you for the id and history my friend.

Got this one online advertised as a champion hot wheels.would this be a correct I'd on this...I have also seen these called pumpkin.is there a difference or just a name game marble where one says hot wheels and another person says pumpkin🤷‍♂️.either way I'm loving this mib for sure,just looking for insight and history.thank you for looking.

4 hours ago, wvrons said:

It is not Jabo. It is old and I would have it with my Alleys. 

Thank you Ron 

1 minute ago, Fire1981 said:

OK ! Here I’m not that schooled when it comes to WVS. I think the big white Noodley ribbon is too big for it to be an Alley. If it’s not a Jabo I’ll buy some 🍿🔥

RAR

I was leaning JABO a bit myself.ill just throw it in the shoulder shrug batch and move on 😁.I like all the input though.

31 minutes ago, Ric said:

Well, I am not as sure about Alley anymore. There are a lot of reflections of the surroundings on the marble. They are very distracting and make it hard to see the details.

Last attempt sorry to bother you all I'm half tempted to ship this thing out to someone to get it in hand 😂

Just now, Ric said:

Well, I am not as sure about Alley anymore. There are a lot of reflections of the surroundings on the marble. They are very distracting and make it hard to see the details.

Ya I thought so 😔 back to the drawing board...this one is being quite the pain to get a good shot.gonna try one more time.try to get the glare off of it.

3 hours ago, akroorka said:

This one needs to be re-examined.
More images are needed imho.
Marble—On!!

I don't know if these are any better if not I apologize,maybe give me a hint on what you are needing for pics.

2 hours ago, akroorka said:

This one needs to be re-examined.
More images are needed imho.
Marble—On!!

I will take some different pictures and post for you 

Just now, Ric said:

There are JABOs with metal - the "Lawnchair" marbles for instance, and rare marbles from the Peltier Mansion Investor Run actually have silver in them. There are also some Alleys, Champions, Peltiers and others that have real metal in them but their numbers are limited and it seems like more of a fluke (somebody tossed a coin or a beer can into the furnace) than an intentional addition of metal.

Awesome thanks for the history! I appreciate that.

5 minutes ago, Ric said:

It looks like an Alley to me and I have seen others that appear to have a metallic sheen in the ribbons - not exactly sure what it is but I don't think it's actually metal, more like chemistry of some sort.

Awesome thanks for the insight,the "sheen" was throwing me for a loop.i think JABO actually put metal in or am I misunderstanding that? I haven't studied up on JABO much I just see the occasional lawn chair remark on some JABO id's.

This one has me a bit stumped the dark color has like a metallic look to it when I shine a light directly on it.no glow under uv.thanks for looking 

Just taking a stab at it I'm thinking champion thank you for looking.

1 hour ago, CharlieT said:

Unfamiliar with drizzle swirls. This is the only 3 we have. Very cool mibs

Love these !!

I would like to thank everyone for participating in identifying my marbles and lending years or research and first hand knowledge to this fantastic hobby that we are all addicted to.i can only hope to absorb and pass out the information to up and coming collectors like you have done for me,you have made a hobby a passion.and I thank you for that 🙌🤹‍♂️🎉😁

51 minutes ago, Ric said:

Wasp or Tiger can be a tough call from photos since the color is so important and cameras, monitors and perceptions can be different too. It looks pretty orange on my monitor which would move it towards a Tiger but you have it in hand and if you say it's more red then a Wasp it would be. It appears the colors are weak (especially the "black") regardless of what you call it and there is always a chance it's just a "tweener" too.

Great info ric thanks so much for the knowledge 

Could this be considered a wasp,a tiger would be more of an orange.and the "black" bands are purple.

2 hours ago, Ric said:

An unusually large amount of clear glass but I think it could be Akro - even though it has a "V", which doesn't always stand for Vitro.

I did some vitro research and found that my mib looks like a vitro tri-lite! Thanks for pointing me in that direction 🎉

53 minutes ago, akroorka said:

That is a pretty big one and that narrows it down a bit-------------

Nice images!

I wish that I had it in hand.

Something is just not right with this one.

Marble--On!!

Thank you for the input sir as always I appreciate the help.