Caterpillar

Pure awesomeness! Good to see another Sailor in our midst! I won't say what I was doing in the 1970s, though...

Nice one! What kind of camera did you use to capture that detail?

Indeed I did.

I will wait for qualified opinions on the marble. Grandpa Marble certainly has some nice-looking offerings, but many are way too rich for my blood.

I keep my players in Crown Royal sacks. They do the job, but they're not nearly as cool as those crocheted bags!

Having seen a UFO is the lie.

Quite the nice group!

I've had cats sleep in baskets, boxes, and even sinks...but mixing bowls is a new one!

I am firmly in that last group. The marbles I presently own are unlikely to ever be worth even moderate amounts of money, but that's of no concern to me. Why I like them is probably better explained in a different thread.

Cocker spaniels are fantastic dogs! And Beijing lays on top of the couch like that, too.

They certainly are awesome!

We'd need more photos to be 100% sure of the ID. As for value, I believe most Vacors aren't worth a whole lot, especially those that are in current production. Of course, I'm far from expert, so opinions from others would be welcome.

I held it up to light and noticed the translucent cobalt blue base for the first time. While not the greatest, the photo below shows it sitting on an LED flashlight. (Please excuse my hand; I really should get a light with a stable base.) Thanks for the correct ID!

Why not show the rest of the shooters from my bulk lot (that survived USPS, anyway)? We'll start with Starfish. Some Firefighters. There is a small possibility I misidentified these. And the rest. I'm pretty sure on the IDs. Clockwise from top left: Poison Dart Frog, Polar Bear, another Poison Dart Frog, and Samurai or Thunderbolt. (Edit: nope, bottom left is a Dragonfly. Thanks to TheVacorFan for the correct ID!) One did break in transit, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. Considering what was in the rest of the lot, it's a good bet the casualty was another Starfish.

Alan hit the nail on the head with the black and red ones. The yellow one I'm not so sure about; I don't recall having seen a game marble with swirls. There look to be a couple of Vacor Red Pandas in the group photo, and possibly other Vacors as well. Chad G's Vacor ID album is incredibly helpful for identifying Vacors. I'm not qualified to offer an opinion on the others.

Cute pup! My Beijing is a Chorkie.

Here are some more from the jar... Top row, L-R: Blue Tang, Ladybug, Chameleon. Middle row, L-R: Monarch Butterfly, Caterpillar, Stingray. Bottom row, L-R: Blue Dolphin, Red Panda, Elephant. Looking down into the jar again. The shooters migrated to the top after I photographed the marbles individually. They'll be added to my Vacor album. And while taking those photos, I noticed a few "oops!" There's a misshapen (I don't know the correct term for that particular mishap) Owl and two Red Pandas that look to have gotten splotches of iridescence.

Looks like a Vacor Ladybug. What size is it? Edit: some Vacor Ladybugs for comparison.

No need to apologize or stop. I hope to have such great luck someday!

I said "no more furniture," but now I'm reconsidering. That table is similar in concept to something I envisioned, but much better executed.

That color reminds me a little of British Racing Green. An awesome marble!

Those are amazing!

What's in a name? I bought a net of Asian Elephants to use as players, if and when I can get a game in. Later I decided to get a net for the jar. I couldn't find any Asian Elephants at the time, so I went with Elephants...only to find that they're different. Note that the UPC has a different number...and that I managed to get the Asian Elephants on the top in the last photo. And then there are Owls... I know Vacor once had Wicked Owls. Thus far I haven't been able to confirm it, but I think these Owls are the same except for the deletion of the word "Wicked." I'm glad I decided to keep the header cards.

I can't help ID them, but I can't see any major difference in the base glass.