The Nickel Guy

I'll get some good images outside today and follow up. Thank you all for the responses. I'm off to the pool for my exercise.

The green in the pictures looks "Coke Bottle" like, but it only showed up with the flash. It looks much more clear in hand. I know this marble came from an older collection, there were no Vacor "Spaghetti" marbles in that lot, there were no non USA as far as I could tell. This is most likely not one of those European type either. It just wouldn't be among the WVS, Akro Agte and older Vitro that made up the sum of what I got at the time. I'd like to ID the maker and give it a name. It is in super nice condition. Thank you!

Looks Jabo-ish to me. Neat!

Interesting research Fire. Thanks for that. Completely flew by me, I don't encounter many Cameleons so they weren't on my mind at all.

I believe the original image and the collage from Fire are both Serpents. The oroginal one with all that yellow has a very unusual amount of yellow. I saw a lot of Serpents but never so wacky yellow. I have seen that green next to the blue and yellow but it doesn't happen all the time. Maybe it is from the two colors blending while molten hot in the making? It is just my opinion, but I do think it is a real keeper. I like oddball Vacors.

They are reflections of indoor lighting. Notice how they are in the same position no matter which angle the marble is shown in every picture.

Are they some kind of Robins?

I have a decent collection of marbles I set aside going through a lot of assorted Mega Marble bags. Here's a group shot of some I picked out tonight while re-organizing them, I like all kinds but I have an awful lot of fun with these Mexican mibs. I think they are rather pretty sometimes. This white one has a black whale on one side. Just the slightest hint of light blue swirls on the other. Looks mostly all white in hand. It is a crazy White Tiger.

Newmarblemom, I am like you. I study stuff until I know all I can learn but since I started more seriously on marbles, I am finding there won't be anything close to a finish line. What I tried is to study one maker, and one type at a time. It helps me to learn more about the next kind I try to tackle. I haven't got far. There are lots here who have many years of study. Parmcat, that setup is awesome.

I would say it's an early one. They sure don't make em like they used to. I wish they would, It can't be that hard huh? Real cool marble there!

Thank you Melissa.

I am sure Melissa is right. Could you please elaborate a bit on how you have concluded that it is a West Virginia Swirl in the first post? Thank you.

I find some Penguin aka Morgan type that have that strange dark yellow/brown instead of bright yellow. I can see it raising the question. I can't say one way or the other. However, I lean a bit toward it being a Morgan Mega Marble. Here are three handy examples of some that I recently found in asst net bags. I call the bright ones Morgans and those that look more like these, I label Penguins just to keep them separate.

I don't care for these. I got them for a song at a Church basement sale this morning. I was disappointed to see these after the lady helped me locate what she called "Cats Eyes". I heard of them before but never stopped to investigate. Well since I had these now, I wanted to know how many came in a bag and found out people are really into these. Some are worth a pretty penny. I think these are from 1999 and there would have been one loose and 9 in a 2 pc plastic tray inside the bag displayed in a blister pack. I guess I have 5 extras, there probably was another set where they came from. So now I am looking these weird things up. LOL I learned I will grab them if I see them but I have no love for these Pokemon marbles.

I have several scores today. This is my biggie! A great trade came in the mail from a super guy . . . VAMarbles Thank you sir! Awesome 1 inch Mega Marbles to complete some hand picked 24+1 net bag sets I have.

I agree Jabo, I like it! But I know nothing hardly about which runs.

Al ~ I hit that "Wow" emoticon or whatever they are called. So awesome. Bucket list stuff for me.

That's a small lot? Nice grab! I am a fan of these bubbly rainbos. 7th image looks like there might be fractures?

Snakes alive! What a haul Disco. Great Akros.

"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" Cagney in White Heat

Great pictures! Everybody looks so happy. Marble people are a breed apart. Go to an antique show, a coin show and it's no comparison. Wish there were more shows especially near where I live. Thanks for posting.

This pair showed up in a mixed lot. I have moved them from here and there and just can't seem to stop picking them up again and again to take a look. So I am not a big fan of clear marbles except for nostalgic reasons but these rather oversized bubbles grab me. I don't remember seeing another like them. I don't see any seams. They are not heavily frosted but certainly not clear. I guess I could ask if anyone else has any and if anybody knows where they came from. I wouldn't be surprised to find one in a spray paint can. They are hard to photograph.

I am partial to the Sheriff Spud and the Touchdown Tater. I used to drive a school bus and once in a while I would stroll the halls to the restroom after my run and admire the elementary school kids art that was proudly hung in the hallways. I loved that stuff. It is that kind of art that cannot be duplicated by adults. BTW Fire . . . What grade are you in this year?

As promised for Monday Almost all of my Marble King collection is in this post. The images should enlarge when you click on them. I have some shooters and perhaps a few strays in other places but I guess there is 600 or 700 marbles here in all. My favorite more common types, like em because these were the kind that I played with as a kid. All my MK mibs in this post are in very nice problem free condition. Thank you for looking. Tri Colored Rainbows In that rectangle at the bottom are a small group of more modern MK that I bought from Jack Hahn at the 2025 NJ Marble Show. Bumblebees Both St Mary's and Paden City One Color Rainbows I call them Patch and Ribbon, I think that's right? Cub Scouts - Wasps - Blended Rainbows - Rainbow Reds - Maybe some Cookies and Cream Some others that needed to be separated that are surrounding a empty Marble King Tournament Assortment bag with a foam insert for keeping the shape right.

It's excess colorant in this case. No sparkle, and thanks for that info.