The Nickel Guy

Not the most exciting post, I know. At least I think I have three groups of patches here. First is a group of translucent base patches. I am guessing that I have only Akro and Masters in here. I just need a little help. I need to know if you see the same or something in addition mixed in. I think on the right are the Moss Agates. I am thinking that tray on the right is maybe all Akro. Some glow under UV. This image has a bunch of who knows what but I believe they are opaque base and some may have opaque patches and others translucent or even transparent. There might be a good marble in that bunch. Thanks again!

Wow, I did pretty good, half a year ago I didn;t even know what a Vitro was. Great help there. I will take better images of the questionables and post again. Thanks. I'll be doing an exercise on Akro patches vs Master Marble patches or whatever else is out there. That is a nightmare. I must learn the seams and colors but at least I have them pulled.

I have been rearranging my marbles by makers first then by types. I better do this before it's too late. I am getting a bit swamped in my incoming versus my organizing. LOL First group, I am not sure of but I do see same colors. The small one just needs a group to be in and is trying to assimilate. The wiggly one is odd. I am thinking these are Vitro. Second Group I am more confident about these. All except that top right. That purple I see in that patch we will again in the third image below. The others almost have that Helmet look. There are two windows in the blue ones to look inside and the striped one is somewhat transparent and I can see red/orange striations inside. The third group has a solid color patch and wispy white inside and out on the translucent base. I am sure we all saw these before. I know they are probably common That purple is yelling Vitro to me, I figure the rest are too. I just want to know if I'm barking up the right tree and if I have some that don't belong, please identify them for me so I can move them elsewhere. THANKS!

I think the first image, the white and orange are known as Koi Fish. At least in some packaging.

Well, besides my few dozen loose ones, these are my 21 different net bags. Some are US and some are Glasfirma Round Tags that were not sold in the US. I used to think that these foreign marbles were junk many years ago and ohhhhhhhhhh I was so wrong. Wish I would have bought them in the early 90's and collected Vacor long before that. Even these new ones have my respect, not all of them but most and I like the ones I have collected so far.

Andy Davis Tops and Bases I won at auction arrived today. I gave 2 away to a couple kids today so here are the 18 I have left. I think I paired the bases and tops up pretty good. I posted the listing image in the "Score" thread a week or so ago. These supposedly come from the cullet glass from the Oct 16th 2010 Jabo Ladies First Run. The base on each reads Davis Glass Studio Art West Farmington OH

I'm guessing a wooden sphere. I think that I see wood grain (tree rings).

I totally agree, looks very Jabo to me too.

Am I seeing things or do those "crows" actually get that name because they look like they have a profile of a bird that kind of looks like a crow. The beaks being the darkest area? Maybe I got up too early?

Thanks Ric. That was a touching story.

Looks like cantaloupe and honeydew melon colors. I like it.

There were a lot of Jabo marbles and hundreds of tops with bases lots on a recent hibid auction I was watching. I tried to win some marbles but I was tighter than the skin on a hot dog with my money. I squeaked through a lot of being outbid and in the end I did get 20 of these tops with bases. I suppose they were made at the same time Jabo Ladies First marbles rolled out of the furnace. I looked at marbles in that run and they look a lot fancier and more colorful than these tops. Maybe they cleaned up the glass left in the furnace making tops and other stuff once they made all the marbles they wanted in a "run"? But I got these at a good price no matter what they are. They look to be maybe a little wider than an egg from this image and the bases even larger. I never saw one in person. I also bet they made these pairs bigger? Obviously some will be better than others in the lot.

Some people would say "Hey that's a good'n" for a good marble I guess. Good one.

I appreciate that Ric. I suppose a closer look at what are most definitely game marbles right out of a chinese checker game for example, might sometimes reveal a little swirl pattern in those marbles too.

A little different light situation for these two images. I like these subtle swirl designs. Maybe they were intended to be game marbles but I can clearly see a swirl on both. They are about 9/16ths diameter.

Thank you for the opinions. They will be considered Marble Kings and I will study them and compare to other patches I have.

I've seen these before. They do not fluoresce and the white patch seems to go pretty deep into the dark green base perhaps? The green is quite clear. The coverage shouldn't shade the light as it appears to, but maybe that's all it is. These are about 5/8th diameter. Knowing who made these will help me decide on further sorting through other patches that are corralled together. Can you tell me who made them? ( I am leaning toward Jabo because of the depth of the white ) 4 Different pictures in different lighting situations of the pair. Thanks a lot!

Thanks Ric! It is surrounded by Jabo's that's for sure but to me it just has a bit of a different feel and look . . . and size, a tad bigger. I get a feel for something older but I don't know. Those glowing lines are so cool. I am going to see if I can capture them better. I do have another UV lamp to try. Late Edit I managed to get this image which kind of surprised me.

I like colored base swirls and have numerous combinations. I do think these are Alley Agate and wonder if they are common and if I figured the maker company right? I have at least two that showed up at the same time. I might have another elsewhere. They're about 9/16th inches. They almost have a hint of blue to the gray. Thank you!

This is 21/32 inch in diameter. So much nicer in hand. These images are taken under flash and with natural light. If you look you can see some very thin red lines that are very UV reactive and glow bright orange. They are well defined thin lines, and almost an overlay close to the surface having a swirl pattern of their own. They can be seen in the first picture in the first group of three. Not easily but they are there. They almost have that peltier feathered look to them we see on slags. I would say this is very close to what this looks like in hand, quite dark. I tried taking pictures with my blacklight flashlight but did not do a very good job but here's one shot. In the last image, I am surprised how well the color showed up in an overhead shot within a group of other mibs. I show a second blown up image. Bottom row fourth column. So my question is who made this marble please? I have no other like it and can't find another. I wish I could have presented it better. This is the best I can do. Thank you!

Nice marbles. Great find.

Neato Ric. Same one but postmarked DIFFERENT year. Little Homer! I had to edit, I wrote same year, no wonder the confused emoticon or whatever that is got posted. LOL duh

davesnothere I really appreciate the reply. I just got 5 bags in the mail today from Moon Marble. They look great and happy in those nets. The Serpents look the same at first glance as the ones in the net. This image I compiled from like packages on the internet. I will be posting mine but I have to run right now. I wanted to thank you though for your in depth response to my post though. Very nice of you.

I have a bunch of Vacors on the way, actually, they are Mega Marbles and Top Notch but I suppose they are still Vacor de Mexico. These are all I have in my collection before the bus loads start rolling in as far as I know. I believe these are what might be Volcanos These are what I see are at least an earlier run than what is currently the latest Serpents. I think they are Serpents and in the same group on the end is a Planet marble. I am kind of new in this territory of collecting but I have noticed that issues and reissues appear to change in detail, quality, names and who know what else. Some have evolved dramatically into a completely different looking marble altogether over time. So are these marbles of mine anything special?

I was sorting my 5/8th or generally close to that size marbles in my Jabo section of my collection last night. There are probably some that are not Jabos. There are some probably that are that I would not have figured as such not too long ago. Since I started collecting these I have learned that there were earlier production marbles made by Jabo before the more fancy efforts and contract runs. Late Edit a day later ( I took new images and sorted out the maybe Jabos I think ) 4 trays