The Nickel Guy

Here's 12 Tiger Eyes I think, not sure if the shooters are. I think they are TY 1 except the one under the shooter has no white pole so I think that is TY 2 Tiger Eye. They are in pretty nice shape, the one shooter has seen active duty.

I came across these pretty marbles but I don't even know if they are Vitro. I had my fingers crossed for a Parrot or something The one on the far left is 11/16th No white shows, it has two yellow patches a light green and a red patch and they meet nicely on each pole. Almost all these marbles appear to me to be pretty old if not all.

Thanks Akro, It has been a Vitrorious day. I got some pictures of some Bullseyes and Tiger Eyes coming up and I think I have found 6 Opals.

I found a few others in different color combos that are of same construction. They are hanging out together with similar kinds between my All Reds and Black Lines keeping the peace.

I think this is the one and yes, it is certainly unusual. It is an Opal perhaps, held to light it is somewhat fire orange. The outer surface under the purple patch is kind of yellow and it turns more white toward the opposite pole. The condition is quite nice. Thank you

It is 5/8 and I am not sure but I picked it out and took some pictures this morning. I have other Vitros it is with and the colors look an awful lot the same. Thanks for looking and commenting Fire!

Yes, I will get around to pulling the Opals (if I can find them) later. I took a group picture of the Pincers I guess. A couple I did not include even though the colors were right on with these shown below, They just didn't have the same seams and looked a lot more Vitro to me for now. Is there any value in Japanese Pincers? I think I have some others elsewhere but I on this right now. Thank you for the time and interest you took in my project!

I had them in with All Reds. They seemed to have the same structure but that was quite a bunch of marbles ago when I put them in that frame. Now I am stumped but this should be easy for somebody and well, my head kinda hurts. I need to hit the hay. Good night and thanks.

Going through my trays of what I thought were mostly all Vitros, I see I probably have quite a few others mixed in. After watching the Stephen Bahr video a few times, I had to look and see if I had some Bullseyes. I think I found a few but while I was in there, I tried to make two groups to separate. I also ended up with a third pile that I think might be tweeners. Some have a vacant area below the colored patch on top, it is transparent in that area. That is not another color. I'll be posting about other Vitros in the near future. I may be catching on. LOL But for now, how did I do (generally)? Thank you! Vitro Conquerors ( The white colored glass is only on the surface ) Vitro Phantom Conquerors ( There is white colored glass that goes into the glass and has obvious striations as well as on the surface )

I'd start drinking my coffee black. Wow from me.

Thank you Stephen. Watched it a few times. I am glad that you made this video. I have a couple hundred Conqueror type Vitros and this was so helpful sub catagorizing them. I think I might have a few of the good ones, well they are all good but I might have some VHTF ones. You have a neat job that you can cart your marbles around the office at work. I can say that this kind of educational video really simplified things and that I am pretty confident in sorting through my Vitros now.

I am going to call this Super Jumbo Boulder "BIG MP" It looks to have pretty much the same pattern and some of the colors as the "Police Officer" model. Since it's green instead of bluish gray I think it is fitting. Hey, I'm having fun here but I also like to keep a spreadsheet of Mega Marbles, how any I have I have and where they are located in my collection.

Some nice finds Joe! I have made a whole 24 + 1 net bag of these no named patch marbles from assorted net bags and named them (for myself) Blue Whales. I worked up my own tag but I had to put a solid same color blue shooter in with them for now. My tag

Looks like some kind of foil or metallic ribbon on transparent green. Welcome. Bon Jour!

some may not remember Phyllis Diller

I am a fan of Marble King and Oct/Nov has been good to me, a couple marble friends and trades and sales have even been better yet. In this group are some cross through cats, blended Girl Scouts and my first ever Girl Scout. ( I'll never forget my first Girl Scout ) A pretty cool wasp, Bumblebee Shooter and a pair of nice players to go with it. Perhaps a hybrid anemic bee there. Some nice tri color rainbows, maybe one has 4 colors on the left. That pink patched one glows bright under UV and I am told that very one came right off the ground at Marble King and commented on by Beri Fox to my friend the finder. I see some aventurine in there on one. Some Rainbow Reds, an Irish or maybe even two, a blue Rainbow with perhaps that Kato patch. This group gives my MK collection a little boost for sure. Thanks for looking!

Sure was. I had and am having a lot of fun with these boulders.

Yes, I totally agree it is an ICE boulder with gravy.

Thanks again folks. For what Google is worth, I looked for keywords Largest Jabo Marble and it said that the biggest is 1 inch on one place it gave me. I tend to agree. To quote: "Jabo marbles are produced in various sizes, with the 1-inch (1") marble being the largest standard size offered by Jabo, Inc. These larger marbles are often featured in special runs, such as the Spring and Fall Classic series, and are highly sought after by collectors. For example, a notable 1" run was produced on December 9, 2005, for a How It’s Made episode, which included approximately 103,500 marbles across multiple designs. While Jabo is known for its 5/8", 3/4", and 1" marbles, the 1" size is considered the largest in their regular production lineup and is frequently highlighted in collector communities for its visual impact and rarity in certain patterns and color combinations." I believe that this is a marble that has no named group to belong to and it is a Vacor / Mega Marble oddball. For now it has no name from me but I usually end up giving them a name of my own. I have come to like it more as I handled it several times now and examined it more closely. Sometimes, that's just the way it is.

Thank you my observant friends. From a different angle, it appears it has a somewhat clear area over that area apparently. hmmmmm, I noticed that after the picture taking too. Picture with arrows pointing to area. I do not think it is a Jabo because of it's size. Did Jabo make big marbles this size? If so, I would be quite happy either way. It would be my largest Jabo for sure but I am leaning Mega Marbles freak for now. It is smooth and round without any creases really, well, I just don't know.

I could have sworn I posted this one last night but I can't find it to follow up with these pictures I took a little bit ago. I thought it might be some kind of Police Officer but it totally lacks gray? Does anyone know what it could be named? Thank you!

Here are some outdoor images of one of them that I just took a little while ago. Things are different outside.

I can't put things off so I grabbed it and took some outside images. Since it's so big, I can easily overlook the blowhole. Boulders are like that, yes they are.

Thanks Levvy, I think it will be called "Tumbleweed" for now. Maybe you were just saying that or Tumbleweed is a member who might know, I don't know exactly but I will dub it "Tumbleweed".

Thanks Fire, I will try to squeeze some more images here sometime today. I appreciate you taking the time to look it over and post.