Parmcat

50 minutes ago, Ric said:

You sure you don't want to start with Vitro or Akro? 🙂

Lol....

Why do what everyone else is doing ..lol

This hobby has its hooks in me

Gorgeous German Swirls.  I am also a huge fan of Benningtons.  You have a very nice lot there!

Checking some other stuff, this guy glowed brightly with Uranium.

It is .56

What is this one?

18 minutes ago, akroorka said:

Nice images for sure.

I know that it took some work.

The size is always important in marble ID.

I know, you did great image work and were exited to post it. I have been there and done this--many times😁.

The details in writing are also important.

Marble--On!!

I have to remember the sizing!!!!

These are all .60

8 minutes ago, akroorka said:

This one is a corkscrew--nice find!

The damage on it approaches it to being a "Dug Marble".

A little toothbrush action will clean it up though.

Love it as is--this is just me.

Marble--On!!

Thank you!

I was going to put a few aside to clean later.  I may pick up a cheap ultrasonic cleaner.

Thanks again.....I am really enjoying this hobby

In my head, it is.  Pole to pole, one swirl.

Thanks

So, I've decided to try a different approach.  Im going to try to learn one make, and then go through what I have and try to see if I can identify the types in looking for, instead of looking at every marble and getting overwhelmed.

I appreciate all the help here.

Are these Alleys?

7 minutes ago, Ric said:

I think this is one of the Japanese Duck marbles that @shiroaiko introduced us to recently.

 

Hmmm.....I don't think it's the same.  It doesn't have that new gloss to it.

Thanks for the help!

I love the look of this one too

It stuck out for me.

I like it

3 hours ago, Melissa said:

Vacor blue macaw

I like the sound of that.

Thank you!

43 minutes ago, Melissa said:

Here are a few examples from my collection. 

Thank you.  Now I have a reason to pull out my bucket of cats eyes!

I don't think it is, but want to be sure?

3 minutes ago, Fire1981 said:

I think those are Vacors🔥

RAR

Are they Vacor patches or just Vacor?

Things are starting to look alike...lol

These 4 all came together.  The larger ones are about .74, and the small one is .54.

Under black light, they have a glowing mark.  Is there a reason?  What do I have?

1 hour ago, Melissa said:

MK but not a cross through, as it is only one color.

Thank you.  I need to educate more.  It's still a cool little guy

1 hour ago, Ric said:

As far as I know, these types of painted brown earthenware marbles were known to be made in Germany and America (and probably other places) ca. 1880s - 1930s.

Thank you so much

2 hours ago, Ric said:

The first is a speckled clay, and it's pretty much impossible to determine the maker. The second is referred to as a Bennington - they are made in Germany.

Can you give an approximate date on the speckled clay?

2 hours ago, Ric said:

The first is a speckled clay, and it's pretty much impossible to determine the maker. The second is referred to as a Bennington - they are made in Germany.

I was hoping it might be a Bennington, but didn't want to speculate

Thank you

1 hour ago, Ric said:

It does look like a Marble King but it is not a cross-through. Cross-throughs have one color of opposing vanes appearing to cross through differently colored pairs of opposing vanes.

The center one here is a 3-color St. Mary's cross-through (red is crossing-through) - you can also find them with only two colors. The other two marbles here are 4-color St. Mary's with no cross-throughs.

 

Ok.  So just a regular MK cats eye?

Bought these in a lot, but they were in their own individual ziplock bags.  One is matte, one is glazed.

Any help appreciated!

One little random Peewee caught my eye.  Is this a St Mary's?

16 hours ago, Tommy said:

Im I'll 5 years into my marble addiction.  This and aam are my only social media lol...

All the marbleholics on this page are willing to share knowledge that they have I am also always grateful and am a proud mib head ...I don't always get it right but im glad to have a place to try to figure out marbles 

 I hope you don't stop asking questions when we do we stop learning  . 

Thank you for the kind words!