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Things may have changed and it may be ok to post pictures of their collection. He may have forgot to inform you ? Or it is fine now ? We just need to know what the status is.

I have taken several people to view Roger and Claudia's collection. But they always stated that they did not want any pictures of their collection posted on the internet. They always granted permission to take pictures as long as they were never posted on the internet or published. Things must have changed ??

No problem seeing those shear marks or eyelashes. Nice and colorful.

Jabo= Jaybow. Not Jawbow. The Jabo classic marbles are marbles produced by them before 2008. The Jabo Classic name was by the company not collectors.

Sam Hogue and Nola's first marble.

Sammy's Jabo remelts.

True Alley Pistachio 3 marbles below, all glow. All the Pistachio marbles were made at the Sistersville and Pennsboro factory locations. The three marbles above with weaker colors all over were made later at the St. Marys factory. They are not the true Alley Pistachio. The true Alley Pistachio is from $50.00 nm+ to $100.00 mint each. The St.Marys marbles above are 0.25 nm+ to $1.00 mint each. There is only one Alley Pistachio.

They shoveled lime on the wood floor to protect it from burning. Lime was cheap and abundant at most old glass factories.

I agree.

Vitro 7/8 inch marbles box set and Large Chinese Checker board which the marbles were used with. There are two sizes of these Ming Check boards. One for normal 5/8 inch marbles and this rare large one for the 7/8 inch marbles. Both boards look the exact same, except for the big difference in size.

The most rare Vitrolite color, oxblood Vitrolite glass. These pieces came from Colorado by Dave Becker. Dave found on a early 1900's hotel that was being demolished. On the outside lower front walls were these Vitrolite glass tiles about 16 inches by 24 inches. He got permission to save some. He got to work one day and then was stopped and the remaining ones likely went to the landfill. We had some of this cullet made into contemporary marbles by a couple different people. It made beautiful brick marbles.

It has the right pattern and it glows. But are the swirls or ribbons dark enough for Pistachio ? The one in the picture with the Willows, that marble looks like darker swirling or ribbons ? Ravenswood made the same color green base, but it does not glow, and the swirls or ribbons on them are usually very dark blue. But some can look almost black or very dark until close inspection.

?? Foreign to the US.

Sure is. The St.Marys WV Alley Agate factory. It was his last place to make marbles after four others. Alley made marbles at: Ravenswood WV Paden City WV Sistersville WV Pennsboro WV St. Marys WV Alley moved each time for more space and to be able to make more numbers of marbles. He had a rough time of it until Jack Pressman put him over the top with the Chinese Checker marbles orders. That is why he left Pennsboro to St.Marys. At The Pennsboro location he had cardboard in the bottom of his shoes to cover the holes. He needed lots more room for more machines. At Pennsboro he ran two machines. At St.Marys with a building three times as large, he ran eight or more machines. Then his health went downhill and he sold it to a old friend Berry Pink and Sellers Peltier Jr. . Which became Marble King. Because Berry Pink was the first and true original Marble King. Of course back then it was a all wood building, like all of them. But in a few years Marble King Company caught it on fire and it burned down completely. Easy to do with 1700-2000F red hot glass everywhere. Then Marble King moved up the road to Paden City where it is today. Back to Paden City where Alley had made marbles in 1930. Alley also made glass Moon Balls in Paden City. How did they puddle hot glass on the floor back then when problems happened ? If a machine has to be moved out from under the furnace, the hot glass flow is cut back and it puddles, streams or runs out to the floor. Many different problems can require moving the machine out of the way for repairs. What was used to keep from burning the wood floor and all wood buildings down ?

For me it is just a nice average Alley swirl. Just me but a true pistachio should glow. The Pistachio should glow, this is a reason it is some above the average. Plus most(not all)true Pistachio's have a nice busy pattern and lots of them are heavy with flames. All the reasons they command more money. But being named and noted for being worth more money. You can find about any Alley swirl with any green base and brown, blue or dark swirl labeled as Pistachio. I even saw a different green base and red swirls Alley on Ebay as a Pistachio.

St.Marys Alleys.

Jabo

I agree #5 might be Vitro. Nice set up, in line, all numbered, good for comparison.

Jabo

Odds are with Jabo.

Jabo for sure.

The first one for sure.

Me Also. For that I have some for sale. Akro didn't make any.