glangley Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Is this a WV swirl that just turned out spectacular by chance? It has two different parts of the mib that have three distinct sharp points in the blue. It's 5/8ths and just sweet! God Bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 and most likely from pennsboro w.va. ..... bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yeah, Pennsboro Alley Agate and I'm assuming 5/8"; it's got that look. I've a set of twenty five(25) Alley Agate Flames that I've gradually upgraded to within an inch of their lives. See AMMM (2006), the Alley Agate chapter, of course. In truth I feel they should be referred to as flame-like because Christenson Agate Co. is the rightful owner of the name 'flame.' Still Alley Pennsboro turned out some beauties. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yeah, Pennsboro Alley Agate and I'm assuming 5/8"; it's got that look. I've a set of twenty five(25) Alley Agate Flames that I've gradually upgraded to within an inch of their lives. See AMMM (2006), the Alley Agate chapter, of course. In truth I feel they should be referred to as flame-like because Christenson Agate Co. is the rightful owner of the name 'flame.' Still Alley Pennsboro turned out some beauties. David don't really buy that david. i'm sure many can pic outstanding flames from their collection,from other makers, that are on par with chrissies ... alley made a few folks back then pretty nervous ... bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 It looks like an Alley flame to me, Gary. And honestly David, given that marbles with flame-like patterns were produced by a number of companies, don't you think that "flame" is better used to describe a pattern than serve as a specific name for Christensen marbles displaying such decoration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glangley Posted July 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 I just think you can't get around calling these flames. I suppose if you want to get technical David may be right, but it still won't keep me from calling them flames be they Jabo Alley or otherwise. GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psia-antique Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yeah, Pennsboro Alley Agate and I'm assuming 5/8"; it's got that look. I've a set of twenty five(25) Alley Agate Flames that I've gradually upgraded to within an inch of their lives. See AMMM (2006), the Alley Agate chapter, of course. In truth I feel they should be referred to as flame-like because Christenson Agate Co. is the rightful owner of the name 'flame.' Still Alley Pennsboro turned out some beauties. David "It is now generally conceded that Christensn Agate was not the only company to to make the style known as flames. Alley and Ravenswood also certainly produced flames" pg. 69 AMM Christensen Chapter "Recent discoveries indicate that the Alley flame patterns were very reminiscicent of those of Christensen Agate and Ravenswood." pg.39 AMM Alley Agate Chapter " 'Flame' is a marble collector's term for a striping that has finger-like points dramatically leaping out of a base color." pg 146 Ravenswood chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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