Mattshaw1953 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi, my first intentional purchase of machine made marbles, I usually collect, buy and sell hand-made's, so go gentle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 First thought with that pattern is Alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Well, you certainly started with an eye-catching one! I like it. And agree that it's probably Alley Agate. If you look closely, is what appears to be black there really a dark purple? Or a dark wood-brown color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi, yes you're right, it's a deep purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I'm seeing another Cac...can you post a few more pics? Just the way it's stacked leads me in this direction but more pics or in hand, I would nail it down! Alley is a good guess too! You sure found some nice marbles! peace, mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 More pics Hope these help, I've a few hundred more to get through, we don't seem to have many vintage machine made marbles over in the UK, did the US companies not export to the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Again Matt.....check these six out. They are dark purple and white and CAC's. Some can have flames and some are swirls. Yeah, that seems to be the consensus from Europe but they can and have been found on your side of the pond! Nice to see your marbles and you posting! Hope I've helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshaw1953 Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hi, yes it's a match to those, you've all been a great help!, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 You are welcome! peace mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Alleynut Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'd lean towards Alley agate on this marble, allthough both companies used this color combo more so Alley Agate than Cac.and i'm sure this could be debated. DB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm sure! peace mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 It was the calligraphic motion of the ribbon which made me think Alley. I don't know enough about the range of patterns in CAC ribbons though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm on the Alley train here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Now you've got me dithering. I can see reasons to think CAC -- mainly the width of the ribbons and the way some flare, for lack of a better way to put it. As an aside, I have just moved a marble I've long had in my Alley box over to my CAC box. For similar reasons. Mon, I have a similar one to the one on the right in your pics, but mine's not purple. The ribbons are two-toned brown instead. But I have it in my Alley box, with matching cullet. Maybe I need to start a new box called "Alley or CAC I Don't Know! I Don't Know!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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