LindPW Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 I haven’t done a set in a while. These 9 are giving me trouble. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Hmmmm ... might need more views. But I'll take a shot at guessing. 1. West Virginia swirl. I'll make a further guess of Alley. 2. If vintage, then West Virginia swirl. Again, I'll be bold and say Alley. (Some chance of it being a modern Vacor Old Fashioned. But I have one like it that's old.) 3. Peltier Rainbo. Peltier might have sold it in a box marked Bloodies. 4. West Virginia swirl 5. ??? Not getting a good feel for whether this is old or new. 6. Pretty color. What size? 7. More views please. Could be a Peltier Peerless Patch. Or might turn into something else if you turn it around! 8. Transparent swirl. In the West Virginia swirl family. I don't try to guess makers on transparent swirls. 9. Christensen Agate. .... I also don't usually give Christensen as a guess, preferring to leave that to CAC collectors. But I think good chance. Again, more views could change things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Thanks you Steph! Here’s another view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 All of these marbles will be older. These were in my grandfather’s collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 #3, I agree #6, I'd go with Alley based on the tone of blue, but hard to say #7, Steph might have nailed it, although I wouldn't have guessed that from the first pic #9, most likely a CAC, and even the 'elusive' turkey from the second angle Nice group overall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 The size of #6 is 21/32. Wow I wouldn’t have guessed CAC on #9. That’s exciting. I was thinking maybe #7 was oxblood but I’ve never seen one in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 With that being said about #9. I’m realizing what I thought, was a 15/16 corkscrew is now a turkey as well. Can this be true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 21/32" on #6. Hmmmm ... It's not an ordinary game marble. I agree with That1. Alley would be my guess. In this view it looks sorta swirly. Randomly swirly. What I'm curious about is if it has any more distinct patterns in other views. On the 15/16" ... stick with "Akro corkscrew". "Turkey" is used fairly exclusively for CAC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 (I'm not seeing oxblood on #7) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 (Love the big blue and yellow cork.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 LOL I just find it amusing the Akro actually looks like a turkey. 🦃 I’ll upload some close ups of baby blue #6 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie_T Posted October 4, 2017 Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 Nice marbles! Swirls really get my blood going! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 Thanks Mike! Steph here is a close up of #6. I think I’m getting an Alley vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindPW Posted October 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2017 On 10/3/2017 at 10:13 PM, I'llhavethat1 said: #3, I agree #6, I'd go with Alley based on the tone of blue, but hard to say #7, Steph might have nailed it, although I wouldn't have guessed that from the first pic #9, most likely a CAC, and even the 'elusive' turkey from the second angle Nice group overall! Thank you! I’m definitely feeling Alley on #6. Good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikie_T Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Hmmmmmm...... i notice that no one wants to pin a definite label on #8. That's OK, WV swirl is a good label. BUT, I must say, that one is my favorite. I like the "snake" action of the colored glass. How in the world do they make a marble like that? Surely not just by letting molten glass run out of the bottom of a furnace onto a set of rollers....... Was this marble a "happy accident" as Bob Ross would say? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Yes, that's exactly it. Well, I think it collects in a little cup first before it goes to the rollers. .... but we have a lot of people who have seen marbles being made in person. I'm not one of them. Maybe they can add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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