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Stephen Bahr just released a video;  "Ten Coolest Marbles".  Not only is it a good video (Mr. freeze should be getting a call from Hollywood soon), I thought it was a good idea. I went through my pile and picked out these. It was a lot tougher than I thought it would be, especially narrowing it down from the final 20 or so. I decided to hold it to 1 slag, 1 cork etc. and this is what I ended up with. This is a challenge to everyone to pick your ten coolest. Here are mine in no particular order.

1) Vitro, 29/32nds, coral, black, white. Reflective of my changing tastes, a year ago I wouldn't give Vito, MK etc, a second glance.

2) Pelt swirl, 13/16ths, coral, brown, blue, in a clear green base.

3) Ox and green cork, 11/16ths

4) CAC swirl 5/8ths

5) Akro patch 5/8ths. six distinct colors plus blends.

6) Rebel hybrid 19/32nds. red, blue, black, brown stripes on a translucent white base.

7) Furnace?  Yellow with red pinstripes in a translucent greyish base.

8  electric yellow slag  29/32nds

9) Aventurine swirl 9/16ths

10) cobalt glass swirl, 17/32nds

 

vitro.jpg

pelt swirl.jpg

ox cork.jpg

cac swirl.jpg

six color patch.jpg

rebel hybrid.jpg

yellow furnace.jpg

yellow slag 2.jpg

aventurine swirl.jpg

cobalt swirl.jpg

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Wow!  I love the CAC and the Aventurine marbles!  It will be cool to see what you long time collectors consider your top 10!  I will probably see marbles that I've never heard of again.  Maybe I'll come up with my beginner's top 10. LOL!

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OK - mine; 1 - Akro Limeade Cork; 2 - Shooter Oxblood Patch; 3 - Metallic Snakeskin;  4 - Alley Spruce; 5 - MK Blizzard Cat's-eye;  6 - Akro Cork - Orange & Black;  7 - Akro Cork - Red, Yellow & Black; 8 - Alley Flame; 9 - Peltier Pearlized Patch; 10 - Ravenswood  I have a lot of favorites but these were ones I had access to pics.

1 - Akro Limeade Cork w-yellow - Al.jpg

2 - Akro Shooter Oxblood Patch - Al.jpg

3 - Alley Metallic Snakeskin - Al.JPG

4 - Alley Spruce.JPG

5 - Blizzard Cat's-eye.JPG

6 - Cork - Orange & Black.jpg

7 - Cork - Red & Yel & Blk - Al.jpg

8 - Alley Flame (R&Wh).JPG

9 - Peltier Pearlized Patch - Al.JPG

10 - Ravenswood given to Ric Anthony at Texas Show 10-09.jpg

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  • 4 weeks later...

Okay, I have been procrastinating hugely.  Well, actually not so much. I've actually been getting a lot done, but it's been other things than marbles WHILE hobbling around on two injured legs from two separate accidents!  

I don't have my ten coolest marbles chosen yet, but at least one of these Alley Tater Bugs has to be in that list!  

So since I found this picture for Chad's thread ... 

 

10)  Alley Tater Bug

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  • 2 months later...

I know it may be the ultimate in gauche to bump my own thread but here it is. I still think it's a fun exercise. Remember, you are your own arbiter of Cool, so if your 10 coolest are all cat's eyes or corkscrews so be it. Whatever floats yer boat. Thanks

Bruce

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6 hours ago, Berryb said:

Nice ones. It's interesting that Me, You, and Al would all include a Spruce. Thanks for showing.

Bruce

The Alley Spruce I believe to be a very under rated mib, one of my first Alley's and if I seen another mint one I would buy it, and on and on, One of my very favorite marbles, a lot of good memories.

                                                                                                                                                                                       Chad G.

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