Berryb Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 I always was a little ho-hum about about alleys but I was goin' thru a junk jar today and found some. I started lookin' at them a little closer. Then I dug some out of my display and looked closer. Hey these are pretty nice. So I took their photo to show off. Caveat- they may not be all Alleys but that's what I'm callin' them. Anybody else got some to show off? Let's see 'em. Thanks Bruce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Alleys are great marbles. And since I see a couple of Sistersville marbles in your group, I'll start by referring folks to a post I made a few years ago: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Yeah Baby !! Nice !! Love em all, keep postin, can't get enough !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted May 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Ric; I guess we should just bump your thread. Nice Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Everyone loves the Alley's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, Berryb said: Ric; I guess we should just bump your thread. Nice Thanks Bruce There are all kinds of great threads in the archives . . . Here are some newer Alleys from St. Mary's: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 One of my favorites 15/16" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted May 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 When you say "newer" how new do you mean? Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 It's always nice when you can find multiple sizes of the same pattern too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 8 minutes ago, Berryb said: When you say "newer" how new do you mean? Thanks Bruce The last site of Alley production was in St. Mary's WV. I think they operated there for about 10 years prior to closing in the late 1940s. Sistersville was Alleys second site. It operated for about 2 years in the early 1930s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted May 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 And then there is the good ol' Alley "Spruce" . Hard to believe that I almost left it off of my "10 coolest" list because I had just found out it was an Alley. Times, and tastes, change. Sadly it persists in loading upside down, as cool as it is, it does not defy gravity. Thanks Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Nice example. Alley did some great AV too - second only to Peltier IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 And you gotta love their batch-glass white too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Berryb said: I always was a little ho-hum about about alleys but I was goin' thru a junk jar today and found some. I started lookin' at them a little closer. Then I dug some out of my display and looked closer. Hey these are pretty nice. So I took their photo to show off. Caveat- they may not be all Alleys but that's what I'm callin' them. Anybody else got some to show off? Let's see 'em. Thanks Bruce Wow Bruce. I would love to see the so called (junk jar) lol 😆 nice Alleys 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ric said: And you gotta love their batch-glass white too! All I got is WOW 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, Tommy said: Wow Bruce. I would love to see the so called (junk jar) lol 😆 nice Alleys 👍👍 No kidding! Can I go through it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Another oldie but a goodie: from Sistersville 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 One of my favorite marbles... .90in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 No, no, you need to collect Akro and Peltier marbles. Alleys are just junk WV swirls. None of them can be separated. They are all the same. Alley never used aventurine intentional. Alley flames look nothing like CAC flames. Alley used cheap glass. All dug Alley marbles are junk. They had to be bad in order to be discarded. I have never had a dug marble in my collection. Alleys first marbles were made at Sistersville WV. Alley made patch style marbles. Alley never made marbles over one inch size. Alley made children's dishes and flower pots for Akro. Alley made glass gear shift or steering wheel spinner knobs. Alley burned down the factory at St.Marys WV. Alley made marbles for a while in Europe. Alley made slags. Alley didn't make pee wee marbles. Alley's biggest money maker was his flame marbles. There are several or five or six Alley salesman sample sets. Alley put his name or company name on his marble packages. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 Ron does know what he is talking about...😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted May 27, 2021 Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 That will depend on who you ask. I know enough to get myself in trouble. Leave the WV swirls for me LOL ! More people need to collect Akro and Peltier. I have been known to get a few Vitro and CAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Nice group there! I'm with Ron... nothing to see here... move along... nobody but us chickens, uh, alleys. The common everyday Alley can be plain and ho-hum but when they wanted to make a marble, they really knew how. Nothing ho-hum about many of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 Ohh yea eye candy 🍬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted May 29, 2021 Report Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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