West Virginia Wednesday !!

[Dave 13]

Happy WV Wednesday 

Nice Mibs everyone 

[Ric]

On 12/21/2022 at 8:46 AM, Dave 13 said:

There are a bunch of good Alleys in this post, Dave. This one's a dandy and not too easy to find.

[Jeff54]

6 hours ago, Ric said:

First, I'd call it a really dandy marble. - I'd love to see it backlit. What size is it?

What I'd most like to call it is . . . mine. 🙂

I think it's a Ravenswood Solar Flare but it might be an Alley Exotic Coral. It's a great marble, either way.

Yeah, Thanks Ric, I thought it would be easy to ID by now.  That's the first I have heard of a name or type so I searched em. I don't think it's a solar flare, not a coral as well. It is though, a lighter transparent green vs a coral's. Yellow and orange ribbons lite it up. It is backlit a little on bottom. It's not dark as it appears in photo. backlite, the two ribbons are blending together, it's as pretty as a CAC cyclone, but in, almost, coke bottle green that loves light to pop. The ribbon colors blending around inside, adds to its pizzazz. 5/8" Not a scratch, looks mint with a couple of, what appears to be; as made pin pricks. I've had it floating around, probably over 25 years, in the; 'What am I?' box'.

Looking on the net, I guess it does fit in the Exotic arena, unless somebody knows better?

[Ric]

5 hours ago, Jeff54 said:

Yeah, Thanks Ric, I thought it would be easy to ID by now.  That's the first I have heard of a name or type so I searched em. I don't think it's a solar flare, not a coral as well. It is though, a lighter transparent green vs a coral's. Yellow and orange ribbons lite it up. It is backlit a little on bottom. It's not dark as it appears in photo. backlite, the two ribbons are blending together, it's as pretty as a CAC cyclone, but in, almost, coke bottle green that loves light to pop. The ribbon colors blending around inside, adds to its pizzazz. 5/8" Not a scratch, looks mint with a couple of, what appears to be; as made pin pricks. I've had it floating around, probably over 25 years, in the; 'What am I?' box'.

Looking on the net, I guess it does fit in the Exotic arena, unless somebody knows better?

We need @wvrons to take a look at this one. It doesn't impress me as CAC so it almost has to be Ravenswood or Alley.

[Jeff54]

1 hour ago, Ric said:

We need @wvrons to take a look at this one. It doesn't impress me as CAC so it almost has to be Ravenswood or Alley.

No, It's not a CAC, It's just cool inside because out you clearly see  two ribbons while as it meanders internally, they bend, get wider and blend with each other. You can see that a bit on the top, in photo. I shot this years ago, 10-12, and purposely captured the details, including a little backlit, to get most that could be seen.

[Ric]

On 12/29/2022 at 11:09 AM, Jeff54 said:

No, It's not a CAC, It's just cool inside because out you clearly see  two ribbons while as it meanders internally, they bend, get wider and blend with each other. You can see that a bit on the top, in photo. I shot this years ago, 10-12, and purposely captured the details, including a little backlit, to get most that could be seen.

This one is Rvenswood. The striping pattern (not color, obviously) looks similar and the kind of of yellow on your marble is rare on a Ravenswood. I've only seen similar on the Solar Flares. That's why I'm waffling Alley vs. Ravenswood.

Here is your marble again . . .

And I've not seen that kind of thin tight striping on an Alley Exotic Coral.

[Carowill]

A killer mib!!

[wvrons]

It is not a Ravenswood or Ravenswood Solar Flare. The Solar Flare's are 95% or total opaque.  They have gray brown and or blue.  

The swirl pattern, style, design on the marble in question is not Ravenswood.  It is either CAC or Alley. The pattern is not like most Alley corals which were all from the later St.Marys site.  Other than a unusual pattern it fits all other traits for Alley Coral or Exotic Coral. Jeff has it in hand and if he says it is not CAC then that only leaves Alley. I would put it with my Alleys. It is a Alley pattern just not the normal Alley pattern for his coral marbles. It is close but just a little more pointed tips or turns and colors twisted a little closer or layered more.  It is Alley. 

[Ric]

Alley Jolly Green Giant

[Ric]

A good Jackson . . .

[Dave 13]

5 hours ago, Ric said:

Alley Jolly Green Giant

Nice Green Giant Ric 👍it looks in good shape 

[Dave 13]

Happy WV Wednesday 

[Ric]

5 minutes ago, Dave 13 said:

Nice Green Giant Ric 👍it looks in good shape 

Thanks, Dave. The Green Giants are really soft glass so finding a mint one not easy at all.

You posted some nice ones today too. I especially like the blue one!

[Ric]

This is just shy of an inch . . . an old pic, please excuse the background.

I love a good Alley with batch white glass!

[Jeff54]

On 12/29/2022 at 8:26 PM, wvrons said:

It is not a Ravenswood or Ravenswood Solar Flare. The Solar Flare's are 95% or total opaque.  They have gray brown and or blue.  

The swirl pattern, style, design on the marble in question is not Ravenswood.  It is either CAC or Alley. The pattern is not like most Alley corals which were all from the later St.Marys site.  Other than a unusual pattern it fits all other traits for Alley Coral or Exotic Coral. Jeff has it in hand and if he says it is not CAC then that only leaves Alley. I would put it with my Alleys. It is a Alley pattern just not the normal Alley pattern for his coral marbles. It is close but just a little more pointed tips or turns and colors twisted a little closer or layered more.  It is Alley. 

WV W late entry; I am surprised that it fails the typical known styles or types. Pretty sure I've seen one or two like it, 10-15  years whenever I would scan eBay all the time. I've figured it's also of another verity that, whether CAC or? In clear no color is like this below: Its thick rich yellow, white and blending brown glass wants to look like CAC. Like the green one, it has similar ribbon blending and turning but, I guessed maybe Alox, yet IDK, maybe Ya'll seen it. I forgot and did not consider the way a few CAC's  such as the Snotty and the Blue Lace's modern swirls are similar meandering ribbons, yet I don't think are the same.

However, this and the green, yellow and orange has a single wide, thin blending ribbon like this does. If I was to turn it, get enough light to see the inside of the green then, they both have 1 wide blending ribbon that meanders from one end to the other. 

From what I've seen, I don't recall anything like this show up too. Again; Old photo when I'd thought Alox for the wide ribbon and nobody else seems to fit except, 'Maybe CAC' which I doubt too.

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[Dave 13]

On 12/28/2022 at 8:07 PM, Ric said:

There are a bunch of good Alleys in this post, Dave. This one's a dandy and not too easy to find.

Thanks Ric 👍 Ron S confirmed my thoughts on it being an Alley snake 🐍 about a month ago. 

 

18 hours ago, Ric said:

Thanks, Dave. The Green Giants are really soft glass so finding a mint one not easy at all.

You posted some nice ones today too. I especially like the blue one!

Thanks 👍 I though I had read that somewhere online about the soft glass on them, and that most of them are not found in mint condition your looks good , and that’s a wild looking Alley        
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[Ric]

This is the Carnival that Bill McCaleb gave me from his original find . . .

[Ric]

And this is a new acquisition . . .

[William]

9 minutes ago, Ric said:

This is the Carnival that Bill McCaleb gave me from his original find . . .

Very, VERY nice, Ric....we are all truly blessed in this wonderful world of marbles 👍😊

[William]

8 minutes ago, Ric said:

And this is a new acquisition . . .

An Indiana acquisition? Nice marble!

[Carowill]

2 hours ago, Ric said:

This is the Carnival that Bill McCaleb gave me from his original find . . .

Beautiful marble!!

[Melissa]

3 hours ago, Ric said:

This is the Carnival that Bill McCaleb gave me from his original find . . .

Wow.  Incredible.

[William]

[Dave 13]

Nice Mibs Ric & William 👍

 

 

 

 

[akroorka]

Here is a nice one inch Akro corkscrew. 
As you can see in sits on top of a 31/32” template very nicely—it does fall through one inch in the template.
It may be dug—or not—I do not care. It was a great purchase, and it is as minty as they get--- I just love these big corks. 
Marble—On!!