rockgardenplants Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Very cool 😎! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Very cool indeed wicked colour combo with AV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 What size ? It is probably 11/16 or 3/4 inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Looks like Jabo IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 A 3/4 inch swirl = high chance of Jabo or DAS. A 3/4 inch swirl with oxblood = 90% high chance of Jabo or DAS. A 3/4 inch swirl with heavy aventurine = higher 95% chance of Jabo or DAS. A 3/4 inch swirl with av and oxblood = 98% chance of Jabo or DAS. A 3/4 inch swirl with gold av or gold lutz = 99% or higher of Jabo or DAS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted October 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 19/32" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 I think I would be trying to rule out SMM before jumping to Alley at that size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Marble Buddies Second Run may be the run this one came from 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 Actually it was the first SMM run ever that this one was made in. Just checked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted October 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Nantucketdink said: I think I would be trying to rule out SMM before jumping to Alley at that size. Which size? 3/4" or 19/32"? And, could you post the link where I can read about first run SMM? Thanks! By the way, the marble has been measured at 14.40 mm or 9/16". I bought a new battery for my caliper and it is indeed 14.40 mm or 9/16". I'm going with Alley Agate. Edited October 4, 2022 by rockgardenplants measurement of marble with caliper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted October 4, 2022 Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 I agree with SMM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted October 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2022 29 minutes ago, cheese said: I agree with SMM. Even if it's 9/16"? I need to get up to speed with these marble runs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 SMM only had a 5/8" machine all along until just recently, I was just at his shop a few days ago and saw his first successful run of 3/4" marbles. They were made less than a month ago. Before that they were all done on a 5/8" machine and 9/16" is easily in the range of what would come off that machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted October 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 @cheeseGood info! Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 In my experience, most old Alleys (but maybe not every single one) that have aventurine are with blue, green, or both.The orange sent up a red flag for me. Of course, Ron probably has one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 14 hours ago, rockgardenplants said: Which size? 3/4" or 19/32"? And, could you post the link where I can read about first run SMM? Thanks! By the way, the marble has been measured at 14.40 mm or 9/16". I bought a new battery for my caliper and it is indeed 14.40 mm or 9/16". I'm going with Alley Agate. I know Jeff has pictures of SMM runs up at the WVMCC site and that’s a general place to look at pictures of SMM marbles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 I will go pinpoint that one and take some pics, whichever SMM run it is in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Like was said earlier, SMM marbles run from peewees upto 11/16” routinely. Some of the double ingots and other out of round oversized marbles get a touch over 11/16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 I do want to switch which run it was from, but nobody likely cares. There were white base SMM with bright orange and green aventurine in several runs that are all fairly similar. The marble buddies holiday run also has them and this one with the additional brown with black tracer is probably from that run instead of the other 2 I mentioned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, Nantucketdink said: I do want to switch which run it was from, but nobody likely cares. There were white base SMM with bright orange and green aventurine in several runs that are all fairly similar. The marble buddies holiday run also has them and this one with the additional brown with black tracer is probably from that run instead of the other 2 I mentioned. I care, as do others I'm sure! I found the information that was shared here well said IMO 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted October 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 8 hours ago, William said: I care, as do others I'm sure! I found the information that was shared here well said IMO 👍 I'll learn anything I can about marbles! In any event, the marble in question is gorgeous and it will have a special place on the shelf. It will remind me not to jump too quickly to any conclusions. Thank you, everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 6, 2022 Report Share Posted October 6, 2022 My reply's were for or near 3/4 inch marbles. At 9/16 inch, I would totally go with Sammys. I was present at every run until the last couple years. I may have some of these. Not time to go find them now. Not a Alley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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