Ravenswood?

[rockgardenplants]

Thanks in advance!

[Carowill]

Alley IMHO.  Yellow is a rare color for Ravenswood.

[akroorka]

This is a nice one.

Nice deep yellow with two varieties of white ( one of which appears to be opal) with a transparent base.

Ya know what--I would not rule out Champion--I do suck at WVS ID though.

All opinions are welcomed and appreciated.

Marble--On!!

[rockgardenplants]

IMHO these come from two different manufacturers (after looking more closely).

[wvrons]

Both 100 percent Alley. 

[Tommy]

I'm with Ron .... 

Nice ones love that yellow 

[rockgardenplants]

I like Alleys... A question: the transparent areas are why I went with Ravenswood, so why are these Alleys? As many answers to this would be great. Gotta get more info on WV swirl ID. Can't be too difficult, right?   

[chicagocyclist]

I think it's more why they're not Ravenswood. The swirls are nicely intertwining and very complex but Ravenswood swirls are more like sewn through the marble, diving down into the marble. coming out the other side and going back again.  Often Ravenswoods are less busy than Alleys and these are pretty busy.   so in the end, if they're not Ravenswood and they're looking like this then they're Alleys.

[rockgardenplants]

On 12/28/2022 at 5:04 PM, chicagocyclist said:

so in the end if they're not Ravenswood and they're looking like this then they're Alleys.

One of the best ID tips ever! Thanks!

[chicagocyclist]

2 hours ago, rockgardenplants said:

One of the best ID tips ever! Thanks!

Thanks.  I'm passing on the ID tip that I got to help distinguish the two!  I added to it a tiny bit from my own experience in using it.  It is such a good tip; I shall never forget it.

[wvrons]

Ravenswood made very very few marbles with yellow.   I have seen a 100,000+ Ravenswood marbles and only maybe 200 of them had any yellow.  Odds are if it is a vintage swirl with yellow that Ravenswood is down the list of makers. Not impossible but low on the list of vintage swirl makers.   

[chicagocyclist]

48 minutes ago, wvrons said:

Ravenswood made very very few marbles with yellow.   I have seen a 100,000+ Ravenswood marbles and only maybe 200 of them had any yellow.  Odds are if it is a vintage swirl with yellow that Ravenswood is down the list of makers. Not impossible but low on the list of vintage swirl makers.   

And then there's that!  If I heard that before, unfortunately has gotten lost.  Thanks. I have made a note!