Blue 'Audrey 2'

[treetiger]

The 'Bear Claw Clam' smile in this marble reminded me of the man eating plant 'Audrey 2' in 'Little Shop of Horrors'.  I have no idea what this 5/8" wonder is, but I took some backlighting pics to help I.D. it. Any help would be great and appreciated. As seems to be the case---again---please excuse the cat hairs.

 

 

[Ric]

This is the simplest type of West Virginia Swirl (WVS; a swirl made by one of several WV companies including, Alley, Bogard, Cairo, Champion, Davis, Heaton, Jackson, MidAtlantic, Playrite, and Ravenswood), and they all made many of these simple types. It is essentially a "slag" (white striping glass in a clear or colored transparent base - marbles don't get much simpler unless you're talking about one color opaque or transparent game marbles). But this is not what most collectors would normally call a slag, although some old-timers might still refer to them as such.

All of this makes these types of WVSs notoriously difficult to ID with high confidence, although certain ones are definitely easier than others. Your marble could have been made by several different companies. Based on what I see here, my top guess would be Heaton, although Champion and others are also possibilities. Sometimes knowing whether the marble reacts to UV light can help narrow it down, but not always.

[treetiger]

4 hours ago, Ric said:

This is the simplest type of West Virginia Swirl (WVS; a swirl made by one of several WV companies including, Alley, Cairo, Champion, Davis, Heaton, Jackson, MidAtlantic, Playrite, and Ravenswood), and they all made many of these simple types. It is essentially a "slag" (white striping glass in a clear or colored transparent base - marbles don't get much simpler unless you're talking about one color opaque or transparent game marbles). But this is not what most collectors would normally call a slag, although some old-timers might still refer to them as such.

All of this makes these types of WVSs notoriously difficult to ID with high confidence, although certain ones are definitely easier than others. Your marble could have been made by several different companies. Based on what I see here, my top guess would be Heaton, although Champion and others are also possibilities. Sometimes knowing whether the marble reacts to UV light can help narrow it down, but not always.

Thank you Ric! I am writing this down and adding this to my files. This marble does not react to U.V.. If it is Heaton it will be the first one in my small collection. Thanks again and best wishes