Shimmering Spruce?

[marblemanvintagemarbles]

⅝" really shimmers 

[davesnothere]

I agree and it's nice one 

 

[William]

Nice one

[I'llhavethat1]

Nice example.  A little sparse on the green compared to most

[Ric]

I'd be careful with this one. It looks like it might be from Sammy Hogue's AV run at JABO.

[LevvyPoole]

Definitely a marble on my wish list and I'll heed the warning @Ric if I ever think I've spotted one.

[akroorka]

2 hours ago, Ric said:

It looks like it might be from Sammy Hogue's AV run at JABO.

Ooo----buzz-kill Ric.

Do you have any to share?

I would love to see some for sure.

@Nantucketdink?

Marble--On!!

[Ric]

@akroorka I have had groups in hand on a couple of occasions but I don't own any. The only reliable photo I could easily find is from JABO Land:

There is quite a bit of variation in them. When the AV is thick, it's pretty easy to tell it's not an Alley - it's harder when the AV gets thinner. But FWIW, I have not seen many Alleys with as sparse of coverage or the degree of "chunkiness" that you see on some of Sammy's.

Edited 30 minutes ago by Ric
I inserted the word "many" in the last sentence because I have seen some Alleys with sparse coveage.

[akroorka]

21 minutes ago, Ric said:

There is quite a bit of variation in them.

Great stuff Ric,

Because of this post we will all be watching out.

I just love this stuff--folks sharing the wisdom and experience.

I think that the OP is a "Shimmering Spruce" however😁.

One of the very few that intended on having AV in the green.

Marble--On!!

[davesnothere]

@Ric great I have a beat up 1" SS always thought alley was the only one for this style.

I'll post it up tomorrow .

Always learning thanks!

[Ric]

There is little doubt that some of the white-based JABO examples, the sparser ones in particular, are mistaken for Alleys. Of course, this leads to a host of problems. I have heard varying stories about the number of the JABOs that were made. They might be less common than Spruces. Regardless, I am glad I had my Spruces before they were made.

[Ric]

16 minutes ago, davesnothere said:

@Ric great I have a beat up 1" SS always thought alley was the only one for this style.

Breath easy, Dave. If it's an inch, it's probably an Alley. AFAIK the JABOs were only made in 5/8"

[marblemanvintagemarbles]

If it holds any weight the collection this marble came with didnt have any jabos in it.  It did have a lot of old alleys and other swirl companies.  

[Ric]

7 hours ago, marblemanvintagemarbles said:

If it holds any weight the collection this marble came with didnt have any jabos in it.  It did have a lot of old alleys and other swirl companies.  

Your marble could be a weaker Alley, no doubt about it. On the other hand, I have seen enough of both types to know that some can look nearly identical. Because of this, there are certain examples for which I will not offer an ID opinion one way or the other without having the marble in hand. My main point is that when you see an example like this one it's unwise to simply assume it's an Alley.