I've seen these before I think, but I just cant find a reference no, so I'm sure people here might know who and what these are...... i see the striped band on both inside and outside of the marble so I'd lean more to some sort of transparent swirl (or corkscrew)?
Seams on marbles from left to right:
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3 - ) (
4 - ) I
5 - I < ?
I'm going to go Marble King blended Rainbow since I've seen this lavender color but usually its a ribbon all the way around not just one patch. 2nd would be Vitro then 3rd Master. Thoughts?
So I found these what are clearly Peltier Rainbos I just havent seen any with Grey Opaque to them like these. It looks almost like a dark opalescent but when I use a flashlight on them directly they dont go through..... Anyone seen anything like these? The red ones the grey back is a little more white, but these contain aventurine. All of them are UV reactive on the ribbon.
OK so I posted this on the Allaboutmarbles forum for identification. Originally from my WV Swirls book I thought they were Jackson (the book does not have CAC unfortunately).
However, I wanted to confirm so posted on Allaboutmarbles and the MODERATOR (Cheese) told me these were all CAC swirls.
These UV pictures are taken in broad daylight which tells you how reactive they are.
Would love to get more opinions before I brag about having some CACs. If they are, do they have a name associated?? It's definitely Vaseline Glass for sure but dont know if this has a name.
OK so I went through the Akro material pretty in depth so I hope I did well, otherwise I apologize to you AuburnMoon as I will have let you down lol (seriously great material!!)
From top to bottom:
1.) Pretty simple here two colors on opaque base - Prize Name
2.) Struggled on this one..... it's two colors and definitely a spiral but that reddish is almost entirely transparent going to say not an Akro
3.) Three colors (Blue, Light Blue, Yellow) Tri Color Corkscrew - Special
4.) Two color Onyx (or maybe Snake.... see photo 5) - I'm going Snake
5.) Finally two colors, whispy white - Popeye
So this is the crown jewel of my lot. It's 0.87" and I think it's a legit CAC swirl.... maybe flame? Oh and I'm pretty darn sure thats oxblood?
While I'm still waiting on my WV swirls book, so I figured I'd throw this one out for some help.
Anyway it's still my crown jewel.... for now. I've dove head first into the marble put now LOL
OK so I had to look deep to see if I could identify this one and all I could come with is a Peltier Green Fizz? Very cool marble though, so transparent and then when you shine UV you see strands of green.
OK I think I've got these identified to who (Alley Agate from watching Stephen Bahr's YouTube series). But what I cant quite understand is what qualifies as a Tater Bug and are any of these under that grouping?
By the way also ordered the WV Swirls book:
‘West Virginia Swirls’ by Eddie Winningham & Chuck Sumner
Because the WV swirls have my head in a ..... tornado?
OK so here's a weird one .... It looks very much like a caramel apple and I think it's a peerless patch from Peltier but I just cant find any color similarities. Weirdly enough that caramel color is UV reactive too (Picture 4). Anyone have any clue on this one?
OK so I've read enough, especially the very first thing to learn, which is Cat's Eyes aren't really special EXCEPT a few types one being the Peltier banana. Now I see most of these in a banana formation around the edges aside from the shooter. The shooter has a similar color and construction and somewhat of a banana shape but doesn't run on the edge of the marble. So am I right these are bananas and is the shooter also?
OK so did my homework on this one. I think it may be a MF Christensen Hand Gathered Brick Slag but really just not sure. I think the 9 pattern and other seam maybe confirm it? It's also a Pee Wee. I think this one to confirm I really do need an expert though :). The other possibility here would be Akro Agate Hand Gathered Slag??
OK - so first at the top is 0.91 shooter Vitro Parrot. This one I kind of cheated because u/AuburnMoon17 the professor helped.
Tried my best to take poles and 90 degree photos.
Now for the rest (all measure between 0.58-0.61 diameter):
Row 1: Alley Agate St. Marys Ghost Swirls (Note Cadmium here is UV reactive)
Row 2: Marble King Bumble Bee Patch and Ribbon
Row 3: Vitro Agate All-Reds Patch and Ribbon
Row 4: Marble King Red (or Persimmon?) Rainbo Patch and Ribbon
Row 5: Marble King Multi-Color Rainbow Patch and Ribbon
Row 6: Marble King Yellow Rainbo Patch and Ribbon
Row 7: Marble King Blue Rainbo Patch and Ribbon
How did I do? Row 4 and 6 were hardest for me...
Hey found some old marbles in a shoebox my dad has any wondered if anyone could point me in right direction. I think I saw maybe Alley Agate??? Some looked like Peltier's but thinking not ..... Anywhere just any pointers to help would be appreciated.