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Al Oregon
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| Those last two do look like Ravenswood. |
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Poplarhead
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:34 pm Post subject: Alley Agate Swirl Shooters |
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Roger:
The ones you show are Alley Agate swirls. Probably made in 1950s at St Marys plant. Some sold in Marble King bags. A lot of kids in 1950s had these as in 1960s I saw in kid's older brothers collections.
And I'll trade for unusual colors!
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that1
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Took a picture of some, I can't tell what these are. Look similar, approx 7/8"-1"
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Ponkochan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Those look almost all Alley from here.............with the exception of the one at 3:00. IMHO Not sure...........but maybe that's a Ravenswood?
Maybe Don will come back and help us. 
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Poplarhead
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:08 am Post subject: Raves??? |
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I actually think the one at 3:00 oclock is also an Alley. I know everybody says ravenswood made th ebrowns but I think this is an Alley as I have seen with large groups of Alleys in past. We need Ron Shephard to let us know or somebody who found these types digging at the St marys plant.
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Poplarhead
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:16 am Post subject: Behold a picture from Ron Shephard's Case of Alleys! |
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I knew I saw that brown swirl somewhere...
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Poplarhead
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| Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: Alley |
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Actually I beleive this an earlier Alley period than the brown shooter shown, Pennsboro plant era? ...
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wvrons
Joined: 30 Aug 2007
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Location: WV
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Another good question did Ravenswood make any 7/8 or 1 inch marbles? I have decided NO. I have never found a swirl Ravenswood in a original Ravenswood package. I never saw one good (not a error) dug at the Ravenswood site,by myself or anyone else. We know for sure what Edwin Safreed used for measurement. He used end wrenchs 1/2 to 3/4 or nowdays a open end or box end wrench to check the marble measurements. So far the written documents say Ravenswood made marbles from 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch. This is what was found at the river bank for 5-6 years,with the few oddities,very few 1/4-3/8 or 7/8-1 inch,and they were almost always errors. I have not and cannot prove any 7/8 or 1 inch Ravenswood marbles.
The Big Boys (also in MK bags) are all 100% Alley. Most of the older large 7/8 -1 inch swirls are Alley. Cairo Novelty had a few. Still trying to confirm 100% if Champion did and which ones? These swirl makers did not make any 7/8 - 1 inch large marbles for normal production, Ravenswood,Jackson,Playrite,Heaton,Davis. Some large Vitros tend to swirl but not normal production or what they were goaling for.
The Paul Bunyans are a whole different and long subject. Packaged by Ravenswood but did they make them or who,Akro,Master ????
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wvrons
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi Don,yes that pic looks familiar. |
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wvrons
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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| A few rare Alleys in that pic. Those are all from the Pennsboro site. |
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