r/MarbleStudyHall • u/AuburnMoon17 • May 06 '25
This page is constantly being updated with new and interesting information so be sure to check back!
How to Weed Out Common Marbles for Better ID Results by u/Helvedica
The Marble Study Hall Pop Quiz Series - Test Your Identification Skills!
JoeMarbles Articles DropBox - Reformatted for Easier Viewing
Identification Guides
Alley Agate
Alley Agate Sample Salesman Case
Alley Agate Swirl Patterns Diagram
Alley Agate Calligraphy Swirl Marbles
Alley Agate Chalkies & Others Explained - Chuck Sumner (cheese) on All About Marbles (May 2025)
Alley Agate Coral Swirl Marbles
Alley Agate Blue Skies, Blush Line, Tater Bugs, & West Virginian Swirl Marbles
Pop Quizzes:
Alley Agate 'Blue on Blue' Swirl + Swirl Patterns
Alley Agate 'Shimmering Spruce' Swirl
Alley Agate 'St. Mary's Ghost' Swirl
Alley Agate Agate 'Stormy Skies' Swirl
Alley Agate 'Strawberry Shortcake' Swirl
Alley Agate 'Sweet Baby Gray' Swirl
Alley Agate 'West Virginian' Swirl
Akro Agate Co.
Akro Agate Production Timeline
Akro Agate 'Popeye' Corkscrew Marbles
Akro Agate Oxblood Marbles - History & Gallery
Akro Agate Tri-Color Patches in Original Packaging shared by u/1Sidknee
Pop Quizzes:
Akro Agate Patch Marbles Seam Basics
Akro 'Indian Blanket' Corkscrew
Akro 'Jolly Roger' Corkscrew & 'Claudia' Patch
Akro 'Lemonade Oxblood' Swirl & Other 'ADE' Marbles
Akro Moss Orange Oxblood vs Carnelian Oxlood Marbles
Champion Agate
Champion Agate Co. - New Old Fashioned Marbles
Pop Quizzes:
Christensen Agate Co.
An In-Depth Look at the Christensen Agate Company
Pop Quizzes:
Christensen Agate (CAC) 'Red Jenny' Swirl
Christensen Agate (CAC) 'Blue Lace' Striped Transparent
Heaton Agate
Tips for Identifying Heaton Agate Swirls
Heaton Agate ‘Sweet Potato’ Swirls
Pop Quizzes:
Heaton Agate 'Blue Oatmeal’ Swirl
Heaton Agate 'Dragon's Blood' Swirl
Heaton Agate 'Honey Biscuit' Swirl
Heaton Agate 'Robin's Egg' Swirl
Heaton Agate 'Sweet Potato' Swirl
Imperial & Asian Imported Marbles
What are Imperial marbles and what do they look like?
Pop Quizzes:
Japanese 'Mushroom' Patch Marbles
JABO Inc.
Tips for Identifying JABO Marbles
JABO ‘Lawn Chair’ & ‘Black Metallic’ Swirls
Pop Quizzes:
Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co.
Kokomo Opalescent Glass Marble Examples & Packaging
Pop Quizzes:
Marble King
Pop Quizzes
Marble King Vintage & Modern Rainbow Identification + 'Bumblebee' Rainbow
Marble King 'Green Hornet' Rainbow
Marble King 4-Color St. Mary's (Tribute) Marble
Master Glass/Master Marble
Master Glass/Master Marble History & Examples
Pop Quizzes:
Master Sunburst w/ Furnace Debris
M.F. Christensen Co.
Pop Quizzes:
Peltier Glass Co.
Comparing Peltier 'Superman', 'Spiderman', & 'Superboy' National Line Rainbo (NLR) Marbles
'Miller Swirl' - An Obsolete Term
Pop Quizzes:
Peltier 'Clear Dragon' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Polar Bear' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Spiderman' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Superman' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Wasp' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Zebra' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Peltier 'Tiger' National Line Swirl (NLS)
Peltier Multi-Colored Swirls (MCS)
Peltier Multi-Colored Swirls 2 (MCS)
Peltier Multi-Colored Rainbos (MCR)
Peltier 'Banana' Cat Eyes - In Depth
Ravenswood Novelty Works
Ravenswood Novelty Overview (2007)
Blue Raven, Green Raven & Red Raven, Ravenswood Marbles by David Chamberlain (2010)
Pop Quizzes:
Vacor de Mexico
Vacor & Mega Marbles Spreadsheet
Pop Quizzes:
How to Identify Vacor Marbles + Vacor 'Seahorse' Swirl
Vacor 'Michelangelo' Swirls - A Generational Breakdown
Vitro Agate Co.
Vitro Agate Production Timeline
Vitro Agate ‘Wedding Cake’ Patches
Pop Quizzes:
Vitro Agate Tiger Eye Patches 2
Vitro Agate Tri-Lite Patches 2
Vitro Agate 'Biscuits & Red-Eye Gravy' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Bullseye' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Superior' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Easter Egg' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Buttermilk', 'Aquamarines', & Variant Tri-Lite Marbles
Vitro Agate 'Aquamarine' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Fruit Loop' Tri-Lite
Vitro Agate 'Horseshoe' Caged Cat Eyes
Veiligglas
Yasuda Glass Factory
Yasuda Japanese Transitional Marbles
Pop Quizzes:
German Handmade Marbles
Cat Eye Marbles
Cat Eye Marbles by David Chamberlain from the All About Marbles Forum
Japanese Cat Eye Vane Configurations Chart
Pop Quizzes:
Marble King 4-Color St. Mary's (Tribute) Cat Eyes
Peltier 'Banana' Cat Eyes - In Depth
Vitro Agate 'Horseshoe' Caged Cat Eyes
Earthenware Marbles
Pop Quizzes:
Game Marbles
General Knowledge
Marbles Terminology information via Block's Marble Auctions
Marble Sizes in Relation to Identification
American Machine Made Marbles Size Chart - Work in Progress!
What are 'Superman' marbles? And what isn't? A visual comparison.
What are metallic swirls? What are abalone swirls? And how do you tell the difference?
What does orange peel texture look like?
What do different glass elements look like under UV light?
Comparing Red, White, & Blue Marbles
Novelty
Andy Davis Marble Cullet Spinning Tops
Czechoslovakian Crystal Fortune Dice
Other Identification Resources:
Marble Alan's Identification Guide
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/AuburnMoon17 • May 06 '25
Links to all Pop Quiz Series posts can be found here and in the Identification Guides & More post pinned at the top of the sub. Challenge yourself and learn along the way! Click the spoiler tags to reveal the subject matter for each quiz.
Machine Made Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #1 -Peltier Rainbo Basics
Pop Quiz Series #2 - Akro Corkscrew Basics
Pop Quiz Series #3 - Beginner Patch Marble Seam Identification
Pop Quiz Series #4 - What is and is not Oxblood?
Pop Quiz Series #5 - Vitro Superior Identification
Pop Quiz Series #6 - Types of Akro Corkscrews
Pop Quiz Series #7 - Fried Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #8 - Basic Vitro Conquerors
Pop Quiz Series #9 - What is a Bennington marble?
Pop Quiz Series #10 -Identifying Slag Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #11 - Coral Swirl Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #12 - Vitro Helmet Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #13 - Akro Moss Orange Oxblood vs Carnelians
Pop Quiz Series #14 - Akro "Lifesaver" Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #15 - Peltier Multi-Colored Swirls (MCS)
Pop Quiz Series #16 - Identifying JABO marbles
Pop Quiz Series #17 - New vs Vintage Lots
Pop Quiz Series #18 - Peltier Banana Cat Eyes
Pop Quiz Series #19 - Vitro Tiger Eyes
Pop Quiz Series #20 - Alley Opal Lady (Blush Line Marbles)
Pop Quiz Series #21 - Akro 'Indian Blanket' Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #22 - Vitro Buttermilk & Variants + Aquamarines
Pop Quiz Series #23 - Master Sunburst
Pop Quiz Series #24 - Vitro All Reds
Pop Quiz Series #25 - Slags vs Transparent Swirls
Pop Quiz Series #26 - Alley Superman
Pop Quiz Series #27 - Peltier Busier Rainbo Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #28 - Peltier Acme Realer
Pop Quiz Series #29 - Vacor Hurricane
Pop Quiz Series #30 - Yasuda Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #31 - Vitro Parrot
Pop Quiz Series #32 - Peltier Spiderman
Pop Quiz Series #33 - Akro 'Sistersville' Patch
Pop Quiz Series #34 - Vitro Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #35 - Alley Swirl Patterns
Pop Quiz Series #36 - Akro Jolly Roger Corkscrew & Claudia Patch
Pop Quiz Series #37 - Peltier John Deere NLS (Obsolete Term Miller Swirl)
Pop Quiz Series #38 - Vacor Seahorse & How to Identify Vacor Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #39 - Vitro Exotic Conqueror
Pop Quiz Series #40 - Master Brushed Patches
Pop Quiz Series #41 - Vitro Opal
Pop Quiz Series #42 - Mosaic Game Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #43 - Peltier Clear Dragon NLR
Pop Quiz Series #44 - CAC Red Jenny Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #45 - Alley Agate Flame
Pop Quiz Series #46 - Peltier Peerless Patch
Pop Quiz Series #47 - Peltier Tiger National Line Swirl (NLS) + Obsolete Term 'Miller Swirl'
Pop Quiz Series #48 - Heaton Agate Blue Oatmeal Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #49 - Akro Lemonade Oxblood Swirl & Other ADE Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #50 - Vitro Black-Line All Red
Pop Quiz Series #51 - Vitro 'Easter Egg' Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #52 - Kokomo Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #53 - Vacor Michelangelo Swirls
Pop Quiz Series #54 - Akro 'Rebel' Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #55 - Alley 'St. Mary's Ghost' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #56 - Japanese Pincher Game Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #57 - Alley 'West Virginian' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #58 - Vacor 'Picasso' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #59 - Akro 'Limeade' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #60 - Vitro 'Fruit Loop' Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #61 - Modern vs Vintage vs Mixed Lots
Pop Quiz Series #62 - Akro Carnelian Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #63 - Alley 'Strawberry Shortcake' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #64 - Peltier Multi-Color Swirl (MCS)
Pop Quiz Series #65 - Akro Oxblood Patch
Pop Quiz Series #66 - Akro 'Popeye' Patch
Pop Quiz Series #67 - Marble King Vintage & Modern Vintage Rainbow Identification + 'Bumblebee' Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #68 - Vitro Tiger Eye
Pop Quiz Series #69 - Akro 'Blue Egg Yolk' Marbles
Pop Quiz Series #70 - Peltier Slags In Depth
Pop Quiz Series #71 - Master Sunburst w/ Furnace Debris
Pop Quiz Series #72 - Champion Agate Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #73 - Peltier Transparent Rainbo
Pop Quiz Series #74 - Vitro Fancy Conquerors
Pop Quiz Series #75 - Akro Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #76 - Master Brushed Patch
Pop Quiz Series #77 - Alley 'Sweet Baby Gray' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #78 - Marble King Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #79 - Champion Agate Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #80 - Vitro 'Aquamarine' Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #81 - Vacor 'Mango Twist' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #82 - Peltier Multi-Colored Rainbo (MCR)
Pop Quiz Series #83 - Alley Calligraphy Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #84 - Akro 'Superman' Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #85 - Peltier 'Polar Bear' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Pop Quiz Series #86 - Master 'Tiger Eye' Sunburst
Pop Quiz Series #87 - Vitro Cosmic Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #88 - Vacor 'Jungle' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #89 - Alley Agate 'Blue Lady' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #90 - Peltier Rainbo
Pop Quiz Series #91 - Akro 'Popeye' Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #92 - Marble King Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #93 - Master Marble Comet
Pop Quiz Series #94 - Vacor 'Bumblebee' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #95 - Peltier Rainbo
Pop Quiz Series #96 - Vitro Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #97 - Alley Agate 'Stormy Skies' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #98 - Peltier 'Zebra' NLR
Pop Quiz Series #99 - Vacor 'Fiesta' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #100 - Vitro 'Biscuits & Red-Eye Gravy' Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #101 - Christensen Agate (CAC) 'Blue Lace' Striped Transparent
Pop Quiz Series #102 - Akro Agate Sparkler
Pop Quiz Series #103 - Ravenswood 'Blue Raven' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #104 - Alley Agate 'Shimmering Spruce' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #105 - Heaton Agate 'Honey Biscuit' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #106 - Marble King 'Green Hornet' Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #106 - Marble King 'Green Hornet' Rainbow
Pop Quiz Series #107 - Pelter 'Banana' Cat Eyes
Pop Quiz Series #108 - Vitro Early Cat Eyes
Pop Quiz Series #109 - Japanese Cat Eye (6V3C3V)
Pop Quiz Series #110 - Vitro Agate Caged Cat Eyes
Pop Quiz Series #111 - Akro Prize Name Corkscrew
Pop Quiz Series #112 - Japanese 'Mushroom' Patch
Pop Quiz Series #113 - Marble King 4-Color St.Mary's (Tribute) Cat Eye
Pop Quiz Series #114 - Heaton Agate 'Dragon's Blood' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #115 - Vitro Agate 'Horseshoe' Caged Cat Eye
Pop Quiz Series #116 - Vitro Agate Tri-Lite
Pop Quiz Series #117 - Heaton Agate 'Robin's Egg' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #118 - Peltier 'Superman' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Pop Quiz Series #119 - Heaton Agate 'Sweet Potato' Swirl
Pop Quiz Series #120 - Peltier 'Wasp' National Line Rainbo (NLR)
Pop Quiz Series #121 - Vitro Agate 'Bullseye' Tri-Lite
German Handmade Marbles
German Handmade - Pop Quiz Series #1 - Clown Onionskin
German Handmade - Pop Quiz Series #2 - White Latticino
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/SimpleSimon872 • 12h ago
I'm still learning so if I'm way off the mark don't laugh too hard please. This marble was in my childhood marbles from the 70s/80s. It's 1.7mm across, and glows under 365nm light, not 395.
I think it's a Veiligglas Amsterdam Swirl but please correct me if I'm wrong! 🙏 Tyvm
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/plumconchblower • 22h ago
I found this marble in a 2 dollar per marble bin. I thought it was a corkscrew at the time and since I collect Akros I bought it. However, now I’m not so sure. There’s more than 3 colors in it and the cracking of the glass is throwing me off. There is no surface damage I can see or feel, so the cracked glass seems either intentional or how it came from the manufacturer. Any help in identifying is greatly appreciated.
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Forsaken_Idea_9949 • 2d ago
5/8" dia.
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/DependentDelivery722 • 2d ago
I’m curious what they are, if anything special sticks out and if they’re a good collection to start with
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Individual_Bread_597 • 3d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Appropriate_Bet_3667 • 4d ago
Pouvez-vous m’aider a l'identification ?
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Overall_Slice9507 • 5d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/cake_toss • 6d ago
To my totally untrained eye, maybe CAC or Champion? Picked up these shooters at an antique shop over 20 years ago, would love to know!
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Appropriate_Bet_3667 • 7d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/OddNumber7178 • 7d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/kakteye • 7d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Forsaken_Idea_9949 • 8d ago
Haven't a clue on what this really is. Any help would be appreciated. Could it possibly be a contemporary or Asian handmade? Weird indent at top and what looks to be a shear mark 180* opposite it. 1" dia. Thanks for looking.
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Helvedica • 8d ago
image says 'chocolate oxblood', but Ive never hear of that and it looks like more like a Corkscrew
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Dizzy-Yogurtcloset15 • 9d ago
Any help is appreciated…
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Helvedica • 9d ago
First 2 pics are my true Oxbloods. Mossy, Egg Yoke, Lemonade, Milky, Silver, and even a Heaton Dragons Blood. Second 2 are marbles that have Oxblood but arent known as being an 'oxblood marble' the small clear one looks like it but isnt.
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Lilpieceachickun • 10d ago
Ravenswood Premium? Or something else? Thanks!
(Player sized)
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/xCrescentmagex • 10d ago
Got this pretty, large contemporary in a 13lb lot of marbles. Struggling to identify the artist as there is no signature. Any assistance? I've been suggested Rolf Wald and Jody Fine.
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Giernan • 11d ago
I don’t think these are, but other than serpents I can’t figure out what has these colors:
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/peardr0p • 11d ago
Spotted these 2 this morning - both priced >£30 for a single marble 🤦
Apparently there is an app, called "Marble Collector — Identify Antique Marbles" (also a website), only available on Apple, so I wasn't able to test (but I remember similar being shared here previously, and folks had the same concerns around accuracy)
Super disappointing to see it being used in this way, especially as value depends so much on condition, which the app cannot accurately gauge.
Be careful out there - don't trust listings with images like this, and use the knowledge you learn in this sub to help you identify the real thing!!
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Dazzling_Worker_6889 • 12d ago
r/MarbleStudyHall • u/sticksi145 • 13d ago
Hi.
I know you probably get hundreds of these requests.
but the identification of cats eyes is blowing my mind,and giving me head ache.😆.
Im a novice,so starting from the bottom.
Can someone help.
Are all these from one maker, (factory/era,?
Is ther an easy way to identify?.I have thousands of player size,so i thought i would start with shooters because my eyes are not what they was.
Bottom row varies in size from 22.5mm to 23.5mm
Middle two rows are various from 24mm to 25.5.
Top row are 25.9mm.25.3mm
All diffrent base and size of ribbons,some colour combos are unusual and unique haven't seen before.some have lots of bubbles going on.
