Ron knew more about marbles than anyone I know of. He took a lot of that knowledge with him. God Bless Steven Bahr for these videos, they are worth more than I can imagine.
Man I can't tell you how helpful these marble ID and typing videos are to a newbie like myself. Way out here in Utah I don't have access to such diverse collections or folks with such knowledge. I've been digging marbles for years, now it's nice to begin trying to figure out what types I have!
Nice marbles shown! Enjoyed Ron’s sharing of information. It really takes a lot of study and skill to identify each type and even then it seems it can be difficult. Have a great day👍
15:48 Finally! Lol, I remembered bits of this story about CAC employees destroying a competitor's marble making machines and had been I'd looking through and rewatching your videos trying to find where it was mentioned. Such an interesting bit of history!
Thanks Trilobite! Lots of twists and turns, drama and back story with some of these old companies. So glad Ron explained that so well here . He was the 🐐! ♥️
I'm re-watching all of these hoping to learn more about all of the WV companies. So far, I think I'm just as confused as when I started! Keep up the good work.
After watching this for 3rd time I wanna take time to thank you for putting together this awesome 2 part series with Ron Shepard. Absolutely fantastic stories and information. Love it!
Great content as usual...Those guys out in W.V. sure know there mibs. One of my favorite states to go melt glass in. The Glass history there is Absolutely Amazing !
Thanks guys for another amazing, and informative video ! Those clear based Ravevswoods are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to your next video. Forecast for my city of Rancho Mirage, Ca. Today, 82 degrees, clear skies! I'm blessed.😁
It's rained 7 of the last 9 days here in Coshocton county. So I obviously have time on my hands today. Watched both parts . Just totally awesome Man 👍😎 so many naunces to this stuff, its so intellectually addictive.
Stephen Bahr it would be great if you added the makers name to the marbles in this video when the video flips to a close up. I had my heatons as Ravenswood lol when Chuck is doing the red ravens side by side I got confused lol. I think it would be an easy edit and add greatly to the video as a whole. Just my .02. Which isn't worth much lol. Thanks so much for these videos though they are a wealth of knowledge. I post them to Facebook regularly on the different groups. Your always the first video in my TH-cam feed lol. Hope to meet ya at a show some day.
Thank you Outdoor Adventures. I just saw this comment. I can’t really edit the videos once they are published, I do have Heaton video content that has been filmed and will upload when ready. It should help, thank you for watching the videos!
I bought a nice size collection and they were all seperated nice and neat and of course I thought I wouldn't have much of a problem getting them back where they belong..... But, that has been way harder than I ever thought it'd be! Still to this day, I go in & change them out from time to time, especially after watching these videos! But I seem to Mix them up even worse (if possible) when I mess with them! They look so much alike it's not funny!
Wow Rod yea sometimes it can get frustrating, the longer you study them- the easier it gets. Even still some are impossible to identify 100% firm. Have fun with it!
loving watching all your videos from over here in the uk. im starting to collect marbles and was wondering where i could get those nice clamshell wooden cases
Thanks Livechim , a lot lot of those cases are custom made. I switched over to Riker brand display cases which have a glass top so you can see what’s inside without opening them.
To my knowledge, the early way to achieve yellow was to put gold into the molten clear glass.later on yellow was obtained through other means of mixing chemicals and different substances.thus making yellow glass was not cost effective until later unless a batch of yellow scrap was found.just based on a couple of glass books I have read.including the art of glass
Hi Stephen...another stand up well made informational. I wonder if Mr. Ron would be able to identify an Alley i landed this weekend. I'm stumped as are others due to the ridiculous amount of Adventurine it contains. Great video to all who helped.
@@stephenbahrmarbles you truly are living the dream! Ill be looking forward to the new videos for sure. Unfortunately I let the one go last week. It was in a post on the group page I think you commented "jackpot"🥳
@@stephenbahrmarbles Ive got some definitive Jackson and Kokomos now, in case you need examples; although Im sure you have bette examples than I would have.
Watched both part one and two hoping yall would explain the very dark red (looks black) translucent base with light blue ribbons that when it swirls down into the trans. dark red base it turns to gold. I seen them in the video just never described.
Hi Justin, cool - I’ll have to look to see if I can locate those. I have a borrowed and expansive dug Ravenswood collection that I am studying . I plan on zeroing in on several marbles that were not discussed here in a future video.
@Stephen Bahr cool I've been looking to ID it to make sure it is a Ravenswood and not another. The ones yall went into detail about sound like it is but there is discrepancies. I'm still showering the webs on details of it but keep coming up short. I don't know what the deal is with them but everyone passes them up and no body wants to explain them lol. I think they look great the way the light blue bands turn to goldish as they get deeper into the very dark red base. Thank you for any help!
Looking at a screenshot on this video at 11:39 there is an example of one 5 over from the one he's explaining. In the Solar Flare discriptions. There's one above it but the band is white.
Hi Justin, I can’t quite find the marble you are describing on screen, but I will look at my red examples and see if I can cover anything that might come close to your description. ✅
Nothing yet, but there will be a West Virginia Swirls book coming out soon by Chuck Sumner that should be very helpful. I am preparing a deep dive Ravenswood marbles identification video soon, with all dug examples.
Hi Corene, no the furnace marbles came in around 9/16” - 5/8” . I have seen one or two that came in a little larger but nothing near 3/4” or over. It’s likely that yours are still Champions as they made plenty of big marbles . For 1” swirls Jabo and Alley are by far the most common.
I have a small collection going, I love the idea of collecting marbles, all I can day marbles make me smile and just feel happy ,I have no other way to explain it,anyway I'm having a hard time even tell the difference in manufacturers never mind what the marble is , do you recommend a good book I could buy ?
Hello Mr. Bahr. I have several unopened bags of several different brands of vintage marbles. Some say what they are, but there are others that I would love to open and look closer at the treasures! My question to you as a collector, would you open the packages or leave them sealed? Some of them look absolutely amazing!
@@stephenbahrmarbles Thank you for your reply. I will keep them sealed in original packaging. Some of the poly bags are aged and its hard to see the glory of these marbles so I wanted so bad to just tear into them! 🤣 I was struggling with the thought of opening them, so you've relieved my stress! Thanks once again Mr. Bahr!
@@stephenbahrmarbles Thank you once again! What about marbles that glow pink or almost orange under uv lighting, are those more modern, or did they make them pre 70s? What do they call it? Thanks, Your favorite pest, Mike
One thing about the red rose vs raven : the base glass on the rose is a solid opaque glass. Ravens have more texture in the base, and have more swirl coverage in general
Do you, by chance, help people to identify Marbles? I found a box of them in this very old home (from 1883) and I've been on a mission. Everyone I ask about this cream-colored and brown swirl one I have seems stumped.
What year was your dad born? Did he collect them after his childhood? If they are only marbles he played with them it's most likely he has marbles from 5 yrs old-13 yrs old latest. That should help date them. Take care!
Ron knew more about marbles than anyone I know of. He took a lot of that knowledge with him. God Bless Steven Bahr for these videos, they are worth more than I can imagine.
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Stephen is back ....another large variety of marbles and kool colors
@@stephenbahrmarbles somehow i missed this response ...i will email you right now
Man I can't tell you how helpful these marble ID and typing videos are to a newbie like myself. Way out here in Utah I don't have access to such diverse collections or folks with such knowledge. I've been digging marbles for years, now it's nice to begin trying to figure out what types I have!
Unbelievable, and I thought I liked Peltier the best. Those Ravens are super unique. 😮
Ravenswood made some very nice swirls for sure!
Nice marbles shown! Enjoyed Ron’s sharing of information. It really takes a lot of study and skill to identify each type and even then it seems it can be difficult. Have a great day👍
Thank you Stephen, Chuck and Ron for sharing. Thrilled to be collecting marbles at this time. Brings me joy and these videos enrich the hobby greatly.
Those scrapings marbles are the most wicked.
Omg yuuuusssss! I've been studying my swirls all week. This vid is perfect timing! Thank you both!
15:48 Finally! Lol, I remembered bits of this story about CAC employees destroying a competitor's marble making machines and had been I'd looking through and rewatching your videos trying to find where it was mentioned.
Such an interesting bit of history!
Thanks Trilobite! Lots of twists and turns, drama and back story with some of these old companies. So glad Ron explained that so well here . He was the 🐐! ♥️
Excellent ty Stephen and Ron
I love the story about Christensen not letting another company copy him without repercussions 😆
Yea pretty hardcore stuff!
thats one hell of a collection
I'm re-watching all of these hoping to learn more about all of the WV companies. So far, I think I'm just as confused as when I started! Keep up the good work.
Thank Iron Chief, I’m sure you’ve picked up quite a bit by now. I hope you’re enjoying the hobby!
I just love you and Ron so much such a pleasure to learn from you both❤😊
Thank you very much Cindy !
Very nice job on this video. I am going to head over to watch Part 1. Thumbs up from me. Stay connected.
Thank you, very helpful. Beautiful marbles.
Thanks JAK !🔵
After watching this for 3rd time I wanna take time to thank you for putting together this awesome 2 part series with Ron Shepard. Absolutely fantastic stories and information. Love it!
Awesome video, thanks you guys!
@@stephenbahrmarbles A.savage 😊
Cool marbles!
Great content as usual...Those guys out in W.V. sure know there mibs. One of my favorite states to go melt glass in. The Glass history there is Absolutely Amazing !
Thanks guys for another amazing, and informative video ! Those clear based Ravevswoods are absolutely stunning. Looking forward to your next video. Forecast for my city of Rancho Mirage, Ca. Today, 82 degrees, clear skies! I'm blessed.😁
It's rained 7 of the last 9 days here in Coshocton county. So I obviously have time on my hands today. Watched both parts . Just totally awesome Man 👍😎 so many naunces to this stuff, its so intellectually addictive.
@@stephenbahrmarbles I would be delighted to do so 👍. I will email you later in the week. Thank you for your time....
Stephen Bahr it would be great if you added the makers name to the marbles in this video when the video flips to a close up. I had my heatons as Ravenswood lol when Chuck is doing the red ravens side by side I got confused lol. I think it would be an easy edit and add greatly to the video as a whole. Just my .02. Which isn't worth much lol. Thanks so much for these videos though they are a wealth of knowledge. I post them to Facebook regularly on the different groups. Your always the first video in my TH-cam feed lol. Hope to meet ya at a show some day.
Thank you Outdoor Adventures. I just saw this comment. I can’t really edit the videos once they are published, I do have Heaton video content that has been filmed and will upload when ready. It should help, thank you for watching the videos!
Stephen, these videos are awesome! Thanks, Ron, for sharing your expertise!
I bought a nice size collection and they were all seperated nice and neat and of course I thought I wouldn't have much of a problem getting them back where they belong..... But, that has been way harder than I ever thought it'd be! Still to this day, I go in & change them out from time to time, especially after watching these videos! But I seem to Mix them up even worse (if possible) when I mess with them! They look so much alike it's not funny!
Wow Rod yea sometimes it can get frustrating, the longer you study them- the easier it gets. Even still some are impossible to identify 100% firm. Have fun with it!
loving watching all your videos from over here in the uk. im starting to collect marbles and was wondering where i could get those nice clamshell wooden cases
Thanks Livechim , a lot lot of those cases are custom made. I switched over to Riker brand display cases which have a glass top so you can see what’s inside without opening them.
To my knowledge, the early way to achieve yellow was to put gold into the molten clear glass.later on yellow was obtained through other means of mixing chemicals and different substances.thus making yellow glass was not cost effective until later unless a batch of yellow scrap was found.just based on a couple of glass books I have read.including the art of glass
Ahh cool, thank you for those notes!
Thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks Cindy !
Amazing collection!
I have jars and jars of marble, no idea what they are. Thanks for the class.
Thanks C1 !
Hi Stephen...another stand up well made informational. I wonder if Mr. Ron would be able to identify an Alley i landed this weekend. I'm stumped as are others due to the ridiculous amount of Adventurine it contains. Great video to all who helped.
@@stephenbahrmarbles you truly are living the dream! Ill be looking forward to the new videos for sure. Unfortunately I let the one go last week. It was in a post on the group page I think you commented "jackpot"🥳
I have found 25 marbles over the summer and I'm trying to identify them is there a marble book you would recommend
Man I’ve got a couple of Heaton red roses and just like described you can see the bubbles in the red and the clip of color on the back.
@@stephenbahrmarbles I have yet to find a definitive red raven though. Maybe someday I’ll find one in a junk jar of swirls at an antique store I hope.
@@stephenbahrmarbles is 80 bucks a good deal on one? Sorry for asking if you don’t like discussing prices.
@@stephenbahrmarbles thanks man, can’t wait for your next video
@@stephenbahrmarbles sweet, will you ever make some videos about rarer cos like Jackson, Kokomo and the like?
@@stephenbahrmarbles Ive got some definitive Jackson and Kokomos now, in case you need examples; although Im sure you have bette examples than I would have.
Wow I have some furnace marbles... sooooo cool to figure out what I had. Woo hoo
Very cool Rockhound !
Watched both part one and two hoping yall would explain the very dark red (looks black) translucent base with light blue ribbons that when it swirls down into the trans. dark red base it turns to gold. I seen them in the video just never described.
Hi Justin, cool - I’ll have to look to see if I can locate those. I have a borrowed and expansive dug Ravenswood collection that I am studying . I plan on zeroing in on several marbles that were not discussed here in a future video.
@Stephen Bahr cool I've been looking to ID it to make sure it is a Ravenswood and not another. The ones yall went into detail about sound like it is but there is discrepancies. I'm still showering the webs on details of it but keep coming up short. I don't know what the deal is with them but everyone passes them up and no body wants to explain them lol. I think they look great the way the light blue bands turn to goldish as they get deeper into the very dark red base. Thank you for any help!
@Stephen Bahr oh, I'm new to marbles so my discriptions are uneducated and just what i can see.
Looking at a screenshot on this video at 11:39 there is an example of one 5 over from the one he's explaining. In the Solar Flare discriptions. There's one above it but the band is white.
Hi Justin,
I can’t quite find the marble you are describing on screen, but I will look at my red examples and see if I can cover anything that might come close to your description. ✅
What’s the best book explaining these? I did buy the one you recommended about cats eyes and it was great.
Nothing yet, but there will be a West Virginia Swirls book coming out soon by Chuck Sumner that should be very helpful. I am preparing a deep dive Ravenswood marbles identification video soon, with all dug examples.
@@stephenbahrmarbles thank you. I’m loving all you videos. I’m a new lover to collecting marbles.
Hello, I am pretty sure I have champion furnace marbles, but they are bolder size. Do you know if they made the bigger marbles when running those?
Hi Corene, no the furnace marbles came in around 9/16” - 5/8” . I have seen one or two that came in a little larger but nothing near 3/4” or over. It’s likely that yours are still Champions as they made plenty of big marbles . For 1” swirls Jabo and Alley are by far the most common.
Vacor De Mexico also made a lot of swirls at 1” diameter.
Thank you so much, for everything
I have a 3/4" Blue Raven.
Like your marble videos.
Thank you Patrick!
I have a small collection going, I love the idea of collecting marbles, all I can day marbles make me smile and just feel happy ,I have no other way to explain it,anyway I'm having a hard time even tell the difference in manufacturers never mind what the marble is , do you recommend a good book I could buy ?
Hello Mr. Bahr.
I have several unopened bags of several different brands of vintage marbles. Some say what they are, but there are others that I would love to open and look closer at the treasures!
My question to you as a collector, would you open the packages or leave them sealed?
Some of them look absolutely amazing!
@@stephenbahrmarbles
Thank you for your reply.
I will keep them sealed in original packaging. Some of the poly bags are aged and its hard to see the glory of these marbles so I wanted so bad to just tear into them! 🤣 I was struggling with the thought of opening them, so you've relieved my stress! Thanks once again Mr. Bahr!
@@stephenbahrmarbles
Thank you once again!
What about marbles that glow pink or almost orange under uv lighting, are those more modern, or did they make them pre 70s?
What do they call it?
Thanks,
Your favorite pest, Mike
I am not English speaking so maybe i am wrong but batch-glass are loose left-over pieces of glass and cullets are glass bars/rods?
Hi Michel , batch glass is glass made from raw materials like silica and sand, cullet is recycled glass .
I think I have a Red Raven, but when you look at it in the light it's really red amber color inside
One thing about the red rose vs raven : the base glass on the rose is a solid opaque glass. Ravens have more texture in the base, and have more swirl coverage in general
I have a question for you Stephen...this is wvrons am I correct?
Do you, by chance, help people to identify Marbles? I found a box of them in this very old home (from 1883) and I've been on a mission. Everyone I ask about this cream-colored and brown swirl one I have seems stumped.
Is there a way to contact you? I just inherited my dad's childhood marbles. I know very little but I know that I see these in the collection.
What year was your dad born? Did he collect them after his childhood? If they are only marbles he played with them it's most likely he has marbles from 5 yrs old-13 yrs old latest. That should help date them. Take care!
Cool thanks mate
Thanks Matt !
Do you ever polish old marbles
Nope Kittyhurt I do not.
Thumbs up Thank you
Beauties !