Alley Marbles Identifications and Nicknames w/ Ron Shepherd: Part 1
In this video we begin identifying common Alley swirl marbles and identify some of the informal Alley Agate marbles nicknames with Ron Shepherd. We look at part 1 of the nicknames in this upload, and will follow up with the others in the next video. Alley Agate (1929-1949) is arguably the most popular of the West Virginia Swirl marble companies with collectors, but did not market any of their glass marble models. The examples shown here adopted nicknames from collectors and enthusiasts over the years. We provide Alley Agate identifications tips here , show their oxhair and oxblood examples, and look at comparisons to some of the other vintage marble company models. This upload covers the following Alley Agate nicknames : “Carnival” “Calligraphy” “Chalkie” “Sweet Baby Gray” “Woodland Camo” “Mountain Dew” “Coral” “Exotic Coral” “Halloween” “Sea Foam” “Pistachio” “Snake” “Snakeskin” “Abalone” “Metalic” “Blue Sky” “Blue Lady” “Blood Sky” “Stormy Sky” “Opal Lady” “Kurly Kate” All of the marbles shown in this video are from the personal collections of Ron Shepherd, Stephen Bahr, Kathy Huggins, John Snyder and Nola Morgan. Thank you for watching, and please tune in for the next video installment of Alley Identifications and Nicknames with Ron Shepherd, we will focusing on 18 more marble nicknames. We will be uploading Alley Agate packaging and glass collectables /dishware content soon.

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