Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
In this video we identify vintage Alley marbles and examine some more of the informal Alley Agate marbles nicknames with Ron Shepherd.
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, and look at comparisons to Ravenswood, Heaton, Champion, JABO and Vacor De Mexico company models.
This upload covers the following Alley Agate nicknames :
Tater Bug
Lady Tater
West Virginian
Strawberry Shortcake
Betsy Ross
Shimmering Spruce
Shimmering Blue Spruce
Alley St. Marys Ghost
Bacon
St. Marys Superman
Inky
Jelly Nougat
Lemon Drop
Jolly Blue Giant
Jolly Green Giant
Purple Rain
The tail end of the video showcases a couple of collections of collectable Alley Sistersville marbles from the John Snyder and Nola Morgan collections.
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 Alley related video with Ron Shepherd. We will be uploading Alley Agate packaging and glass collectables / Dishware content soon and an exclusive tour of Nola Morgan’s epic marbles collection. 🔴
In this video we identify vintage Alley marbles and examine some more of the informal Alley Agate marbles nicknames with Ron Shepherd.
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, and look at comparisons to Ravenswood, Heaton, Champion, JABO and Vacor De Mexico company models.
This upload covers the following Alley Agate nicknames :
Tater Bug
Lady Tater
West Virginian
Strawberry Shortcake
Betsy Ross
Shimmering Spruce
Shimmering Blue Spruce
Alley St. Marys Ghost
Bacon
St. Marys Superman
Inky
Jelly Nougat
Lemon Drop
Jolly Blue Giant
Jolly Green Giant
Purple Rain
The tail end of the video showcases a couple of collections of collectable Alley Sistersville marbles from the John Snyder and Nola Morgan collections.
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 Alley related video with Ron Shepherd. We will be uploading Alley Agate packaging and glass collectables / Dishware content soon and an exclusive tour of Nola Morgan’s epic marbles collection. 🔴
