Black and White Swirl
Alley Agate · 1930s-1950s
Identification summary
Black to deep purple swirl with white ribboning, often with translucent amethyst edges and flame-like wisps.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Alley Agate
- Era
- 1930s-1950s
- Pattern
- opaque ribbon swirl
- Rarity assessment
- Uncommon
- Condition assessment
- Near Mint
- Size
- Standard shooter ~5/8 inch to 3/4 inch estimated from finger scale
- Material
- soda-lime glass
Why this candidate
Alley made very similar black-base white-swirl shooters in the 1930s-1940s with slightly more translucent amethyst edge and wispy feathering visible in image 2 pink highlight.