Blue Swirl
Alley Agate · 1930s-1940s
Identification summary
Teal-blue transparent swirl with white ribbon, early machine swirl style.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Alley Agate
- Era
- 1930s-1940s
- Pattern
- cat's eye with ribbon vane
- Rarity assessment
- Uncommon
- Condition assessment
- Near Mint
- Size
- Standard player ~5/8 inch (approx 14-16mm by finger scale)
- Material
- glass
Why this candidate
Alley Agate produced transparent blue-green swirls with white ribbons in the 1930s-1940s. Glass tone is close, but Alley swirls usually show more swirl complexity and better glass clarity than this simple vane.