Striped Opaque Swirl Purple
Alley Agate · 1929-1949 Machine-Made
Identification summary
White opaque swirl with dark purple striping and tight pole gather, typical Alley construction.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Alley Agate
- Era
- 1929-1949 Machine-Made
- Pattern
- striped opaque swirl
- Rarity assessment
- Uncommon
- Condition assessment
- Near Mint
- Size
- Standard shooter ~5/8 inch (approx. 15-16mm based on hand scale)
- Material
- soda-lime glass
Why this candidate
Alley made very similar white-based striped opaques with deep purple bands in the 1930s-40s. Slightly less likely than Vitro due to glass brightness and band sharpness, but pole swirl in image 3 is very Alley-like.