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Nice Marbles! Pretty good collection so far.
You may have found there are quite a few "nuances" when it comes to marbles that help group by certain names or types. Some collectors will even take it to the point of splitting hairs when it comes to the finest details of grouping marbles. Not to mention the disagreement of certain terms and misinformation published in books over the years... but I think that's part of what makes it all fun!
So anyways! Yes your marbles are handmade German, most fit the definition of Onionskin with a couple questionable as Joseph Coat or some other variation. Welcome and good luck
So these are some of my big boy marbles. I think they are German swirls but some specific ID names would be helpful. Most are around 2" give or take 1/2" -1/4". Like I mentioned in another post I'm fairly new to marbles. I inherited these and I'm just trying to learn as much as I can.