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[Steph]

Acme Realers were around at least in 1931.

Here's a Peltier ad George Sourlis sent. It's from the December 1931 issue of Playthings Magazine.

[Steph]

Here is a totally sweet box Al photographed at the Nov. 2008 Las Vegas show. Check out the hybrids in the close up. You can also see hints of the Realers' famous orange glow.

[Steph]

Here's another nice set of realer pix. These are from an ebay auction. Seller was Redcougar725.

Sorry so many! I had a hard time choosing. I at least left one pic out! (close up of the acme realer name. ;-)

[Steph]

Here's another box. Figured I should include it since it's actually the most famous Realer pic I know. Posted at many sites:

[migbar]

I'm curious about the Peltier Glassonix marbles.
Is that what Peltier called the early multi-color swirls ?

thanks,
mike b.

[Steph]

If you don't know I should be afraid to take a guess, but I will anyway.



What do you think about this theory?


They're slags but Pelt was experimenting with variations on the onyx name because of the cease and desist order the FTC gave Gropper the year before.



From the Annual Report of the Federal Trade Commission for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1931, p. 157:


[indent]Gropper, M. J., & Sons (Inc.). (Docket 1722.) Order entered November 17, 1930, requiring
respondent, engaged in the sale of marbles, to cease and desist from the use of the word "onyx" to
designate glass marbles, without the use of other words clearly showing that such marbles are not made
of onyx.[/indent]

[migbar]

This is what I have on Glassonix marbles



and this, too, to get back on track





So, let's see all those 1" blue, yellow and green Acme's !

thanks again'
mike

[Steph]

Back to the drawing board.

[Steph]

migbar, on 07 January 2010 - 05:08 PM, said:

So, let's see all those 1" blue, yellow and green Acme's !

Yeah!

[Steph]

1" Acme's?

[Steph]

No?

Well, still a fun pic! lol



Do you know what color "flint" refers to? IS flint a color? I also saw it in the 1962 price list shown in AMMM.

[migbar]

I suspect that "flint" was recycled bottle glass; either clear, or transparent green, blue, or brown.

mike

I believe this to be true despite what someone with actual intelligence may eventually post below...

[hdesousa]

migbar, on 08 January 2010 - 06:12 PM, said:

I suspect that "flint" was recycled bottle glass; either clear, or transparent green, blue, or brown.

mike

When comparing Akro Moonies to Akro Flint Moonies, the Moonies are translucent whereas the Flint Moonies are opaque, a very good imitation of the prized flint marbles made by those Tennessee hillbillies. (Not used as a derogatory term - my wife's a coal miner's daughter)