Moss Agate Type Marbles

[treetiger]

On 1/29/2008 at 12:03 PM, Steph said:

Moss Agates from Akro boxes on eBay:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/Nice001.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/AreTheseAllAkro.jpg

There are some unusual ones in there. One on the bottom row looks opalescent. Are they all Akro?

Here's a pic Galen posted. He said it was from Mike's Salesman Sample case.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/Salesman_001C.jpg

Note 1: More than one marble guide has described Akro Moss Agates as having translucent colored patches. This is sometimes the case but it seems evident that the patches could also be transparent or opaque.

Some of the bases will fluoresce. Some will not.

Note 2: It has been reported that Akro sold their ade marbles under the name Moss Agate.

I know we are not supposed to 'eat' marbles, but these collections make my mouth water and my eyes pop! I wish that they still sold sets in this fashion today instead of netted bags.