Steph Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Some of the pix I've been showing I've resized first. But I can't bring myself to resize any of these. Just can't do it. Note: with the new board format change the thumbnails weren't enlarging for me. So now the bigger versions are in the links below the thumbnails. (click the link below to enlarge) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes002.jpg (click the links below the thumbnails for enlargements - you might have to doubleclick for full size) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes004.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes010.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes007.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes015.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes012.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes016.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes008.jpg Different perspectives on the moss agates http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes011.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes019.jpg Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 DAMN!!! :Happy_050: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akro gatherer Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 i would alomost give $20.00 for something like that. of course i am kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Oh Yeah..... Back in "The Day" that mighta hit a whopping 50 bucks!!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 What does the top left say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Akro Specials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I'm pretty sure it says Akro Specials on the top line but unsure what's under that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I think that's the also available in other sizes line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akro gatherer Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 so popeyes are actually akro specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Popeyes are tri-onyx agates. I believe the specials area to be a miscellaneous compartment. One which Akro could fill with whatever marbles they thought might interest buyers -- could be experimentals, could be top of the line, could be just extras they wanted to push for some reason. I have yet to see a special box or compartment filled with tri-color corks. I've seen some with some tri-colored corks, but never 100%. And I think usuallly not tri-colors at all. I wrote to someone who may have seen as much specials packaging as anyone alive and he said there was no rhyme or reasoning to the packaging. On the other hand we know Akro sold three-color corks under the name tri-color agate. Even corks with 3 non-white colors -- what we call lifesavers were in the ad introducing tri-color corks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akro gatherer Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 my head hurts. :Computers_comp18: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Seems pretty correctly filled all around. Of course it has the correct Aces. :-) One cool thing is that it appears to have at least four of the five original prizename combos. The line which would be blue/maroon seems not quite 'perfect' but it is clear that Akro quickly expanded after they announced their first five colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I'm pinning this one because I just love this box so much. (Not my box! pix were donated) Here's another thread I posted at the same time with a later sample case, If You Can Handle A Little More Akro. I don't want to pin it because the pinned section is starting to get quite long. I'll settle for a link. Actually there were quite a few more cool box photos and some ads which I was privileged to post around the same time, many Akro but also some others. They might be in the archives, or in the study hall. If not in one or the other, I will move them when I next come across them. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenb Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 those look yummy ! thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Glad you enjoyed! Yikes. Those are photobucket links, from before photobucket went nuts. I need to change those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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