Vacor de Mexico
1930 – 1974
1974 – operating at the time of this writing
Vacor de
Mexico began making clay marbles in 1930.
The history page at their website says that in 1934 they began to make
“canicas de cristal”, or crystal marbles.
Then in 1944 they introduced the “Trébol”, a locally popular line of
cat’s eyes predating the Japanese cat’s eyes which had such a profound effect on
the American marble market in the 1950’s.
In the
1960’s or 1970’s, Vacor went international.
In
Their line
has continued to expand. Their style
is diverse, colorful and creatively named. They
have made solids, patches, swirls, cat’s eyes, speckled varieties, and more.
They have even reintroduced a line of
clay marbles called the Rustic. Many
of their marbles have the potential to be mistaken for vintage styles.
One famous case in point is their Serpent which is occasionally mistaken
for the Peltier National Line Rainbo known as the Superman.
Even within a given style name there can be variation, with some seeming
obviously modern and some seeming older.
Get to know the Vacors. It
will be important for your marble education and you might enjoy collecting them.
More
information:
American Machine-Made Marbles,
2006, Dean Six, Susie Metzler and Michael Johnson