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This picture turned out okay! DAS necklaces and keychains from 2015

No av. no blue lagoon Blue Lagoon :

Thanks for looking. Have it over on AAM too. Has some damage but so do I. lol.

2-3/8” donkey sulphide!!

Crazy people. (Don't forget integers)

Here's a Sunday Best from brother Bill - his marble, his pics. He loved a good Pelt . . .

I'm posting this one for brother Billy - his marble, his pics . . . He really liked this one. It's large, about 1" or a tad bigger as I recall. I'll bet if I searched the forum long enough I could probably find a post were he told us. One of the perks of being Billy's friend for so long, and his being a bit techno-phobic, is that I was basically his IT guy. I helped him maintain his computer and back up his much beloved photo files for decades. And I was lucky enough to be his designated backup. I've probably got 98% of his marble pics and related photos on my system. The archive is a bit of a mess with poorly named folders and files, lots of duplicated filenames - some with different photos, etc. But I've got it and I am really glad I do. And I can guarantee that if he sees me doing this, he's loving every second of it. 🙂

Thanks for the reminder, TJ. A late train and a late post to go with it . . . I started poking around in my Akro archives, after not looking in there for several years. Brother Billy always got my best ones but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I still have some pretty good ones laying around. I really need to pay them more attention.

Here's a 1/2 incher I love

Two Popeyes with that Colbalt Blue 1 Orange Cobalt and Green Popeye 5/8" 1 Red and Cobalt Blue Popeye 11/16"

I put them in water to get a clearer picture and they disappeaared...LOL.

Transparent base. Pelt colors, got a lot of swirl. Cold roll. Had it with Pelts should it stay there. Nice size.

Hi Ric. Here's the marble this 3/4 tricolor with oxblood. pretty rare to see these orange and yellow which are usually in the Prize Name category, with oxblood, but there are rows of these orange, yellow and a hint of black in #2 50ct Akro boxes labeled tricolor. This marble fits that description except it has a lot of oxblood. So... Tricolor Special 3/4

So definitely a pelt with the blow hole. Dragon of some sort, correct? Flaming Dragon?

5/8" Yellow and White on a transparent Blue. I think they were made around the same time. I love them despite the damage. I took so many photos this morning (I'm just now realizing it's 3pm lol)

A gorgeous vitro

Charlie and I got two new uranium pieces,our wedding presents we received. Eggholder/toothpickholder and a candy dish. Have a wonderful and blessed day. God bless you all. 🙏✝️🙏

Here's my face - 2023, on my visit back home to Alaska. I've collected Akro Agate marbles for twenty years now, I can't believe it's been that long, but I still can't get enough of them and love finding a new color combination, they seem endless. My other hobbies are photography (nature mostly), rock painting, and metal detecting the beaches of NE Florida. Jess or Jessica, either one is good with me.

TGI! And the suns shining. A couple glowers and a few no glow.

.65”. Blue base with white ribbons. Thanks for looking.

Doubt CAC due to the wide separation at the seam.

My Vacor Sunsets needed a new group shot.

Alley Stormy Skies. Much harder to find than the Blue Skies. Pennsboro. Here's some cullet to match. Looks like a snickers bar stuck in there, doesn't it?

Ooh, I think this could be a very special find. It looks just like some transitionals that I saw in a Robert Block essay (totally out of round with a very crude, twisted pontil). In the article, it said that that hundreds were found in the 1960s in a Shanghai garbage dump, but that they were made much earlier (like 1920s or 1930s). Shiroaiko (a collector in Japan) says that she owns a few, and thinks they were made in Japan in the 1910s to the 1920s. I bet in the future we'll find out more information about these guys, but they're pretty mysterious. I've heard they are also pretty rare, (seeing one of them is almost like seeing a ghost).

Marbles like these sat in the bleachers during the Marble Tournaments🔥 RAR

It has to be Akro Friday somewhere . . . 🙂

Augers are fun. They seem harder to find to me. Maybe its just me.

TGIAK!

Happy WVW

Slow down KateSo, I get it, the passion for an ID that you think is right, we all have it. Rudeness is not a topic here from anyone. If you are convinced, well why post it for a further evaluation? I have been called wrong plenty of times after much research. I just get Piss## at myself. Marbles ID can get quite frustrating, the quote that you show is regarding stone Agates. I have researched plenty of marbles over the years—even the game marbles. The one that you show is a Master Made Game marble. I/We welcome the passion that you show. Sometime the truth is a hard swallow. You will always get the truth here at “The Marble Connection”. I would be willing to trade you a “Brick” for this one just to settle you down. They are only marbles after all. I appreciate your passion and contributions here. Sometimes we must lay down and lick our wounds as far as ID goes. Live and learn for sure—keep an open mind, never be embarrassed. Keep on Marbling! Marble—On!!

Two four color Specials: 1 Orange based Special 21/32" 1 Yellow based Special 5/8"

Help please🔥 RAR

OK. I’ll throw it out there. Superman🔥 RAR

Bit too out of focus and (probably) boosted color (HDR/Vivid) to take a guess.

Swamp/Digs in the sloppy mucky,muddy,sloppy and rain in the pits.Best time for a dig🔥 RAR

Yay! It arrived! 🥳

Saturday picking

As Ron was so clear and repetitive in saying, glass colors don't mix. They may overlay.

You'll find this thread helpful for identifying Ravenswood: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/7584-ravenswood-novelty-marbles-a-review-of-varieties/

It's Friday! I love looking through everyone's Akros, it always brightens my day. A Prize Name, 11/16"

This one's not a Jackson. Sometimes I feel like I'm being bossy or kurt by saying an answer matter-of-factly instead of adding "I feel like..." or "I would put it with..." but some I am very certain on (I have Ron Shepher's dug Jackson collection, his big keeper case that we've seen photos of AND his ziplock bags of cullet and other stuff from his garage to study Jackson). I also have dug Champion marbles and examples from their storage buildings, etc.. , enough to have a very strong certainty about this marble and sometimes other marbles, so I don't want to reply in a manner that indicates that I might not be too sure, if that makes sense. Not trying to lay down the law, just trying to show certainty on my end. That doesn't mean I won't listen to arguments saying I am wrong because I have been certain... and wrong... at the same time Lol. Just felt the need to explain that.

Well. Here’s my take. First one Tiger Eye. The second one is a killer Vitro but I don’t know if there’s an ID attached to that one. Maybe Ric will know🔥 RAR

Here's another folded seam Ric...

Welcome and very nice post 👍😎

Sun was shining and this one called out for some fresh air. Plus I don't recall if I posted it before? 21/32"

That means its probably a CAC🔥 RAR

Here are some examples of what oxblood looks like. Note the density and color.

The nicest one of its type I ever owned . . .