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Did more searching, found a colbalt blue example on Pinterest that sold on eBay in 2012 for $640, only the base. The picture shows a bale on the upper lamp, so maybe it was gifted with no shade? Going to leave the green finial, as found.

Large game marbles like to did on the large format ashtrays. I had both large and small in the same color, sold years ago. May have to go buy new examples🤔

Thank you for the photo👍 1935 Xmas present is awesome! I recently bought an engraved 1918 LF&C knuckle knife that was given as a Xmas present to clients in 1923, along with a hilarious letter. Love provenances.

Purchased, it will be staying at home for a while. I had to have a friend pick it up for me.

Can you post a picture of the page? thanks

Wristrocket ammo😜

Crapola! It was listed at $400, so a good deal I think. We are done shopping today, and leaving tomorrow morning.😢

Did they show a price? all my reference books are boxed up in the garage🤬

Testing... it was listed as Vitro🤔 you get a “A”👍

Too cool, never seen one before. value?

My go-to guy is Joe Schlemmer, AKA Madmanmarbles. http://www.joemarbles.com/1Marble Picture Pages/23Contemporary/Joe Schlemmer/Joe Schlemmer 001/1 Joe Schlemmer Large Pages/Joe Schlemmer 1-01.htm We met through the boards and joined up, shared travel expenses on a trip to sistersville in 2008 when he was in Atlanta. We both had a great time, even stopped in the Blenko factory in Milton, WV. My wife and I are thinking about doing it again in 2019.

That depends on your free time, and funds. Also how many antique stores are along the way🤔. getting started will leave you shaking your head 10years later when you look back and wonder why you bought all those common marbles. i sold 2 5 gallon buckets a few years back at a local show to someone looking to occupy their time and learn the hobby.

I Also found an example in green/white last month. AKRO examples have 10 panels. There are 8 panel, and round examples by others, usually Houze.

Here is a AKRO car ashtray in oxblood. pretty rare I think. Darker in hand.

Slingshot ammo? back in the 60’s we used to take an old steel sprinkler head with a 5/8” ID steel pipe nipple on it and make a marble shooter. Slide a firecracker down the tube with the fuse out the sprinkler outlet. Insert marble, light fuse, and boom! This will break windows and put holes in doors (yes, personal knowledge) so treat it like a loaded gun🤔

been away from this hobby too long

Thanks Steph. i always thought patches when I hear “Moss agate”.

This is a hard one to photograph, there is a definite single straight seam. dont remember seeing such construction by Vacor? may need to take it to the next local show. thanks Steph

Didn’t get the Vacor vibe on this one but... Thanks for your feedback Dusty, all on posts.

Some clear, some milky, weird hybrid.... it might come down to it depending on who owns it..🤔

odd colors...

white filiments but kind of "acey" at the same time.

CAC?

Haha.... any movement on that? Asian works for me, putting it all out at a local antique store. Start high and discount from there. Their commision/rent is lower than eBay fees.