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WoooHooo, Ron, I have never been so excited about a game marble in my life! lol

I hear you, it's a really nice pic but, man, it could have been glorious! You were sooooooo close!

Because of the striping pattern, I am thinking Vacor (Mexico) - not sure when or what though.

Seriously . . . ?

Pretty sure the jobber box was contracted and sold by Pressman, and many (not sure about all) of the boxes had Alley marbles in them. Pressman used quite a bit of Alley glass, Chiquita Kids Dinnerware, Pastry Sets, Tidledy WInks games, etc., all marketed and sold by Pressman.

As shown, these look JABO to me. And it could just be me, but I think your stand covers a little too much of the marble to get a good feel for the overall structure. It might not be as distracting if you shot from the top though.

And I am sure it wouldn't taste as good either!

Hey Chuck, I still haven't been able to find the color combination on a Sistersville but I certainly did find some Sistersville base color that is really close, even closer than some of the Taters, so I am going to go with you and call it a Sistersville from here on out - I like that idea better anyway. Thanks for making me take another look! 🙂

A nice find, especially on Akro Friday.

FWIW and AFAIK, Vitro moved from Vienna to Parkersburg in 1945. Because of glass and material shortages during wartime they produced many of the less expensive veneered marbles during their last years in Vienna. It seems that many of these marbles wound up in Conqueror and Victory mesh bags. I wonder if we are looking at very early Parkersburg Vitro production, from shortly after the war ended, when cardboard and plastic would become more available and the quality of their glass began to improve. Maybe these marbles are the precursors to, or beginnings of, the All Red lines.

@Al Oregon Have you seen marbles like the OP in any Vitro packaging?

It is a dandy marble and, at 3/4", it's a rare one.

I ate a few marbles when I was a kid - they look pretty cool on x-ray film. And I got 'em back a few days later.

I apparently have more Akro than I thought I did. I really need to open drawers once in a while. 🙂

I finally found what I am pretty sure is a 7/8" Vitro Tomato, and I am totally stoked!

I am now confident this is a newer MK, if you have any more information about this type, please let me know.

Thanks, I have a few of the AV Masters too - mine are not transparent. The more I look at and think about this marble, the more I think it might be a newer MK - something produced around the time of the Pixie Dusts, perhaps.

Thanks for the thought, the MK possibility crossed my mind too. I am pretty confident this is not the only one like it so, hopefully, someone will have seen one before and will know what it is.

This is just awesome, Chris! Thank you so much for posting it. It is very interesting. Now I have to get some of those marbles!

Too funny - it looks like there might be a lazy okra in there.

at least for me. Lots of AV. My first thought was Akro but . . . ? And the base is transparent? I've not seen one before, that I recall. Anyone have any ideas about this one?

It's a great remembrance, Chad. Is it UV sensitive?

I think it's a odd Alley. Wouldn't it be nice to see some AV in that blue?

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All under 5/8" I like Akros on the smaller side - just another quirk. lol