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I'll stick with Marble King. Both equatorial ribbons are usually the same color for Type II Tiger Eyes and the patches are different colors. The seams also look MK to me.

Akro probably would have called it an Onyx (white spiral/colored transparent base). For an Auger (or Ribbon) Onyx (a collector/player name), the white spiral is like a flat ribbon that goes from the surface to near the middle of the marble - sort of like the auger blade on a post hole digger. Some people might consider yours an auger but others might want to see a flatter more ribbon-like spiral.

Wow, that last one is really nice!

And a favorite Alley, just for fun . . .

It might be the nicest Cardinal Red I have . . .

Nice Hermaphroscout!

The first and second may be JABOs and the fourth is a Heaton Sweet Potato or maybe a Ravenswood Green Raven.

These are mostly Peltier Rainbos, a few WV Swirls, and a few others, perhaps.

It looks like a Master to me, Melissa.

A few more . . . 11/16", 3/4" and 7/8"

I like the base glass on those marbles - it's very distinctive, although Peltier made some Rainbos using very similar colors. The yellow/orange really stands out on that base.

I don't know if "emulate" is the right word. Master Marble was started by ex-Akro Agate employees who were determined to compete with Akro. So I imagine Master was trying to produce marbles that were more appealing or less expensive than the Akros that were already widely available. Nevertheless, both companies produced moss agate type marbles, some of which are nearly identical.

Grab that mower and head on over brother! I've got about 5 acres of lawn - you'll be in hog heaven!

I'm looking forward to seeing it, Art!

A few more Akros, just because my finish mower lost a wheel . . . Honestly, I wasn't really in the mood to mow the grass anyway. Unfortunately, the new wheel won't be here for about a week and I'll probably have to break out the bush hog to get through it by then. 🙁

That really is a great brown color on the first one. I Have a bit of a thing for Moss Agates too . . .

I'm glad you know I was just goofing around with the "interloper" comment, William -those CACs can be sneaky sometimes.

The Sparkler is nice but I'm a sucker for a good brown with yellow like the second one - great color combination, IMO.

The first is a CAC Striped Opaque, the second a weak CAC Swirl and the third is a CAC Flame, and a nice one at that.

Here are a couple of recent acquisitions . . . The big one is 1" and the other is just over 9/16". Of course, they both glow like crazy.

@Dave 13 Nice ones - the big blue egg yolk is great and the Lemonade Corkscrew is really nice! @William Nice bunch of Akros there William! @Alan Great tight spiral and colors on that Special! What size is it?

At one point, Ron Shepherd had what I think was a "Santa Claus" box full. That's the most I've ever seen in one place - maybe a hundred or so.

That's a nice little collection of Czech bullet mold marbles, Joe! I spent five days in Prague in the early 2000s and "skleněné kuličky" (glass marbles) is one of the key phrases I was sure to memorize before I arrived. 😄

And then there is this peewee beauty (15/32"). As some of you know, I am blessed with elderly parents, and I recently went through a lengthy and stressful time attending to my 96 year old Mother after she broke her ankle. When I arrived back home I found a package that had been sent to me, pretty much out of the blue, by one of my very best friends here at the Connection. It contained a slew of great marbles, but this one has quickly become my new favorite. All I can say is that I am very grateful. The marble surprise certainly lifted my spirits and reminded me of just how fortunate I really am. 🙂