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Nice group, Chuck. I think Charlie's "Pumpkin" (your "Hot Wheels") have a redder base and more yellow, and Charlie's "Flames" (your "Pumpkins") have a less red base and less yellow. Regardless, I think they are probably just different parts of the same run. Charlie was, no doubt, quite the salesman, and he probably had plenty of "Pumpkin Flames" too. 😄

Thank you for posting that bit of history, Al. It's probably as good of an explanation as I've heard and I can't imagine a much better source. What I take from it is that Du-lites are the "real bland older" Vienna marbles, and it does seem like the marbles I posted fit this description. But then, it seems Chuck thought "that Conquerors & some other marbles with only two colors [including white] are Du-lites", and that seems to describe what I referred to as mono-lites in my post (I wasn't counting white as a color), and what I referred to as Du-lites are in reality Tri-lites. And before reading this post, I would not have referred to any of the marbles I showed as Tri-lites. I guess they all seem a little too Conqueror-like to me.

Those are nice light displays. I'd like to have one with about 25 holes in it for 5/8" marbles. I remember back in the day there was a guy (was it John Ives?) that used to sell a lot of Cairo marbles. He would setup some tables he had rigged-up to display hundreds of under-lit marbles, and those Cairos would put on a heck of show too.

The last three photos are especially nice, sort of other-worldly.

Thanks, Al. I really should redo that post and photo.

I would guess Vacor on that one.

I think these were sold over a number of years and the contents may have varied from early to later dates. That said, I think the insert boxes are usually centered on the sides with a row of shooters above them and another row of marbles below. Sorry I can't help more.\

I'll bet there are European diggers who could make educated guesses but, as far as I know, that sort of info has not been organized or published anywhere. And I do understand that there were some cane-cut marbles made in America back in the day but I don't think there is much info available about them either.

Although you can get lucky . . .

I just keep finding them . . .

I think Du-Lites were similar to Tri-Lites but without as many colors. FWIW, these are some of the marbles I found in my Du-Lite drawer, but I think some of them may actually be mono-lites. I wonder if Vitro would have made that distinction though. 😊 I am guessing they were referring to marbles with clear, white and two colors - or maybe, just one color. In other words, marbles that were similar to but not as fancy as Tri-Lites.

I agree with Stephanie, the blue marble is a pretty one, and it does look like a contemporary marble - from where or who, I have no clue. Is there any really tiny engraving on it that might indicate a maker?

That is a fine flag, indeed!

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Sometimes I just don't think my fellow Hoosier, Charlie Stutsman, gets enough credit for his promotion of marbles and collecting. He really put together a great "set" of about 30 Champion marbles that he marketed mostly to kids at a flea market and other venues around southern Indiana. I am sure a lot of children had fun trying to "catch 'em all" - well before anyone ever dreamed of Pokemon.

Honestly Gladys, I am sort of just goofing around with you. We are talking about such archane distinctions here, that I am not sure anyone would even question whether your marble is a Champion "Hot Wheels" - as the kids like to call them. I think almost everybody would say that it is. 😄

The opalescence of Opals is due to the base glass, which can be a little cloudy looking. Sometimes an opalescent appearance can be caused by veneered color, like in your first two Tiger Eyes. In other words, I have seen marbles that look very much just like your third marble, and they are not Opals - your third one is.

This is not a Master Sunburst, it's a patch, and it's giving me Akro vibes.

Nice, Bo! Did you find all or most of those together?

I really like Vitros and I have lots of them. This is one of the nicest examples of the type I have seen - period. Now I am asking myself . . . whose the LUCKY ?

Well Gladys, I think Mr. Stutsman might say: #CA3-5/8" FLAME - Similar to Pumpkins but lighter orange. These will stand out in a collection. The yellow flame like slag is mottled in bright orange. 30 cents each. 100 for $25.00. He really was quite the marketer, and I think his language is a little antiquated. So the question is, does your marble look closer to a PUMPKIN or a FLAME? Either way, it's a Champion Agate from the mid 1980s and every good collection should have a few. 🙂

I agree, these look more like Akros than any other marbles in this thread.

That is a dandy. If you want to make the pink come out, try photographing it on a good yellow background. I was shocked at how much better pinks show up when you do. Please don't ask me why though, because I have no idea.

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