These are pretty cool too, similar deal. I am thinking Asian but . . . any thoughts?
Black stripes on the surface, and the vast majority of the bubbles are attached to the vanes - kinda cool.
I may have asked about these before but I would like to throw this fly back in the water. What are your thoughts on these? My inclination is Asian but . . . ? There are 5 of mibs here, three views each, in columns.
AND . . . . I happen to have a few great ones around 5/8" . . . come on Bill, show us some Sparklers.
I have seen one somewhere, might have been yours . . . do you have a pic you could show?
The one with the red/orange on it looks like some kind of hybrid Vitro All Red. I am not sure about the marble in the OP. Since the base glass is not transparent, it can't be a Vitro Tiger Eye variant unless its Type IV, and I've never seen a Type IV anything like it. It does bear a resemblance to some big JABO Classics from the 2000s and at 1" . . . ?
This is a tough one. I am confident it is an Akro or a Master though. At this point, I could go either way, but I am actually leaning Master now. Maybe I'm just not used to seeing Master's with a black patch?
There is a resemblance, for sure.
Gladys, Is the base glass for these two marbles transparent? Does it look like the color is primarily on the surface of the marbles? If so, I would go with Vitro, and it would be a very nice one, for sure.
It's a very common trait for Vitro, much less common on others, and I've seen it on lots of them from almost all time periods. The seams are often not directly opposite one another either.