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Nice mibs. And not just Carnelians - Red Striped Carnelians, interesting. I wish they were in a mesh bag, but why not, I guess. Could I be any more non-commital? lol. I do agree with Galen though - that Cornelians show some translusence: Backlit in hand, the left is distinctly orange and the right is distinctly red.

It seems our microbiome becomes more important every day. It's actually a very hot area for research. Ever heard of fecal transplants? No kidding man, a nasogastric tube no less.

I gotta admit, I looked at and my mouth is now watering - I really do love a good cheddar.

Those are different, for sure - like a cross between a single vane cat's eye and a brushed patch.

That's what i thought too, Galen. What did Akro actually call their solid oxblood marbles?

Well that is unusual then. I am not quite sure what to say about it. Could you get a pic?

She is nice - big eyes. The bunny scares me just a little though. I mean, it looks like a child in a bunny suit, until you look at the feet. Now I'm not sure, and it's a little disconcerting. lol

Not many Vacors have seams. What does the other seam on this one look like?

Cornelians are more like Bricks but not oxblood, as I understand it. But one of the big problems with this discussion is that there is so much variation in marbles (maybe even in what Akro actually packaged in the same boxes) and boxes can be backfilled with the "wrong" marbles. I have seen huge variations in marbles in both Cornelian and Carnelian boxes. So much so, that I am not entirely sure how to define them.

I don't know, Steph. I have seen some odd Kokomos and there is a bit of a flip-flop on the white part of the marble, and the little 'slit' in the black color so . . . ?

I think they would qualify as Ades (if they glow). But one person's orange is another's red so I think you might get differing opinions about orange or cherry. From what i can see, I might go cherry on Hack's and Orange on Winnie's but then, what do I know.

I want to see.

It is a great article (cool cover on that issue too).

I think the best Carnelians have both brown and orange-red. And unless it glows, I wouldn't call any marble an Ade.

Pretty blue but not a clue.

Sharp's Shooter. The odd thing about this one is that the marble you hit with the launcher is inside that metal 'cage' and it hits the marble in the lane above the cage, which actually gets launched - please don't ask me why. lol Well, I read the patent (1932; #1,890,850). Then I tried it and it worked: If you put several marbles in the lane and one marble in the 'cage', only one marble will be ejected from the lane when you shoot. If you put two marbles in the 'cage', two marbles will be ejected from the lane when you shoot - pretty ingenious, really.

On the left is what some people might call a Lemon Lime Ade - I'd call it a Moss Agate. Here is what some might call a Blueberry Ade - I'd call it a Moss Agate too.

Heroes and Uniques were more like multicolor stiated patches, right? Weren't they the collector's "bird" series . . . Grebe, Peackock, etc?

I know of Orange Ades but I think they are just glowing Moss Agates - like Blueberry Ades. Edit: or maybe Carnelians.

Hadn't thought of the Vacor possibilities. It's way more oxblood-red-colored than the orange on Dragonflies, though.

You nailed the Pennsylvania dialect. My wife is from Pittsburg and is constantly telling me the garage needs cleaned and my shirt needs ironed. And my marbles need picked up too! Of course, after 38 years, I love her anyway. lol

It almost looks more like an "impurity" than intentional color.

A wandering corkscrew?

I think it might be an Ace. If it were an Ade it would glow like crazy.

Cool light and darkness projected on intersecting planes . . . nature in a geometric form.