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It's a nice one too - congratulations!

When you show us photos, be sure to include straight on shots of any ribbon ends. In other words, any spots where the white or orange color terminates.

My first thought is MFC.

A little hard to tell from these views but if there is a spiral pattern on the pole I'm going to guess it's a Navarre.

Nice job - looks good!

Interesting questions. As a collector and not a glass chemist, I just refer to it as an Ade base. I would also consider the white to be part of the base and not an additional color, since I don't think it came from a striping pot. In my mind, a Silver Oxblood is pretty much the same marble with an Ace base instead of the Ade base.

They are good marbles and they all came from the Akro factory, that's for sure. Did you find them together in an Imperial box or something?

It's a good thought, Art, but I'd bet those fractures occurred well after the marble cleared quality control.

I think the one you highlighted is a Fancy Bennington from Germany. Bennington is an American potter. I think these types are called Benningtons simply because they look sorta like Bennington pottery and they were named before we knew they were made in Germany. American pottery marbles don't usually show the "fish eyes" that are characteristic of these German types.

Yeah, it's a pretty Trilite - bummer about the fractures. The dark color looks about as close as Vitro gets to oxblood.

It looks like an impurity to me. Hard to tell if it's metal, or if it's from the tank or the rollers. Either way, it was not intentional, IMO.

I see what Art sees too but I am leaning Master on this one. Orange/green/white is a known Master color combo, the seams on this marble are not as refined as the Vacors i have seen, and I would expect more yellow on a Vacor Sunset - just my 2 cents.

That's a nice score!

It's a good marble, for sure - thanks for showing it!

Nice 6-ribbon Rainbo, earlier (I think) and way less common than the similar 4-ribbon ones.

I think some old-timers might refer to this type as a "Baseball" - just simple white-based Rainbos, as I recall.

The box would be something to see. I don't think I have ever heard of Akro using the word "oxblood" in any literature or on any packaging. Have you ever seen it?

Welcome to the Marble Connection, Montina! A marble club sounds like it could be a lot of fun. The only marble shooting club I know about is the Woods County Marble Club in West Virginia. You may want to check their Facebook page. I know the adults involved are good people and I am sure they would be willing to give you some tips. https://www.facebook.com/woodcountymarblesclub/

I like your style, John -nice bit of research here.

I agree with Master for the first one and, based mostly on colors, I'm guessing Vitro on the big one - they can get pretty wacky when they're large.

It looks like a Cat's Eye to me too - maybe Marble King. Seems like your camera is having a tough time focusing on the marble. From what I can tell, you may be a little too close.

Nice gift - still one of the best books out there IMO. As for the size, it wouldn't surprise me if Vacor made them in different size and 16 mm is a pretty common one, I think.

That's a score - for sure!

Nice marbles, I'm still not sure what you're looking for but the first are Egg Yolk Oxbloods and the last is a Silver Oxblood, at least to me.

My first thought is Vacor Old Fashioned.