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Ric

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  1. Ric

    Vitro Aquamarines

    Ah . . . "groovy" . . . one of my favorite words - brings back times I don't remember. But, if I do recall correctly, these are also Aquamarine types.
  2. Ric

    Vitro Aquamarines

    I think some refer to these as Aquamilks. They seem more like a variant of Aquamarines than Buttermilks to me . . .
  3. Maybe it doesn't fit the request, but it's a Pelt and it reverses so . . .
  4. And even sweeter than I imagined - thanks for showing it!
  5. Keep this Memorial always in mind. It is a solemn remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice so we can all enjoy our freedoms. Let us not abuse their endowment, which was so hard won. Sincere thanks to all those veterans who served honorably and those currently enlisted in our service.
  6. I would call them Parrots too - nice patch and ribbon style.
  7. I think that's one heck of a nice marble, Jack. Very cool!
  8. Ric

    Vitro Buttermilks

    I'm not sure about that one. The ribbons look like they might be O.K. but I'm not seeing any "butter".
  9. Yikes! Don't mistake what I said . . . I just think the one I showed is not much to look at. Galen's and Bills are SPECTACULAR!
  10. Very nice. I'll bet that dark one on the left is awesome back-lit.
  11. Honest, Steve. Jake took the car out alone last night for the first time. He was gone about four hours. I was a mess. I can only imagine how you must feel. I hope all goes well for your son. Please keep us posted.
  12. This is likely Navarre. Incredibly exciting, huh?
  13. Ric

    Vitro Aquamarines

    Here's a No. 4 outlier. It has a considerable amount of butter-colored transparent glass, but it also has aqua, brown and red. Is it a poor example of an Aquamarine or a poor example of an Aquamilk? I think it got lost somewhere between the two types and wound up being neither. But I still think it's a purty marble.
  14. Those are cool! Some of the old Gilbert chemistry sets had some pretty dangerous stuff in them too. If you ever see one in an antique shop . . . be careful!
  15. Cool, Rich. I've never seen a better assembly of cat's eye footballs.
  16. Ric

    Vitro Buttermilks

    I've heard that many Buttermilks were found in Worcester Salt bags too. As for translucence, these smaller ones allow some light through, but not the shooter.
  17. Pretty cool marbles . . . that last one reminds me of a classic Tie Dye.
  18. Is it the "All-knowing Eye" of Akro?
  19. Ric

    Vitro Superiors

    Yeah, I'll bet you've got hundreds of those commons . . . why don't you just send that one to me? LOL. BTW, MIGHTY FINE MARBLE!
  20. Most if not all of the marbles in your bags appear to be JABO Classics. And sometimes, you can find some nice examples in those fantasy bags.
  21. Ric

    Vitro Superiors

    Sweet Vitros, Pop! I'm liking the buttermilk too. Not sure about Superiors though . . . red ribbons surrounding a yellow patch is what's called for - I think.
  22. Cool, Charles! How many of the 5 ct boxes do you figure fit in that packaging? O.K., a little slow here - I see the label now . . . duh!
  23. Aobang Import & Export Co. in Hebei, China, sells many variations of this type - both clear and opaque.
  24. Ric

    Vitro Superiors

    Here are a few. I really like the ones with dark purple/black. A bit of Vitro's oxblood is nice too.
  25. Those 12 marbles are pretty cool. And although they aren't familiar to me, I'm not getting a CAC vibe from them either. And FWIW, I still like to refer to size by the numbering system, even though I often don't since some find it confusing. It makes more sense to me to say a marble is a No. 3, for instance, since that covers marbles from 3/4"+ (e.g., 49/64") to 13/16 (52/64"). It almost seems silly to me to refer to marbles by 1/64" or even 1/32" increments, since I'm pretty sure the producers didn't have tight enough control over their processes to ensure such exact sizing of their production. If they did, they probably wouldn't have needed equipment to sort by size in the first place. Does anyone know of a case where a size difference of less than 1/16" had a significant effect on the value of otherwise identical marbles (e.g., 37/64" vs 5/8" or 41/64" vs 11/16")?
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