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It's a nice marble. They are fairly common. I think the company might have called it an Onyx. Collectors might call it a Spiral, or an Auger if the striping glass is more like a flat vane that goes toward the center of the marble.

There is no doubt that Vacor made some sunburst/sparkler type marbles - some were called Sunsets, as I recall, and from what I have seen, their structure is not very consistent so it wouldn't surprise me if at least one of the non-Vitros in this thread is a Vacor.

I never heard Ron refer to any Vitro as a "Sparkler" - maybe he was trying to start something, I really don't know. To me, it sounds like he might have just been trying to be funny. The sort of structure that marble shows is not exactly rare on Trilites and even some Conquerors, and I'd just consider them variants. Vitro never purposefully tried to make marbles like this, AFAIK, and it sounds like the moniker never really took, which is a good thing in my mind.

That's right, Art. Both JABO and Vitro (at Parkersburg). But this was to give the marbles a bit of metallic, or iridescent, sheen over their otherwise typical color/structure. As far as I know, neither JABO or Vitro made marbles that look anything like those in the OP.

Akro seems right to me.

And, if I remember right, there was a company called Steelee that actually marketed solid ball-bearings as steel marbles called "Cannon Balls", for play.

It looks like a WVS to me - maybe Cairo, maybe not.

I don't think it's an Akro. Fortuitous "corkscrews" are not entirely uncommon just because of the random nature of swirls. Some companies will produce them more often than others. For example, JABO's "Jorkscrews" are not too uncommon. I think your marble is a West Virginia Swirl, perhaps from Cairo.

Almost every company made them so unless they are a unique color there is no real way to tell. And that usually isn't an issue, since it has no effect on their collectible or monetary value, either way.

These are notoriously difficult to ID accurately. It's a transparent WV Swirl of some sort, maybe Ravenswood, but maybe another company. The only time I even try to sort these is if I specifically recognize them from original packaging or dug examples. And even then it can be very hard since different companies made marbles that you could never separate from on another.

You need to be careful with what you read online. I have heard of Vitros and I have heard of Sparklers but I have never heard of a "Vitro Sparkler". 🙂 I agree it is foreign, and tend to think Vacor, like Steph.

I agree.

Nice find, Edward.

Yes, Clearies or Purees.

I don't see any American made marbles here.

I think the Cat's Eye's you are showing are foreign - likely made in Asia.

Purees or Clearies with a bit of iridescence. They are not collectible but are often used as decoration in various craft projects, etc.

They are certainly newer but they could be Chinese or something else. No American company that I know of made marbles like these. And I can't imagine how you would figure out if it was Vacor or someone else.

There are lots of reflections on the surface of the marble, your phone, your fingers, furniture, wall decor, etc, which makes it hard to see what the marble really looks like. It also looks like it is different colors depending on which photo you look at. Since all we have to go on for ID are your photos, it's important that they accurately show the marble's color. If the photo doesn't look like the marble in hand it can be near impossible to provide an accurate ID. My impression of this one is that it's a Vacor Rooster with an interesting pattern. Although, it might be vintage, it's hard to tell from the pics.

They appear to be JABO Classics, 1992-2007.

Will it stick to a magnet? If so, probably just a weird, perhaps damaged, ball-bearing or something similar. If not, it sorta looks like it might be pewter or some other type of metal, in which case, I have no idea. lol.

Basically, hand-made game marbles. The white one is like those found in old ballot boxes.

First thought is JABO.

I'd say Akro.

Just hand-made opaques, I think, I like the pink one.