Ric
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Wow, the colors on that one are great - really unusual!
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I think that is a very pretty Asian Imperial type marble - one of the nicer ones I have seen.
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The right one is definitely not an Akro Claudia. If there is yellow on both poles I would say it's a newer MK. Here is one of brother Bill's (RIP) Jolly Roger Corkscrews. It's big, like 1 1/8", maybe bigger. The Claudia is essentially a patch version of this marble. @Alan has a bunch of them. Man, I love the orange peel on these marbles!
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There were a number of "conversion kits" that were available back in the day, and some people even built their own. It sounds to me like that is what your Grandfather had.
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Oh yeah, the Whizzers are really cool - I'd love to ride one!
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I'm going to guess Jackson but I've seen some similar old Champions too.
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Nice marble - man, I like Vitro's clear glass!
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Cool, Steph, I have probably 4 gallons of foreign Cat's Eyes I haven't looked at in about 15 years. I'm going to dig them out soon to see what I can find. We may need a Cat's Eye thread - seems like it's been a very long time . . .
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Mine is a 1971 Solex made in France. It gets 65-85 miles/qt. depending on the terrain, wind, and my weight. 😄 It's a total blast to ride - one of my favorite things to do.
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These days, this is what I spend most of my time riding . . . I've only owned it for about 25 years - it has never failed to start. 😄
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Good deal, Melissa. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!
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Glad to hear it! I'll bet you saw some killer marbles too.
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Photos are kind of out of focus so it's hard to see detail but it sorta looks like an Akro Corkscrew to me.
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Jumpin' Jimminy man - 4:37 for a Century is flying! Was it a metric century?
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Pretty nice finds there, Melissa! Did you have fun?
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Nice marble, Rick. The pontil looks melted to me so I agree with Navarre.
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I don't think the first is a JABO. It'd be nice to see a few more photos of it not buried in the hole, so you can see the marble. 🙂 The second does look like a JABO to me and the third one may be too, although it might be a Champion. The last one is a newer Marble King.
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Pretty MK.
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Thanks for looking, Al! I have a hard time finding multiple colors on any 4-vane foreign examples.
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Thank you for the thoughts, Elizabeth! I'm going to get some more photos of these - I was just trying to show all the vanes/colors in this shot. 🙂
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Maybe Vacors?
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Gotta say, Rick, that was about 30 years ago. I still ride the same bike, occasionally, and I could probably still finish the course today - might take me two days though. lol
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Great examples, Chad. Dave figured that polymer out pretty quickly and has really developed some skills!
