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Kinda......according to BB the oxblood slag was originally named Moss Agate by MFC, very very dark green glass and oxblood....also some of the pics in Mike's post above are Akro Cornelians and are darker reds and reddish purples.....and BB says that there is some proof from recent digs that Akro also made a brick....but most of these type marbles are called any and all of the above depending on the seller.....pax Jon

WAY RED......are you sure that green brick (aka ox slag) is an MFC? pax Jon

Yeah, my monitor shows them redder than they really are too, though they do vary quite a bit....see the pics in BB Big Marble book with a buch together.....here are a couple of pics of them that seem more "natural".....Jon ps the MFC Brick is pretty close to natural color

I think they are all opaque arent they guys and girls? Except for the MFC Oxblood slags, they isnt that dark green transparent? pax Jon

Yeah, well what he doesn't know won't hurt us!! pax Jon

What do you think about this one?

As a newbie, why are these called a "citrus" set? Is this a name collectors gave them? Why are they not listed as such anywhere? Thanks.....pax Jon

WOW.....thanks Scott, Lizz. Jeff, Galen, etc , etc. ....I had no idea and appreciated the loooonggggg discussion. Why aren't these stories in any of the books? Please continue to post more pics of these exotics if you have them. And what about these"second run Pelts"? Do any of you have any more info and pics of these? And whats the story on them? This hobby gets more facinating the more I get into it....Thanks again and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I saw some of Scotts marbles and he does a grand job, thanks again Scott for the tour this summer!! Pax Jon

Thanks again to all of you that took time to post and answer my questions, the 8 lots sold for $8.95 each, and one for 13.00.....probably to some of you...lol, I got one! pax Jon

OK...thanks, so what are german sparklers worth, I bought an old bag of them a while back, but individually they would be worth less right? pax Jon

Here are a couple of pics of some groupings offered on ebay .....one inch+ cats....they(some) kinda look like some "german sparklers" I have seen...what do you think? Or are these new cats I am not familiar with....hate to talk about marbles, but oh well.....lol......... Pax Jon