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Check out this Akro Agate ad from the March 4 1922 Vancouver Daily World newspaper. "...far superior to any of the Oriental lines."

Here's most of my Vitros minus cat-eyes, tiger eyes and all-reds.

In my experience, the scarcest ones to find in the wild in my West-coast experience (some of which I've never found) are in no particular order: Cosmic Rainbows, Parrots, Yellow Jackets, Black-eyed Pea, Sweet Pea, Eight Fingers, Wedding Cakes.

This seller had just signed up and one of their first listings was a nice hand-cut 11/16" blue agate. I paid $20 and it arrived and I'm happy.

Many of the other buyers were not so lucky.

I put em on FB too and consensus was Vitro although nobody proffered a twin.

Just now, Steph said:

Pretty.

Steph eating popcorn always means we have something juicy.

I picked these three 5/8"+ out of a 99% vintage antique store marble jar. Tons of clear space and then almost oxblood like red on most (but not oxblood) with a sort of ivory white. They felt "Vitro" to me like verything does these days. Really hard to photograph due to the depth.

Thoughts?

Thanks, Ron. I definitely see the color resemblance although yours appear veneered, yes?

Do you see any Akro potential at all?

1 hour ago, Steph said:

Colors could be dug Akro?

But the last time I thought dug Akro on a peachy ribbon, I think the consensus was Vitro, so I'm really just tossing that out there, not voting. 

I just glanced at an Akro Popeye Patch and it sure looked a lot like this guy in terms of construction .

1 minute ago, Steph said:

Colors could be dug Akro?

But the last time I thought dug Akro on a peachy ribbon, I think the consensus was Vitro, so I'm really just tossing that out there, not voting. 

Didn't consider that. It is dead mint and came from the "wild" as far as I know, but that doesn't eliminate Akro. It does remind me of another anemic tri-lite that I have but this one is definitely on a different color spectrum.

Do not adjust your monitors. Those colors are accurate.

I believe it came from planet Vitro but it sure isn't typical. 5/8"

12 hours ago, wvrons said:

Akro, they were in my original 100 count  Akro Sparkler box.

Thanks for the confirmation. I really like the clouds on these. I think it makes up for the lack of a ton of color below.

3 minutes ago, Steph said:

With those shreds, I would think Akro ... but I would run it by Dani.  @zaboo

Thanks! I had the bigger one in my Akro box and the smaller was purchased as a Master Sunburst. Pleased as punch that I got both off eBay for under $10 each.

Just got the left one today (a bit over 11/16") and it seems to be the tank mate of my previous one, although the right one is more vivid.

I have a few non-cloudy but watery Sunbursts that look very similar.

Vacor being CACky

Still proud of this shot I took of this 11/16" beauty, shot by hand with a 15-yo small point and shoot.

Wow you've got candy canes, wreathes, Christmas ornaments and even strawberry Pop Tarts in those!

Here's the only Christmas Tree in my collection, found last year.

I'm not sure how I feel about polished marbles.

Thankfully it wasn't me, and thankfully the guy was so mad he decided to sell his 50lbs of marbles (which he put in a plastic bucket) to me. 90% were pretty beat up but there was a Peltier "chocolate hermaphrodite" in there which I've since traded.

Here! There, and elsewhere!

Thanks for all your efforts over the years, Lou. It is a privilege to keep this community and its trove of marble collecting knowledge going.

Thank you, Steph! We are thankful for your gentle and informed contributions to this great hobby.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I see it and I believe it!

Neat!

I wonder whether those first quality cornelians were the banded kind, with the lesser ones being the more reddish with less definition? Also machine ground by then?

I've been told these early run Vacor Twisters could be mistaken for the CAC swirl of this color combo. These earlier ones seem to have richer colors with less bleeding.