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

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"

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.

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.

Found one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/JABO-TRIBUTE-MARBLE-BLACK-YELLOW-Super-Cool-Pattern-Colors-Old-Marbles-Item-67/142963640917?hash=item21494c0a55:g:U84AAOSwKfFbmBnu

Here are some of my better Rainbos. Peltier was gracious to the poor collectors among us (me).

Thanks, that confirms it for me. It's a neat marble with nice colors! Steph + Ron = Certified ID.

Thanks, all. I wouldn't describe the black swirled one as having an orange peel texture because you cannot see it with the naked eye like you can on the Euro sparklers, for example, but under a loupe it has a lot of dimples compared to any other known CAC in my collection. Sounds like it could be a JABO because of so much variety in those runs. Also is 21/32" common for CAC anyway?

They're 21/32". The black striped one I got at a show recently. The seller said it was Jabo. It feels a little CACish to me but not as sharp colors as I'm used to. Under a loupe it has a lot of small dimples.

Thanks, everyone. I'm keeping these in my "???" box and bringing them to the next show I attend. It's tough not being able to photograph them well enough to paint a clearer picture.

The white in the glass is not like most Vitro but it does have a more chalky quality that some of my Type 2 Tiger Eyes and Easter Eggs have. The collector I got them from had them in his Vitros and I thought his guess was as good as mine. Same source also had this one which is the same size and has the same milky/chalky glass quality.