Steph

Love!

Doh, I didn't tag Art for an Akro question. Thanks for stepping in, Art. Good advice.

Room temp water is generally all you need for glass. Be careful with the clays ... water can remove the color.

Are there Tiger-Eye like MKs on transparent? I was really hesitating on that one. The colors looked MK to me. I went through some of my modern MK photos and didn't quite see a match, and wasn't aware of full-coverage MK's on transparent bases. So I finally gave up the struggle and accepted likely Vitro.

So, seriously then, for $120 I think I would expect a pristine marble. We definitely need to get some more input here though. @Ric ?

$120 for a superman seems a little high, but maybe not for the privilege of having a layaway plan and a good relationship with the seller. Is it mint? Curious what others will say.

I'm content to consider it legit.

I'm leaning European if only because of the orange peel, but Ric now has me scratching my head.

I would bet the box had been opened before. If they were sold with the string, that would be news to me. If the original marbles are in the box, they will be the kind used for playing Chinese Checkers.

Really really appreciate you sharing this history with us. Thank you for being a part of helping to keep it alive as the great ones pass on.

#1 Tri-Lite ... don't know a name #2 ... don't recognize ... wouldn't even have been sure of Vitro #3 Transparent inside, right? Then Tiger Eye. #4 I guess a Tri-Lite -- a handsome one #5 Might be early 50's ... after Tri-Lites and Conquerors and before Tiger Eyes

Hi. Welcome. Nothing is jumping out at me as high dollar. But it's a nice vintage bunch. I saw someone get $40 at a garage sale for a group that was less interesting than any of the groups you have pictured.

I don't recognize it. The patch seems fairly well formed but just amorphous enough to make me think of Peltier. Rick was posting while I was typing. And even thought he has leaned away from Pelt ... he seems to have caught at least a vibe of what I was feeling.

Hello. Welcome. Not seeing images. Might need to try the uploads again.

Odds seem high. Looking forward to seeing more of it.

agree

Good luck! My husband got several thousand just for his Pokemon cards which he bought in his 30's and 40's. Have sports cards from your childhood? Wow. The possibilities.

So nice.

What a gorgeous group of marbles. Welcome.

I'll go with European on the left.

Sweeeeet. Gotta be vintage.

Did you get a recent shipment from Europe?

I thought I already answered this. I wrote out an answer but I guess I didn't submit. Okay ... I agree with Vacor on the left, but I will suggest a Vacor Sunset. And the others also seem foreign to me, some kind of vintage, but whose? You mention Mosaico on the left. Mosaicos have a wide variety and I don't know their range well enough, so I can't say "not Mosaico". But I think of them as more colorful, and more departures from the Sunset palette.

Marble King double ingot then. I'm seeing two cat's eyes in there.

Ah, of course. I just wanted Steven to realize his beautiful slag had a much classier name once upon a time.