Steph

Hi. Welcome. That looks like a machine-made cutline, not a handmade pontil. But you''re only seeing one cutline? What does the opposite side of the marble look like? Unusual color combination/configuration. At that size I might think Vacor. But I don't recognize the style. Maybe someone else will .. or will have a different opinion about the cutline.

Some are from the last 20 or 30 years, including some Jabos and Vacors. There are some cat's eyes which could be older, possibly from as early as the 1950's, possibly from Japan.

Neither one is a "Tri-Color". The Tri-Color Agate patch has a white base with surface striping in bright colors -- like red, blue, yellow, green, and sometimes oxblood. Having three colors isn't enough to make a Tri-Color -- there's a certain style. In spite of the long seams on the earthtone marble, the colors make me think Master. If someone else thinks Akro, I wouldn't argue much. Still not a Tri-Color Agate. Here's a box of Tri-Colors.

Yes! Thanks Ron!

If the left one is Vitro, the colors make me think Anacortes. My first thought on the right would have been Akro.

Master Sunburst on the black, orange and white. With that color combination, a lot of people would call it a Tiger Eye. (Some purists might say the structure isn't quite right -- I don't know. ) A _nice_ marble. Could be Akro Moss Agate on both of the blue and whites on the bottom row. Not sure on top right. Not sure on the red one or the white one. The read could be an Akro Flintie. Would want to understand the structure more though. The white .... also would want to understand the structure. What do the cutlines look like? And does it have any "fire" inside. An Akro Moonie is expected to glow orange when you hold it up to a bright light. A Master Cloudy won't. (Those are two options for a translucent white marble but not the only ones.)

It does have an Akro feel to it. I'm not getting a corkscrew sense from it. Could be a patch. But you have it in hand. You're probably seeing more twist than I am.

Yes. All Marble King. Do you mean Rainbow Red on the last one? It's not a classic Rainbow Red pattern, not the one I recognize anyway. I don't know if it has a special name. (See how the colored ribbons go around the middle in Jose's Rainbo Reds: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/24249-help-id-3/.) The top right (which I'm also loving) might have some name other than "Rainbow" ... but I'm not up on MK names for the ones which aren't your basic patch and ribbons.

SPECIAL MARBLES MADE TO ORDER

Is the jobber list from the same date? Here are pics .... This one makes me cry. I hope it doesn't take away too much from the whole document.

Maybe a Vacor Dragon. https://www.billes-en-tete.com/detail.php?id=14

Hi. My thought is Japanese on the smaller one. I haven't seen enough big ones to make an educated guess on those. Hopefully someone else can answer.

I don't think Vacor. Could be a double ingot. Are you able to follow a false seam all around the marble from where two marbles would have been fused together?

I'm betting it's older than the bicentennials.

I think that is a big chip sliced off. Not a pontil. Not a transitional. It's machine-made. I want it to be Ravenswood. I'm guessing it will get a Champion vote though.

(yes, bumble bee )

I won't swear there aren't any truly black bumblebees, but what we casually call "black" is usually brown or purple.

I was trying to be so careful. Please change "a great number of Akros still call these mossy marbles Aces" to "a great number of Akro collectors still call these mossy marbles Aces".

Beth, Ron is the man when it comes to West Virginia swirls. Best in the world.

When Akro made it, they called it a Moss Agate. Collectors have been known to call it an Ace.* I can't remember ever hearing of a "Sunset Ace". But it's a kinda cool name actually and I wouldn't be surprised to hear someone else say "Of course!". lol *The marble that Akro called an Ace was a completely different type, but a great number of Akros still call these mossy marbles Aces.

I think WV swirl. Going with Alley.

No idea! This is just a sympathy post.

Is this THE certificate of incorporation?