Steph
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Based on the packaging I've seen them in, I would think of the pinchers/Wales style as being from the 1960's. As to which ones might not be Japanese, the first I feel strongly about is the middle marble on the left side. Also I'm not sure what to think about the red-based ones with white surface color.
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Wow, Ric. #keeperthread ^^ #keeprthread is my way of telling myself that a thread needs to go into the archives after it has run its course. It gives me something unusual to put in the search engine.
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Many are Japanese, of the Wales or Pincher variety. I don't think all though.
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Could the first one be a Vitro Conqueror that got hung up in the machinery?
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Trying to remember if that's Akro or Master. Now it's coming to me. They were sold by Ravenswood under the label Paul Bunyans, but bought from Master I think. Some Paul Bunyan bags were given an extra tag post-production saying the marbles came from Akro, but I am pretty sure it's Master.
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It sure is trying ... the blue and red wanna be there .... Chuck Brandstetter's:
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My first Bogard Halloween is in the mail ....
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After catching up with this thread, somehow this thing I thought I wanted to post seems completely off-topic but here it is anyway. lol
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(((hug))) Take care of yourself. I hope tomorrow has good news for you.
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Very well-disciplined for a 1-incher. How many vanes?
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asian and modern (and that color is my favorite from the modern asians)
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Pretty. Maybe Alley. One of those WV swirl makers.
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Marble King. I see how you count six colors. Oddly, I would have thought of it as a two color marble. Just the red and "brown". I often count white as a color, but I wouldn't have thought of it here because I was only seeing what I thought Marble King _meant_ to have -- which was two veneered colors covering a white base.
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Sounds like a good choice to me. Big 'uns get crazy.
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❤️ For what it's worth, I would bet that one was from about 1930 ... from the first Sunburst days. About 25 years before the official cat's eyes.
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"marblehistorian" for the record ... for future keyword searches
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The second is definitely Jabo. What size is the first?
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This question is prompted specifically by a pair of "marine crystals" mesh bags and I can't remember who made them. But could be interesting to gather together the names each company used. -
Marble King would not have my guess. But I can't swear it isn't. Patch on only one side and what looks like a transparent base. These are things that make me want to leave the conversation open awhile.
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Almost all in your group photo are clearly Akro corkscrews. There are a couple I would like to see more views of before I was sure. Basically the top riw, especially the top left and top right.
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Hello. Welcome. Yes, only Akro made corkscrews. It is possible that other marbles could be confused with Akro corks. For example, a Japanese transitional might resemble a corkscrew. However, when we say something is a corkscrew, we are saying it is Akro.
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Even though there is a resemblance to Peltiers, you have two patches. The originals were on Peltier's Peerless Patches. Peerless Patches have a single patch. I apologize for not making that explicit before. I assumed you knew what a Peerless Patch style was.
