Steph

Yikes. Yeah, I think I'd have it with Vitro. And I'd second-guessing myself also, but yeah .... going with Vitro.

That question is above my pay grade. I just handle the paperwork.

No problem! For what it's worth, both pics 1 and 4 are considered seams, [edit: even if the line is smooth]. Good for us to clear that up.

Of course you are correct. And I'm pretty sure different marbles came in the Ringer boxes. Just saying that if there was ever a marble which fit the collector's Ringer description, Alex's marble does.

Looks like two seams. Photos 1 and 4 are different parts of the marble, right? So it looks like we're back to the original mystery.

Some of the times it hurts the most are when I'm trying to sleep. But now I use a pillow to cushion it. And hubby doesn't tease me anymore about giving him too little room (I was letting that arm dangle off the bed sometimes to give him -- and the cat -- more room). But now my arm is important enough to take up bed space, so hopefully the waiting won't be so bad. I had wondered if it was the dangling which had injured it, but I recently planted it in a door jamb at just the perfect angle to remind me of other times I did so, and it hurt so bad. I'm guessing it was one of the door jamb incidents which did it in.

Akro claimed that Cornelians came in "assorted sizes". How long Akro made them is another question. I think their run was three years or less.

It's Mon! Missed you!

It matches the requirements for a "Ringer". A Ringer is a mysterious marble since we're not aware of Akro ever making quite that style on purpose. But a Ringer is a corkscrew and it is like a Popeye, but with white and one other color in a clear base. (A Popeye has white and two other colors in a clear base.)

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Yes, I think so. Being a peewee adds extra value, so you'd want to highlight that and not have it be diluted with other larger marbles. Just be sure that they're reall 1/2" or less to avoid frustration down the road.

wild!

I should have looked this up earlier. I forgot it existed. Here's a 1914 ad mentioning the Red Striped Carnelian: So whatever was in the box, it was one of Akro's early Clarksburg offerings. P.s., I need to go back and add a credit to the Red Striped Carnelian box post .... the box belongs or belonged to Jeff Lewis. Very special find.

If not Akro, I don't know what it could be. Unusual looking though.

So somehow the dark ends before it gets to where the opposite seam would be? Could you take some more pics to walk us through what you see as you start with View #7 and rotate the marble to the left? (So we can see what happens to the brown side on the way to where the seam should be)

Ox, right? I have no idea how to differentiate the different brick makers. But I look forward to seeing what others think about it.

What is directly opposite from pic 7?

This is my best guess for the answer to that question: Photos courtesy of Jeff Lewis

I don't see Vacor there. Vacor marbles tend to be more fancy and/or newer looking. This glass looks old to me. I'd like to hear more about the Vitro possibilities. Maybe there's a blind spot in my Vitro memory.

For rocks, Carnelian and Cornelian are the same. M F Christensen's American Cornelian was oxblood -- those are the famous bricks. I believe that Akro called their bricks Red Striped Carnelians in the 1910's. So those are different from when Akro used the Carnelian name again in the 1930's. Akro's Cornelians from the 20's look like so -- not quite a slag but similar: So you can see the difference between that and the Akro Carnelian of the 30's. Akro's Moss Agates came in different patterns: Swirl and cork as well as patch. Collectors call the swirly and corky ones different things now -- Ades, Aces, Ringers, Blue Eggyolks, etc. -- but for Akro they were Moss Agates.

Yeah, I'm sure not pushing Kokomo. Just can't figure out what it could be if American, so I was free-associating.

adorable! and the bunny is super cute

Any opinion on what to call Winnie's top center marble? And Hack's? With the opaque orange-red ribbon?