Steph

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White counted as a color for the Prize Names. And, correct, the blends wouldn't have counted as a third color.

Been a long time since I've had sushi. Now I'm hungry.

Dang. Like a collaboration .... The neat guy started it and the weird guy finished it. Hope it's not something like pollution which made it go wonky.

Peltier Rebel -- but maybe not conventional

Me too neither. Maybe Akro ....

No worries. Not oxblood. Oxblood is opaque. Here's a thread with many examples. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20745-please-fill-this-thread-up-with-akro-oxbloods/?hl=oxblood

I was also struck by the similarity between the box bottoms. And felt a little bit uncomfortable with the look of the bottom. Yet I also don't have much experience with box bottoms. We rarely see that angle ...

All I feel really good saying about the first ones is "West Virginia Swirls". Yellow? I was seeing so many more shades than yellow, including brown and red. And Alleys have some nice shading action. So ??

What do you think about this label? Does it come from fonts available in 1932?

I wrote both sellers hoping to get some insight into why such an interesting mix of boxes would show up in Florida. The Hardy reference on the sort of similar looking GAR box made me question my own doubts bigtime. Could it really possibly be for real? I got a message bag from the seller of the Boy Scout box. No answer on whether it came from an estate sale or what. Just said he ended the auction but the box was still for sale if I was interested. He's not a fly-by-night seller. Long history on eBay. But no helpful information on this particular item.

Single Pontil Paperweight Marble From Paul Baumann collection at Morphy http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/7426206/single-pontil-paperweight-marble-

Thanks guys! Love 'em. We're off to a rocking start!

Hello. Welcome. The first set looks like West Virginia Swirls. Possibly made by Alley Agate Co. The blue ones are hand-gathered like MFC's. I'm thinking Japanese transitionals though.

Any marble that has a name. Name doesn't have to be what "everyone" else calls it. Different regions can have different names, for example. Just say what you call it. And saying which company made it would be good too for newbies who might not know. (: Akro Indian Blankets (these were Patry's). Some would say only the right hand one was an Indian Blanket -- because it's the one with yellow on both sides of the red ribbon -- but some would call 'em both that.

Very pretty. Stylish. Glad someone got that magazine! Classic cover.

I may be talking too much. Check out p. 34 of Hardy's 1992 Akro book. A similar GAR box is there. From those two auctions again. They still both look awful to me though the Boy Scout one looks worse. But if the GAR one is legit, then maybe both of them are. *backing slowly out of the room*

Anyone have any complimentary boxes with Akro labeling which they think are legit?

That second seller had another "Akro" box, http://www.ebay.com/itm/201294772445, which looks closer to authentic, but remember the people who re-registered the Akro trademark recently? I think that could be the new Akro box, even though the bottom looks pretty awful. Edit: this second seller also had one nice Akro box I wouldn't think to question: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201343209023

Check out this box from a different seller, but also in Florida: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201343201730

Interesting.

One more note for now. The Silver Jubilee of the Boy Scouts was in 1935. Were they still celebrating it in 1937? I'll guess they were since even if this is fake, I'd expect someone to get that detail right if they're going to bother going for something so obscure to begin with, but it's something to check on.

I hope I didn't slander a decent box. Here are the first reasons which made me think "fake". 1. It's very different from the Akro items I know about. 2. The label is irregular -- and looks like it always was -- the edges don't look like they were ever straight, much less cut by professional process. 3. It has a slightly lacquery look which reminds me of how Pavcraz "aged" boxes. I also thought about comparing fonts. However, I had some errands to run and didn't get that far.