Steph

?? I'm not sure of the question so I'll just spill out all my thoughts and hope one is relevant. The red based one with the thin white ribbon was called an Onyx by Akro. The Onyx name started out as being for slags, but then it was applied to other marbles. So, after 1930, the Akro Onyx was a transparent-based cork with a white ribbon. The thinness of the ribbon on this one makes it stand out. And the number of twists makes it stand out. It's also a nice size. It has more than three twists, and that's very nice Two or more is cool. Three or more is great.

P.s., that red based one is quite distinctive. If you keep it as a place saver until you find one in better condition it could be awhile before you find a replacement.

You too, Darla. Have a great weekend. That's a really good question. Two considerations: 1. The green could still be continuing under the yellow. 2. Molten glass is liquid so the blended part could shmear along later after the green stopped, if it stopped. Sometimes in marbles which have aventurine (a kind of sparkly glass) the sparkle may be primarily coming from one color but it can get distributed across more of the colors. (Now as I say that I almost feel as if I'm making that up but I think the principle applies in the blends.) Here's the pic for convenient viewing on this page.

I don't think the Japanese transitionals bring much money these days. At least they're not in the same league as your Pelt NLRs or your Akro Popeyes.

I agree with you except for one little technicality. " Even in the prize names in the box sets I posted yesterday. If it was a 3rd color, they wouldn't have called them prize names, they would have put them in a box marked specials." With the third color added that would have moved the marble from the Prize Name box to the Tri-Color Agate box. But that's a truly tangential topic for another thread.

http://www.landofmarbles.com/pc/s004/marble-storage-and-display.html For a starter set that would be good. And for your most special marbles where you want to be extra careful to protect them from nicks, you can give them their own individual compartment. I put my most special ones in little plastic baggies (like 2"x2" or 1.5"x1.5") but they're harder to see that way, so show-offs would be cool.

Nice that you get to see him. I love when high school sports are a family affair. So fun.

Rebel(s) and Liberty. I hadn't noticed those.

I think the mystery marble might be another newer one which slipped in. Made by Vacor de Mexico. That's my best guess anyway.

I thought Vitro too. The white made me think of a Wedding Cake. But I couldn't get my head around how long and twisty the ribbon was.

Could only dream ....

Cool. Thanks for the adds!

Neat.

wow wow wow This was a huge and wonderful surprise. What were the strings for?

Just saw the halves again in the gallery and noticed the feathering .... ... which also shows up on your top picture but I didn't notice it before ...

There are some other interesting marbles here. The blue and white with yellow stripes on the bottom right is unusual. Looks sort of Pelt-y but a little different. Just above the red/white/blue that I mentioned earlier is a possible 7-Up. If it is a 7-Up it would be one of the relatively few Rainbos with a special name. (The 7-up has a transparent green base with red and white ribbons.) I like the brownish Rainbo up there too. The Pelt Rainbos are nice for collectors. Not necessarily worth much money (I once sold four sparkly green 7-Ups for $20 but most Rainbos wouldn't do that well). Nice to have though.

Finally updated the Wildwood winner list with last years winners. Found this page for marble players in their area: http://www.frederickcountyknucklers.com/home.html

Check here: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20223-new-member-old-collection-3/

Not sure about ideal backlighting. You mean for checking fire? Or for checking translucence? I keep saying I want a penlight for backlighting but haven't followed through. I check for fire by looking toward lamp or the overhead light. (But a penlight could help you be more sure about any hints of orange .... I really gotta get one.) One problem with the notion of hybrid is that sometimes you'll see a band of color which came from two colors blending, not from a separate stream of that color. When glass blends the resulting colors can be different from when paint blends. So yellow and green wouldn't necessarily make yellow-green ... could make brownish. (The definite hybrid for the popeye would be when there was a definite third color and not a blend.) I wanted those two to be hybrids but I'm on the fence right now. Popeyes are great marbles no matter what.

I'm not sure what to say about the big one. Does that have an iridescent coating? If so, then it looks like maybe another modern marble slipped into the collection. Edit: From here it looks like the pearly is on the outside -- that's what I mean by iridescent coating.

Fire could be any bit of glow. Any orange showing through which isn't reflected from a ribbon. The more fire the better, but any orange counts. Some Ace pix: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/17380-akro-aces-early-1930s

I never really understood the attraction of indoor plants ... starting to see it.

Some of those corks with the white base look definitely translucent. Some with the more solid-looking white base might possibly show themselves to be translucent if you hold them to a light. If you can see orange glow in the base of the white-ish ones, then those are Akro Aces. If you can't see fire and it's basically a solid white base, then those are called Akro Prize Names. (Some of the marbles we will call Prize Names were probably actually sold as Akro Aces but if you can't see the orange then safest not to hope or claim they'e Aces.) The Prize Name was introduced in 1930 (or possibly late 1929, but I think 1930). That was the beginning of Akro's cork line.