Steph

Nice opportunity.

I love it!

That just woke me up.

That one is a work of art.

Great info. Thank you.

From the gallery http://marbleconnection.com/gallery/image/4486-onionskinlobed2-181825/

What were the first marble shows? When did they begin?

Welcome Sara. You can use a program such as Windows Paint to crop and resize photos to make them small enough to upload as an attachment. Or a host such as Photobucket can help you organize and post pictures also. If all else fails you could email me some of the photos and I could post them for you. Send me a PM if you'd like my email address.

That makes sense. I could/should try to remember that definition. I WILL try to remember that definition. I can't seem to get it to stick in my brain because that space of filled up by what Akro called Aces. I SHOULD be able to remember that though.

lol ... good one.

Yes, the "moss" is the base glass, described in some ads as being like "moonstone". The Ades are Moss Agates. Ades is the collector name for them. Akro sold them as Moss Agates and was very proud of them. To some of us "moss agate" means "boring patch" ... but that's not how it was then. Moss Agates were some of Akro's most expensive marbles -- the featured part of their line. For a time Moss Agates were advertised as having "exquisite patterns". Patches don't have "exquisite patterns". That ad had to be written about swirly or corky ones. Collectors now call them Aces and Ades. And I call the Ades "Ades" myself. I just have a hard time calling some of them Aces because Akro actually used the name Ace and used it for a different marble. ... and because other than the blue ones I've never been quite sure which marbles collectors were calling Aces. Akro didn't call any marbles Ades, so I'm fine with that one as a collector's name. And definitely they're not Prize Names. The white glass of prize names would be opaque.

Is mind-bending. I can't figure out whether the dog is really in a shirt or whether it's photoshopped.

Play marbles on your phone? Oh Marbles!

http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/11256462/single-pontil-cloud-marble-?cat=0&sort=1&hide=0&qs=0&view=0&aView=0&q=marble&selCat=0

Great job.

Brochure 2. The one which would be from 1963 or later.

Here are pix from the book. Brochure 1. The one I'm guessing is from 1951 or later.

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Bam! Peewees!

Found my marbles! Peewee lutzes from Randy.

Yes. Early 1930's I think.

Little box. Five 5/8" slags. https://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/17754888/christensen-assorted-agate-no--10-box-set

For Akro, the Moss Agates came in patches, corks and swirly almost corks. Aces and Prize Names were a different kind of marble -- and pretty sure Aces didn't come that big. Collectors sometimes blur the names these days. Here are some big Moss Agates in their box.