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That poor little pup was in great distress, so laughing doesn't exactly seem appropriate .... but ................. so funny. And I'm sure he feels loved enough with his main man to make up for it all.

That layer of different shades floating on top of the main transparent ribbon is what made me think of Alley -- Pennsboro Alley, in fact. I don't know if other makers had that kind of layered transparency. But Alley sure did.

I suppose that was a strange use of the word "early" for a company which existed since the teens. Akro seemed to have a revolutionary switch from its slag days to its cork days, right at 1929-1930, and so I meant that Sparklers came early in that switch.

I think it was early. Early enough for Master's founders to take some of the know-how with them in 1930. Their first appearance in Akro ads of which I am aware was in 1931. They are not in the 1929 ad I know about. I can't remember seeing a 1930 ad, well, not a full Akro ad which listed the company line. (A 1930 advertisement from a distributor does mention Akro Tri-Color Agates ... the marbles known to some as Specials ... and I don't see Sparklers there but that doesn't mean anything.) I still see Sparklers in an ad which I think which was printed in 1934 or later. (I'm consulting American Machine-Made Marbles and this thread, http://marbleconnection.com/topic/10676-akro-timeline/, to refresh my memory.)

I don't see Jabo either. Messed up cork?

Agree.

My first guess would have been Alley.

What is the technical difference between a slag and a swirl, other than the generally earlier time period in which most slags were made?

Here's my mutant 7-up. That red coverage had me going so long I didn't even know it was a Pelt. I didn't even know the "black" was the base or that it was transparent until one day the sun hit it just right. For the longest time I had it stuck in with my Rainbow Reds.

Sticking with Sunset.

7 ribbons?

Plain Jane NLR's do exist. And yes, I agree, pattern says NLR on that one. There are six-ribbon Rainbos. However, I am inclined to think NLR-era for yours.

Clearer photos of that little one might help. Maybe.

Oh this is an ID thread, isn't it. I'm moving it to general because of that odd little one. The bigger one looks like Veiliglas -- an Amsterdam swirl.

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weeeeeeeeeeerd

bahaha

What is the long skinny drizzle of glass called again. *Brain freeze* Anyway, it's cool! Oh yeah, "drizzle" was the right word, wasn't it?

That black and red and white was a surprise, Ron.

Yeah, Albright and CAC appear to have been connected in some way. Clays and CACs were sold together in the same box sometimes.