Steph

This 'un ... Christensen Agate 1-13 (marbleconnection.com)

^^ that's pretty much what I was thinking but I just didn't want to say CAC aloud. Wanted someone more knowledgeable to say it. And there you are.

Sitting there with those vintage marbles, it looks like it belongs. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that it was Jabo.

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhh

When you're scrolling past something on facebook and you see a picture and you wonder what kind of marble it is -- and it's something like a blueberry or the AT&T logo? Or in this case, it was "oh that cullet looks interesting, let me scroll back up and check it out." This is the cullet in question.

Not getting a clear enough idea of the structure. Am seeing Pelt and Akro possibilities.

I think the first might be Asian.

I'm seeing Vitro potential on the top 4. The middle row look like Vitro Whities. MK on the bottom left. And I don't see the bottom right well enough to say.

The only reference I have is text from the 2007 ebay auction and that was only a physical description of the box.

Bravo! You're allowed at least two days of completely zoning out. Anyone who says otherwise can come talk to me!

I just went looking for some Jabo Tribute halves that I am hoping to give to someone to make art with, and I found two Marble King tournament bags -- one plastic, one cloth. Two out of dozens of things I've had on a tentative wish list, having forgotten that I already had them. I have serious issues with "out of sight, out of mind".

The picture had disappeared. I dropped in to fix it. I'll stick around for a bit join the discussion. I don't know about which boxes Akro produced for sample or sale. However, I will say that what I know about Akro from that time period suggests that we can't take Akro's word on being the manufacturer of the contents. Even with the fancy extra word "exclusively" added in. However, I also do not know what sizes Akro manufactured at the very beginning of their time in West Virginia. They took a lot from MFC. Did that include a higher range of marble sizes than what would eventually become their standard? Maybe I should know. Should I know? Is it in some document I've already posted and forgotten about?

I was all in for Akro even before Art posted. But, yeah, nice examples, Art. And of course I'm still all in for Akro.

I don't stop in this thread often enough. Those thumb pots are adorable. Joep's carved concrete is amazing. And I love Eggie's marble bag, with contents -- a time capsule.

I have a growing collection of that style. My friends bring me marbles. They can't tell modern from vintage. But I don't mind at all, especially when some of those are in the bunch.

Marbles made by M. F. Christensen and Son. M.F. Christensen and Son (marbleconnection.com)

Could be Akro

I usually ballpark that style as being from the 1930's. Could have been earlier though.

I think the blue one is a Japanese transitional. Same as a slag, but special name for the Japanese handgathered ones.

Happy birthday, Chad!

Yes.

Thanks for sharing. Yes, Akro on the Porcelfrit and Peltier on the comics with the Peerless Patch marble. (There is a modern version of the comics on Marble King marbles but the ones in this thread are Peltier.) KT? Do you know what the initials stand for?

I am seeing one longish, slightly curved seam. Also, now I'm wondering how opaque it is. The new pictures look more opaque than the first pictures were making me think of. Those two things are moving me away from my thoughts of it being Master. The texture of the glass and the large size could still be clues to the right person. If I recall correctly, Vitro had boxed sets of large game marbles.

Not an opinion. Only thoughts. Do you see any v-shaped or u-shaped marks indicating cutlines? At first glance, this appears to have a chance to be a Master Cloudy. I don't know the size range of the Cloudy. I don't see any sizes given in the one ad I know to check. But all the other styles on that ad went up to size 2 at least. So maybe Cloudy did also. Does it have a fisheye? That would be a good size for an Akro Flintie.