Steph

On 7/8/2022 at 11:24 AM, Akro75 said:

Were the coffin boxes only produced as sample boxes? I wonder if Akro just bought the left over stock from the MF Christensen supply of the travelers sample box? 

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.

55 minutes ago, Lumbo said:

What does MFC stand for ?

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.  

Jabo to me.

When I read of your taste buds being bombarded, I still feel positive for you.

For some reason I thought your lost of taste sensation might be more permanent, so every time I read that it gets a temporary setback, I'm happy for what it will ultimately be when your treatment is behind you.

4 hours ago, SherryFain said:

Here ya go Steph!

  Made with Fenton Burmese Glass cullet.  

Jabo!

And I would hope that it would glow under blacklight.  I won't make a bet on it though.  I expect the 5/8" ones with that pink to glow.  I don't expect the 3/4" ones with the pink to glow.  

I don't know what to expect on the big ones.

Cold rolls and I don't know what gives it the roughed up look.  Maybe it touched something it shouldn't ought to have touched somewhere in the machinery or in whatever thing caught it as it came off the rollers?

The lighting doesn't feel natural so I'm going to hedge here a bit, but to me it looks Vitro for now.

... or folded up Akro cork

Alley to me

That's not ringing a bell with me.

Do you have a picture of one?  

Some more examples of machine-made Asian marbles with shear marks which are sometimes mistaken for pontils.

Seams, cutlines and poles, and photo tips - Marble I.D.'s - Marble Connection

26 minutes ago, Dano320 said:

Quick question Steph. They have ponsil marks on both sides where the bands connect. Does machine made marbles have ponsil marks the same as glass so?

Those are machine-made cutlines, not pontils.  The marble-making machinery has shears.  The shears cut off the globs of molten glass which become the marbles. That gives a cutline on the top and the bottom of the marble.  

Or if the glass is more of a stream than a glob like your last marble, it will result in a swirl.  There will still be two cuts on a swirl.  But sometimes the cut marks will get wrapped up inside the marble so you can't always see it.   But with your first two marbles, we have a nice, clear top and bottom.