Steph

p.s. here ya go:

edit: Darn! the count in the description doesn't match the count in the accompanying pictures!

What Hansel said. This thread is what I was going to check next after looking at George's poster:

http://marbleconnection.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=10676

George Sourlis has a poster showing Akro packaging from 1911 to 1930. You can order that from him.

At first glance, photos I'm seeing show six columns of 5 plus one column of 4 in the #150 package. And in the #200 package, twice as many marbles: six rows of 5 plus one row of 4 on either side of the bag.

Thanks! I forgot that Steph had posted here, on my behalf (how rude of me!) & thanks Steph.

Well, I posted it specially for the peacock question. And since Edna brought up Robins, it made me wonder about one of your other MK's. But focusing on the peacock question now ...

So everyone, is the marble in Post #9 a peacock? Colors seem right and the coverage looks kinda close to one in Edna's box.

I'd contact the VFW.

Don't know if they have any intact films but it wouldn't hurt to ask. They made one or more marble films to show at their meetings. I remember reading about it once.

I think I might have seen references to two separate films.

The tournament which is now held at Wildwood, NJ started out in Atlantic City, NJ in 1923. It has been held every year since then except for 1944 and 1945.

It moved from Atlantic City to Ocean City, NY in 1929.

Then Wildwood in 1937.

Then inland to Cleveland, OH for 1943 and 1946.

Back to Wildwood in 1947.

Then Asbury Park, NJ in 1949.

Then Wildwood from 1960 to the present except for 1976, when it was in Jackson, NJ.

If my information is correct.

I've sent out an SOS to Debra but looking around the web it sounds like they're the same event.

I've never really given it a lot of thought. I suppose I should pull the medals I have out and lay them out in chronological order and see what kind of story they might tell.

That's an interesting way to put it. Guess there could be a lot of reasons for a change. Company went out of business, or they felt like a new style, or they changed the tournament name formally, or ....?

But it would definitely be cool to see a chronological progression of medals and see that story ....

Wow, that's really different looking. I'm going to bump this over to the main forum for more eyes to look at.

Something looks a little odd to me. I think it's the ends of the ribbons. I usually expect to see clearer and straighter seams. But I'm not an Akro expert.

Things might seem better with a middle ground pic. One halfway between those two in the lighting department. (However, it was excellent of you to try to get a little different lighting in case that helped someone.)

Anyway, I'm mostly just bumping this so you don't feel ignored. ( :

Bump in case anyone in the know happened to miss it the first time around.

Hmmm. I think those would be in the "Blended" category, not Peacocks.

The Alphabet Contest auctions are up and running. Get 'em while they're hot. Ending Sunday night. Even if the bidding gets out of range it's kinda neat to watch the ticker in the closing minutes. Please don't bid on ******** -- that's the one I'm hoping to win. (uh, belay that, pretend I didn't say anything)

Marble Alley auctions

Awesome. Thanks!

Wow!

(that's all I have to add at this time. )

What does a Peacock look like?

Is this one?

(Phyllis' pic from here)

Hope all your fireworks are pretty ones.

Thanks Bob.

Had no particular thoughts, That1. I guess some places sort of looked burnt to me. But I don't usually look that closely at handmades so it was probably normal glass variations but I was only noticing them for the first time.

"Antique 2" German Glass Lobed Panelled Onionskin Marble"

http://cgi.ebay.com/320718347938

Any thoughts on this one?

Check it out.

http://www.greyhoundmarbles.com/

Hello,

Thanks for the info. I have many of them with eyes, you can almost see straight through from eye to eye which I think is awesome. I love the way some Flinties appear almost transparent but have more of a translucent, almost foggy look inside them. The colors are gorgeous when backlit.

I saw 'em in the gallery. Lotsa eyes staring back at us. ( :

I like that group shot with the assortment of colors too. The blue ones have a certain appeal.

The Dulite line lasted to 1956?

http://books.google.com/books?id=0R4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA63

I usually double check my links. Guess I didn't that time.

Someone asked me about this link, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110707465247

Big 'ol marble. What do you think about it?

Sure! The more the merrier.

I'd say yes on oxblood (though unintentional imo), but would suspect no on Christensen.

Some of these from a Mega assortment Albert posted look sort of oxbloody:

(click to enlarge)