Steph

MFC sounds good to me.

Happy Easter!

I think it's what's called an "Akron Roller".  

I think this might be from the Akron Marble & Toy company.  

 

Yes, it's lutz.  I know that much.  Yes, it would be copper.  Lutz is copper. 

*looks around to see if she's saying anything stupid*  

*she thinks she's in the clear* 

 

I used to.  Then I mostly sorted them back into their specific makers' boxes.  

I'm guessing contemp.  

But I don't know how smooth it's possible for old marble makers to having gotten the ends of their marbles.  Mostly I'm posting so I will get the notification when someone else comments.  

cute!

Hello.  Welcome.

Could be a "slag" from the first third of the 1900's.  

Or it could be a "swirl" from the middle third of the 1900's.  

Oooh.  Good question!

I think it's got a good shot at Akro. 

Adeline's cats are mostly Vitro.  If that's four vanes on her turquoise cat, I think that would be Japanese.  

Hmmm  

Vitro is all I can think of for them.  

Remember to check your oversized "game marbles" for signs of being handgathered.     Won't be many of the yellow ones out there, I bet.  But you could get lucky.  

The Akro Agate Company (marbleconnection.com)

MFC.  Not CAC.  

Akro started out as a business which purchased MFC in bulk and packaged them attractively for sale.  A nice above-board marble-selling business which lasted for about three years. 

Then Horace Hill stole MFC's machine designs and glass formulas and took them to Akro which then set itself up in competition with MFC. 

In other words, Akro had a very unsavory start in the marble-making part of the business.  



I think that yellow is just a solid-colored marble, not slag, not electric.  Yeah, most would call it a game marble now, but remember this would predate Chinese Checkers.  These would have been considered nice marbles at the time.   The greens would have been called "Oriental Jade".  I don't know what colorful name the yellow ones would have had.  

I know of some place names which are a test of whether you're familiar with the area.  Some are not pronounced like the more famous places with that name.  Some are unusual names which new people won't sound out the way longtime residents say it. 

For example, Miami, OK,  Eucha, OK,  Tahlequah, OK, Albany, GA,  Cairo, WV, Manitowoc, WI.  

No doubt about Akro on the second one!  

The company name was Moss Agate.   


Edit: actually I do see how Roberto could have gotten Alley on the second.  But my first thought was Akro, and then of course with Ron weighing in with Akro, that helps me with the "no doubt" part.

*checks bank account*

On 4/2/2022 at 9:25 AM, Jeremysvt said:

ok then is this a blackie as no red? thnaks

On 4/2/2022 at 10:57 AM, Ric said:

Not a Blackie. It looks like a odd Tiger Eye.

Agreed.

But fun idea!  

Nice illusion

O M G 

Very imaginative. 

Good luck in your enterprise.

These came to me from Paula Cole as Marble Kings.  

Maybe yours is a variation on the yellow and red one here.

I too am unable to come up with a Vitro style name for it because it's a little off somehow.  

For example, the Vitros I can think of that it looks closest to are All-Reds and Tiger Eyes, but I wouldn't call it either one of those. 


 

Yes, it was a good one, you brave man!