Steph

I think that's the also available in other sizes line.

Akro Specials

I had a hunch they might look closer. Tricky, huh. This seems like a case where most of the value would be in the box. quick note on sizes: the 15, 17 and 19 on the boxes above is the diameter in mm. Kinda odd, hmm -- millimeters being used in California in the 1920's or 30's.

Here are some more details. Some are strange -- 12,000 trophies in 1940 ?? Some could be useful. The reference to when Pink supervised the trophy design suggests that 1939 might have been the earliest possible date on your trophy, Don. I do know better than to jump to conclusions about Berry Pink though. I still have a couple of leads to follow ... Whatever the facts, they might become easier to find out someday "soon". I heard something today which made a lot of sense. 1920's era tournament items used to seem more rare than they do now. It might take a few ... or 20 ... more years, but as the people who won the 1940s competitions pass on, more tournament items and information should come to light. So, here's the "new" material. A flyer giving a history of Pink's past tournament involvement and tying it all to 1941 sales. (click links below the thumbnails to enlarge, might need to double click for full size) p. 1: http://i119.photobuc...nkInc160pct.jpg p. 2: http://i119.photobuc...nkInc260pct.jpg p. 3: http://i119.photobuc...nkInc360pct.jpg p. 4: http://i119.photobuc...nkInc460pct.jpg Large print version of the page 3 (684 kb)

haha

lol ... is that a Jabo Marley?

No, it was not modified recently. It is not my box but I don't even have to ask the owner of the box to know that.

Have a good day and a good year!

no.

Another salesman's sample case. This one has later era Akros and was modified to reflect a simpler line. It was 'found' in New Zealand, of all places! As far as I am aware, no others are known. Why haven't they been found in the USA? |

Some of the pix I've been showing I've resized first. But I can't bring myself to resize any of these. Just can't do it. Note: with the new board format change the thumbnails weren't enlarging for me. So now the bigger versions are in the links below the thumbnails. (click the link below to enlarge) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes002.jpg (click the links below the thumbnails for enlargements - you might have to doubleclick for full size) http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes004.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes010.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes007.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes015.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes012.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes016.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes008.jpg Different perspectives on the moss agates http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes011.jpg http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o151/modularforms/Akro/3Akrosamplerboxes019.jpg Enjoy!

Well, slingshots have been mentioned for whacking squirrels. Sue, I don't know why your link disturbs me so. Craig, that's so cool. Must have been thrilling to talk to him.

I do have Ron's address! Inside an onionskin: (discussion)

A wooden box of clear (crystal) marbles. If this box is illustrated in any extant materials we are unaware of it. If you have seen it before, it would be great to hear from you. Note the label. I can't quite make out the German spelling for Crystal, but see what is printed below. "With threads" would have meant latticinios. (click pix to enlarge)

Here is another box which says "second" or "seconds" on the end, also thought to be California Agates. Seller said 3/4". These do not appear to be polished. One theory is that they were rejected before the polishing stage. Another theory is that some might have been sold with a matte finish anyway. Some kids preferred that in a shooter, right?

My guess was that those were 7/8 inch cubes. edit: yeah, what you just said.

*blush* @ Edna. No, just fortunate. :-) That would be cool, Sue. Wonder if Frankie Walker ever displayed his collection ...

There seems to be very little known about this company. Anything you know or find out in the future would be welcomed. The first photo below shows the presumed head of the company R. W. Walker. The 2nd shows California Agate boxes. The 3rd shows what are thought to be California Agate seconds. The glossary at americantoymarbles.com says the company was "located in Huntington Park, California (Los Angles area); they ground Mexican alabaster (a stone) into marbles by hand; operated from the mid to late 1920s." However, it does appear from the caption of the news photo that the company operated into the 1930's. Let me transcribe the caption in case anyone finds it difficult to read: (click pix to enlarge)

You're the seasoned collector who didn't vote for the righthand color chip!

Oh yeah! and at 50 cents I could get a set for each of the nieces and nevvies!

I may not get what you mean. Cairo ribbons aren't always on the surface. This one seems to be mostly on the surface though, and the start and finish are what caught my eye from the beginning.

I'll be reorganizing the Akro pix thread in the study hall into more of a chronological order "soon". This one will be going to the top of the thread. Usually I simply add examples to the thread without fanfare. But some are too special to hide away without notice. The earliest known Akro box, plus an early Akro ad. At this point Akro was selling MFC's under their label. . . . (p.s., note the Akron address) (click pix to enlarge - might need to double click for full size)

Bump -- I still would like to get feedback on the Cairo possibilities for the 2nd mib. Or maybe I need to find out who owns that case in AMMM!

p.s. no need to guess anymore. 1938 ad:

He is such an enigma. Seems as if you'd need an eye witness account to know what's true about him and then you still might not be sure. His own company gets weird in their various accounts about him -- as if they don't even know what to say. I'm still having trouble with the part in AMMM where it says "a significant development came in 1963 when Roger Howdyshell [and others] bought Marble King ..." without mentioning that Pink had died in 1962. That wasn't significant .... Eneeeway ... there is still some more old material I've read about and hope to get my hands on sometime. It should be fun. Here are some signs of him getting busy with promotion. If you click on them you'll get larger copies, with the source info. 1938 1939 1940