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I have superglued marbles back together myself a few times. It works very well actually. No I haven't sold them ever though.

Steve Sturtz included Classic production estimates in one of his books, but there were still many many many runs made after. Without any doubt there are more different JABO color combos of marbles out there in the world than any other maker by far. Vacor may produce more quantities of marbles overall than any other maker, but still limits themself to a limited number of color combos. That doesnt really answer your question, but the variety of JABOs out there in the world is mind boggling. If you add in Dave's other marbles at DAS, SMM, and Champion...his influence in the marble world will be felt forever.

I think they were called color tips. Similarish to the weeglos

One of the 3/4” JABO Classics was just like this. I believe the year was 2004

Adding some others I like from the run. A few colors…but nice

I like these ones the best from this run

These are the marbles that actually taste like Jawbreakers

some of the Bogard Catseyes header bags are stapled right on top of Heaton labels (and are Heatons instead of Bogards inside). It was an unusual thing done at Bogard with some of the old Heaton packaged stock. I can’t tell if there is another header underneath or not from the pic.

I wasn’t collecting marbles before any Akro digs took place, but I have read in a variety of different places that Popeye patches were quite rare in circulation prior to the digs. I bought a group of like 50 blue/yellow dug lot of Popeye patches for cheap that tells me something changed drastically after the digs. Alan’s words describe the situation perfectly. They are cool marbles without a doubt.

Lots of makers made simple folded swirls with buttcracks, it’s just common with lots of JABO Classics. There are lots of JABO Classics without buttcracks too. They are helpful clues for sure, but far from steadfast rules.

It sure looks like a Popeye patch to me. That orange is sweet!

My joke wasn’t clear enough on my end. I was just showing this group of Ravenswoods I found together that people might believe are JABOs too simply because they are a same run groupfreaking JABOs (these ones aren’t Heatons). Have to be JABOs if same type is found together. Just trying to have some fun

That is folded all the way. It isn’t even patchy. It’s a swirl. Now that’s cool. Have only previously seen Popeye (corks) and Popeye patches. It’s a new class of Popeye in my eyes. Since you said it was from before the Akro digs..,how did you even attribute it to Akro folded like it is? How long have you had it?

Ron’s in lots of books you will discover. He will always be the Godfather of West Virginia Swirls.

Vitro Fisher Jewel Tray

Most of the marbles in the bag are from 2003, but I see a few that are not and that is unusual for those dated bags. There is a Tie Dye lookalike in 2003, but that looks like a reall 99 Tie Dye instead of the 2003 version. There is a 98 (sort of red white and blue) and a Spring 99 (jade colored) marble in there too.

freaking JABOs (these ones aren’t Heatons). Have to be JABOs if same type is found together. Just trying to have some fun

The ones in the middle row are the ones it looks like to me. They are 3/4”.

Looks like a JABO Sammy’s Big Brother to me

Most Vitros are patch construction and most JABOs are swirls. Good starting point to differentiate them

Here are some factory dug Cairos in blue/white for more chances to compare

They are just different variations of white/blue Ravenswoods

I haven't figured out a reliable way to tell the moss agate Masters and Akros apart (hasn't been a real area of interest for me yet). Is there a relaible way?