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They have a clear to lite greenish base and are 41/64 (.64) and 2/3 (.66) inches.

Thanks Fire. I really struggle with seam ID. I've studied all the posts and pictures about them, but still have a hard time. Maybe having some more in hand examples will help me out for future ID's. We'll see. We'll see... (as said by Homer Simpson as they left New York city)

Excellent! Thanks Fire.

Also Peltier Peerless Patches? They are both a smidge bigger than 5/8 inches.

Are these 2 Peltier Peerless Patches? They are both 41/64 (.64 ) inches.

Maybe the first one is a lazy corkscrew more than a patch? (The red makes a giant "S" pattern.) They are 5/8 and 2/3 inches respectively.

Cool. Thanks for clarifying that for me. I will stick to using those names for Pelts, but not Akros. A related question if folks see this- how about for Marble King Marbles? I frequently see some of these names (and other Pelt names) used for them. Is that generally accepted or not?

I know Akro made corkscrews by the millions, but the colors on these made me wonder if they are akro or something newer. The colors stand out in my small collection of Akro. They are 21/32 inches with the green one just a bit smaller.

Do Akro prize names, specials, and corkscrews with certain color combos have names like seen with other companies? For example, in the pics below would you call them: -Liberty (red, white and blue) -Christmas tree (red on green) -Spiderman (red on blue) -Ruby Bee (red on yellow) -Bumble Bee (black on yellow) - Zebra (black on white) -Indian Blanket (red and yellow on black)

Thanks folks! I was wondering about that cut mark- it seemed rather distinct and unique, but I didn't know if it might be a trait or just a one off.

Thanks Chad (and Fire). I did see that graphic and read other posts here as well about Moonies. Some of them seemed to leave more questions than answers, for me at least. That's where I got the tip about shinning a light thru it to see the color spot it leaves. (Moonie shows orange, flint moonie shows red.) Also, mine does not have a "fish eye" as far as I can tell. I read that many moonies do, but that it is not a requirement. So @Chad G., do you think mine is an Akro Moonie? It certainly looks like the Akro in the graphic you posted. And any thoughts on the lack of a fish eye?

Here is another one that I have as a JABO classic. If you only looked at the first 2 pictures, you would think it was 2 different marbles. It's 5/8 inches. Am I correct about it being JABO?

The color combo is really nice. And extra special if you haven't seen it before, Fire. I didn't think Vacor made this type of multi-color swirl though. Did they?

It' 5/8 (.62) inches

It has a slight opalescence, makes an orange dot when light is shined thru it (as seen in the last pic), and no UV. It's 5/8 (.62) inches.

some, yes. I will compare this one to other non polished ones with damage to try to see the difference in hand. Thanks!

Thanks Fire. Now I have one as an example to learn from. I understand the air bubbles, hit marks, flea bites, etc. looking a certain way are a key. Could you expand on what you mean by the "sharp edges"? To me they look and feel smoother than they might otherwise- like they have been polished or smoothed over (fancy that!). In my mind, that is the opposite of sharp, so could you clarify? Thanks!

Thanks Akroorka, that makes sense about the difference. I have a very basic understanding of how marble making machines work. Mainly from reading about how JABO made theirs and from the book American Machine Made Marbles. If you know of any other good sources of info, I'd love to check them out. I agree, it is fascinating to learn about the various advances and contributions of people to the process- and also how the machines moved around amongst various companies.

Thanks to all for your input! Interesting about the polishing "practice"- I don't have much experience with polished marbles or how to ID them as such. Fortunately, this wasn't passed off to me as anything special. It was part of a bulk purchase and I got it cheap. It would have come from an estate sale at some point back, so it's long-term history is unknown.

Any ideas on who made it?

And who is the maker? It's 19/32 (.59) inches

@Chad G. @akroorka Follow up question- when does a slag become a swirl? So many WVS (and others) fit that definition of a slag. Colored transparent base glass with opaque white ribbons. I have one I'll post in the id section tonight that I'm not sure which it is. Generally I know which ones I call slags and which I call swirls, but what is the actual official difference between a slag and a swirl?

There it is. A nice clean definition. That matches what I have seen and heard for both slags and transitionals. Thanks Chad!

Thanks all! The purple on this marble does look like what you posted Nantucketdink- it's just hard to see. It would make sense that since this is a transparent blue based marble the oxblood would be purple. I have other examples of it from other JABO runs, but never knew why it looks like it does. So thanks for the explanation of how it happens. And yeah, I have enough JABO's to know about the darkness issues in some runs/marbles. It's amazing what a high quality camera and bright lights can capture compared to what your eye sees in hand under normal lighting. Quite a difference! This was part of a bulk potpourri purchase of a variety of manufactures a while back.

Akroorka knows more than I do and has likely seen way more transitionals than I have. I have only a few in my collection. My question for you @akroorka is are the Asian transitionals Slags? The 2 Yasuda's I have resemble Akro corkscrews more than typical slags. Two colors yes, but nice clean corkscrew patterns. For my own learning, as I understand it, slags are defined by more than just how the marble looks- it is also how they are made. Correct? Two colors, white and another, within a single stream of glass. Can you expand on that akroorka?