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Mixed Mixed Mixed Bulls Eyes Mixed 1980s Mixed 1980s Mixed 1980s Caged cateyes and hybrids Caged cateyes and hybrids Caged cateyes and hybrids Caged cateyes Tri lite with a dark purple stripe and aventurine

Someone asked me for some Vitro pictures, so I got some out and took some pics. Figured I'd put them here too if you want them. Here are a few of my vitros: Phantom Conquerors Conquerors Tri Lites and similar Victorys Fancy and Exotic Conquerors Tiger Eyes, Whities, etc... Helmets Shooters Purple veneered Conqueror types Opalescent

Wow, some dream stuff here!

Wow, nice ones!

I still think this is a bit newer than 1929. The printing, box, and graphics look newer to me. The addition of the picture with cateyes by hdesousa gives me more confidence to guess that the transitionals are probably from the 1940s-1950s or so. I suspect this company made these transitionals all the way up until they figured out how to make cateyes.

Ravenswood is what came to mymind as well fwiw.

1 and 2 are Vacor, 3 is Imperial.

Me three. Of the "lady" family I think.

Has a pincher look to me. Not sure I ever saw a pincher with oxblood though.

Dang, I think Alley for the first one too. I like it! Good one.

Nice filagree looking pattern!

I think it depends on the marble. A chipped up regular single color akro corkscrew has no monetary value. A chipped pelt golden rebel is worth a little bit. I think folks are more forgiving of damage on the german handmades (I know I am). Some beginners don't mind chipped up marbles, and if you put together a good lot of them they will sell. I had some chipped ones saved up and sent them to a boy scout troop that was discussing marble collecting so they could have some to get their collections started. So I guess they always have some value, if not always monetary.

Yes, it has been very useful as a learning tool. I enjoy looking at cullet and I feel like it's a really nice asset to a collection. To me there is more to marble collecting than just the orbs of glass, I like the whole story. The pictures of the old factories, the broken pieces of oven brick and machinery parts, the stories and digs, the packaging, advertising, and all of it ties together to make a much more interesting presentation than just some pretty glass balls. Some of my favorite marbles are the ones to the left in a square cardboard box with dirt still on them from the old Pennsboro Alley factory that I got from Mibcapper. It's the history of it as much as the beauty. I hope that by the time I can retire (if I ever can), I will have enough interesting pieces to build a modest but complete "exhibit" about each manufacturer and share it with everyone either by going to shows or by having it in a small museum or ...? But that's why there is the little akro leaf dish, the gearshifter knobs, the cullet, the funnel and pintle from Akro, and stuff like that. All my cullet is from Pennsboro Alley, Akro, and CAC. I'd like to get some from ravenswood, Cairo, etc... if anybody has some they would like to sell.

That's actually a really tiny round wooden box that came with a lot of old marbles. I don't think it was related to the marbles and it seems like I did find out what it was for one time and have since forgotten. I kept it in my marble collection in case it was marble related, but didn't remove it when I found out otherwise.

It's raining, I've been looking at pics from the marble show, and it got me wanting to dig around in marbles so we know what that means... time to clear off the table! I took some pics because I figure what good is it unless other people get to enjoy it too!

I've also been told that if a marble is too big for the rollers it will get orange peel.

I agree with Steph... Vitro on left and no idea right.

Vacor on left, Pelt on right.

I get Pelt, MK.

I think Vacor or mega was making some like these in large sizes.

Waving back Hopefully you'll run across one someday. I didn't even know the type existed until I stumbled on this one. I really like it though!

Got this one recently. Akro royal with some nice aventurine. There is fine red aventurine in the red as well but it's hard to photograph it.

Some nice pelts there! I like the twisted ones and the chopped up ones.

Looks like someone played with this on a torch... maybe acetylene with the soot in the glass?

I'd probably put it with my vitros too.