Chad G.

Hi my name is Chad !! as for my appearance I will remain anonymous..... And yes I too am addicted to marble collecting. Guess I don't have to post any pix, looks like Jason has most of the same paraphernalia I do. I can't seem to be able to even walk by any of my displays without at least looking at or touching them, or at it's worst "reorganizing" a Pain staking long process of torture & back pain I put myself through routinely for no good reason except to "Work" in a few more marbles "Antique & thrift stores" pretty bad when you walk in any of them in a 50 mile radius on a first name basis. I wish I knew what that 'Bug" looked like 🐛 I have a pretty good idea as we probably do !! At what point does it become "Hoarding" ?? When you begin hiding mibs not on display because there is no more room ?? I guess maybe I have more than one problem to go along with this addiction, the addiction probably being the healthier of the two ( or more) Maybe not hoarding because unlike other addictions I give away & share what I have, an excuse to keep doing what I'm doing but it sounds good to me. One is to many & a thousand is never enough. I thought I would feel better but maybe a few more meetings under my belt and I'll be better ??

Hope ya score too, getting pretty far and few between.

Not positive on the Imperial but I've never seen another company than Akro that made the Lily vases.

I lucked out and found a Tiddley Winks game from Pressman with an unbroken Alley cup in it this last winter. A dual game box, I believe 90% of it is there, maybe a few Tiddley & Winks missing & the outside of the box is a little worse for wear ??

There's the hand I really like, thanks for posting all the pix Ron

The flower vase on the left is Akro, I believe it's called a lily vase, if you look real hard in the center of the bottom there should be a crow in the middle and made in MADE IN USA of the underside of the bottom and the # 658 on the opposite side. Some may be unmarked but that piece (Lily vase) is Akro. On the made in USA on all 5 of them I have the "S" is backwards. The purple & white on the right in this pic looks like an Imperial toothpick holder ?? The glass is usually very thick on them, maybe a closeup pic of the bottom if you can ?? Sometimes the stamp is very faint and may not be visible ??

"Thanks" for the pix Bill, good to see ya ........ Them lids (once they made it out of the factory) are what usually got skippered across the water or sent into orbit first thing, nice haul man.

"Welcome to Marble Connection Clive" A great place to learn and grow, much knowledge & knowledgeable people here more than willing to help ya out on your marble journey. Well as far as you marbles I don't see any handmades unless their really hiding. The first board looks to contain all "Vacor" ( Mega) marbles, made in Mexico. The second set looks to be almost all Asian Imperials except I see at least one, what I believe from just the one view to be a "Peltier Rainbo", maybe one or two others of different make in the mix there. & the third all cats eyes except the center marble, looks like it may be either a gaming marble ?? Handmades all have pontil marks where they were cut from a cane. "Verry Nice Boards" by the way Clive some really nice work !! I have several that I display marbles on myself, a great way to show your collection. All 3 different styles too "Excellent" I took a really good look again & all machine made from what I can see, anxious to see pix of your other marbles & projects !! Again "Welcome" Chad G. Possible Peltier Rainbo, 1st board lower left hand corner Possible game marble or another Vacor in the center of 3rd board ??

Found a match for the mibs on Ebay, no description or size listed, although it is from the UK ?? A cats eye in the pic but who knows how big that is ?? LINK : https://www.ebay.com/itm/294161574642

Mmm... Hmm, Yeah Buddy !! Thanks for postin all the Great Pix Ron !!

Yesir !! 100% Akro, nice pair of hands

"Yes" the crow logo on the bottom that shows in your pic as well as mine is Akro. I know it's kinda indistinguishable being so small but if you have a loupe and a good stamp of it on the glass you can almost make out the crows head, the wings for sure. The third one is from my beggars hand showing the same 766 #'s as yours, the 7 and or the 4 maybe the moth or something ?? A few more examples for ya. Some of the Akroware only has numbers and doesn't display the trademark crow logo, so time & experience are your best friends. Here are a few pieces of Imperial slag glass. Slag glass yes, Akro no. Almost every glass manufacturer that ever existed made slag glass at one time or another. I watch the pricing and stamps and buy what I like as long as the price is appropriate and the seller isn't claiming it to be something it's not just to make an extra buck. These are all relatively low value pieces but some Akroware and very early & rare Imperial can be a bit on the pricey side. "IMPERIAL" slag glass not Akro THE STAMP ON THE BOTTOM OF THESE TWO IS THE SAME & INDICATE A MANUFACTURE DATE OF APPROXIMATELY 1951. HERE ARE THE IMPERIAL STAMPS THEY USED.

Sounds good to me Brad a happy medium, who knows I may be getting rid of something myself, or even buying something ?? I was just pullin your leg anyway. I try not to take anything to serious. More than a few asking for this new site so hopefully it works out Ok for everyone !!

Yesir !! marble stand is a definite upgrade from Penn holder All good !!

Nice corner curio William, they're HTF in the hexagonal form like that, ya got a deal on those !!

That means the 4 or 5 year wait for you Brad, ouch !! Maybe 50 would be a bit better ?? Then you have the over zealous like me who has to post on everything, I think I had 100 posts in less than a month !! Time to start crunching #'s to find a happy medium ?? Better get some guards for that geoduck patch Brad Yuuum, Deeeliciouse !! well worth the wait !!

Good one, called a "Beggars Hand" William a toothpick holder, yes with the crow icon on the bottom obviously made by Akro "Nice" I have a similar one except w/ a white base & orange swirls. maybe I have a pic ?? Ah !! found it. I'm looking for a rainbow (multi) colored one like Ron's but like most of the other "good stuff" almost impossible to find them now. Here's the best crow impression I have on the bottom of one of the Med. large Akro Dart vases And the vase itself, the "Darts" are the name they gave the little points running down the side of the vase. They have China cups & creamers etc also w/ the dart pattern. They made so many different ones next to Impossible for me to name them all here. I think this is a creamer also w/ the "Dart" pattern on it, I like the washed out look on this one.

They definitely look like some type of stone, marble, granite whatever. The last 2 grey w/ black spots really resemble granite, though I don't know why or what someone would use it for ?? Do you have a size measurement Joep ?? I agree with Bruce, especially the first one has really been hammered on by something ??

I'll say it again, "Yeah Buddy" Love em !! I agree, very refreshing to see someone else take an interest in these beautiful old German marbles & double !! Also what got my motor running in the first place & still does. Way better variety this time, way to go "Mojo"

A couple mica for you too look at, dim light, bright light & sunlight, the flakes are very definitive and yes, mica is always sliver like Ron said !! These pics are all of the same hand made marbles, both faceted on one end & a small melted pigtail on the other, generally faceting is a sign of older manufacture i.e. (1850 - 1880), and both 1.25 " ( 1 1/4") , 31.5 mm. One thing at a time, there is much to learn when it comes to handmades & as always there are exceptions to the rule, better to kick back & take it slow, so it sticks............many years & I'm still learning............I think this is the "Fun" part............endless !!

I know the bigger Vacor boulders & the toe breakers they make almost all have the "Orange peel" surface. The smaller 14 - 15 mm ( around 5/8ths) have it a much smaller portion of the time.

I'll say all Vacor The swirling pattern looks the same in all three to me, vacor has cuts just like a CAC in some & also some have Pelt traits, I've had a few Vacor I had to take 2 or 3 looks at to make sure they weren't pelts, I believe there was a serpentina that was very close to a Pelt superman, it even had "A" seem but the colors & the rest of the mib where just a little off !! A few looked exactly like pelt Bumble bees they swirled like your marbles, seems on one side & swirls on the other. ALMOST THE EXACT SAME SWIRL PATTERNS IN THE GLASS, THE BUMBLE BEE IS A BIT DIFFERENT BUT STILL A VACOR

Agree with Ric, "not Vitro" Asian Imperials

1. Latticinio 2. A very tight divided core ?? if a gap anywhere in the white core not a solid core but a tight divided core. Solid means solid. The upper left side view of the core in this pic suggests a slight window into the core making it a divided core. 3. Latticinio 4. Coreless swirl ?? 5. Latticinio Latticinio has to do with the net looking design in the core & is one of the most common handmades True black is one of the rarer colors, so the Latt. with the black & orange outer stripes is probably the best. Highest value you have is the tri stage solid core (Tight divided core) peewee ?? tops ":maybe" $10.00 the rest are about $5.00 to $8.00 each on a "good day" None are EOC (end of cane) None look to be polished Condition looks pretty good, no heavy pocket wear (general wear) only one or 2 visible flea bites, no hits, not polished, no fractures, all together in good shape just common. Still nice shape for you first ones. Pricing is hard, all perspective, as of recently the market for the smaller common handmades has taken a dip, it will "probably" rebound ?? over the years I have seen it go up & down many times. Back and forth, though it does seem to be trending more towards the machine mades as a new generation comes about. if I were you I'd buy what I like & go by the these three basic rules Condition, Condition, Condition. Keep a eye on general sale prices as a whole, time and experience are your best friends.