Chad G.

Yes sites, Didn't mean anything by sides Steph just two different forums, I'm am a member on both and have friends on both forums, not trying to ruffle any feathers at all, sorry for the misused vocabulary, I post links to this forum on the other as well, it's all about shared information for the benefit of us all, I was just saying there's stuff here that isn't there and stuff there that isn't here, just a note about sharing, if anything was misunderstood I do apologise.

I tried to get some of the old threads from here, I searched here first, they were great but as you said Steph missing a lot of pics,, part there part not. This was and still is my first go to, over time things are talked about many times and will turn up again with new pics. Now the info from there is here via the link, as I take it , it should be shared with the marble community as a whole anyway so we all can benefit from it. There's stuff here that isn't there & visa versa. I have great friends on both sides, that's the main get go for me is "Fun"

No need to be sorry William, I'm just easily confused, I should have copied and pasted like Steph did ?? Yeah I like that green transparent Pelt Rainbo ?? I have no idea what the seedy looking green one is though, just can't tell from the pics ?? The # 6 marble you have pictured. it might be a master or a weird Kokomo (just because of the seedy looking glass) but I really can't tell ??

Did you get a rock saw or just a tumbler ?? By the way "love them Madagascar" my buddy has been buying large quantities of it from China along with some lace & moss agate and a bit of quartz, he makes artifacts, I'll get some pics if I can & post em here for ya to take a peek at.

TOO MANY AT ONCE, HARD FOR I.D. & "CONFUSNG" "Last 2 bunches are Peltier Rainbos" 2. #3=pelt rainbo 3. #4=pelt Rainbo 4. # 1, 2, & 5 =Jabo?? 5. # 6?? 6. #7=peltier Rainbo 7. # 8=Akro 8. #9, 10, 11 ???

I tried earlier & couldn't find it, "Thanks man" yes about as good a post on the subject as it gets !!

"Thanks Tommy" The light isn't bad for a "Harbor Freight Product" I usually go there when a "one & done" application is needed. "WOW" that was weird, I posted this right after you uv. flashlight comment and it jumped to here in front of the slag post ?? Oh yeah!! "HAPPY AKRO FRIDAY EVERYONE"

"Your welcome" I wish they had continued it also, maybe different sizes etc......

One of my few & first childhood regrets Brad, over the hill they went after kissing the leather strap of my slingshot. Even the ones I got from "Great Grandpa" as a kid. I'm not sure exactly what all they were but the high point of his collection probably ended in the early teens. He gave them to me at 8 years old 51 yrs ago & they were gone in minutes. My grandfather passed in 2013 at 97, gave me his shortly after Great grandpa & they met the same fate. I think everyone has the "If Only" thing from their childhood.

I got that UV. light at harbor freight Tommy, thanks for the lead. An 11/16ths+" royal blue base I just got, part of some I ran into.

Is this the link you were trying to post LINK : https://www.peltiermarbles.info/1981-nove-run MINE 29/32nds

A great post about some of Akros rarest big mibs : Some really good pix of a buckskin & from Ron & a Jolly Roger & the exceptionally rare lunchbox from Bill M. Courtesy of (AAM) LINK : https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2210&p=304797&hilit=lunchbox#p304797

Same here a lot of 25's or zero's, an occasional 100 but I've as of yet not hit the 250 either, maybe a smaller game mib ??

Still a great patch. I have a bunch of em in many colors, Akro made patches before corks & after.

Yes!! Akro definitely made 1" mibs ( Buckskin, Jolly Roger, Lunchbox ) and bigger !! I think Bill said this one was a tad over 1 1/4" a "Jolly Roger" a link to the post for ya also, enter each of the marbles I've mentioned into the search bar, loads of info for ya on the big uns.. "Thanks for the pics Bill " great mib ......... LINK : https://marbleconnection.com/topic/25962-round-and-round-we-go/?tab=comments#comment-224156

I smell cotton candy and popcorn !! Alley litiouse !!!!!.....

Is the yellow an ade base (UV. reactive) or ace base ?? If UV. reactive an " Akro Lemonade patch" it looks like a white cloudy ace based mib from here and not an ade but a quick check with the UV. light never hurts.

Ah yes !! lets all join in....................... wait a little.............never hurts, By the way Bill, "Nice Chalky Brother" a real ground pounder

"Thank you Steph" come to think of it I have been waiting a while for an older one. The 05 & 06 repros look a little different in color and design and are made by "Rocket" instead of "Wolverine" note: one of the Wolverine is "base ball" and ones "basket ball" are a bit different but both share the same name ?? A newer "Rocket" games version !! "Wolverine even made a plastic version !! This ones Identical to the one I got !! Original 1930's version, same as mine except for the color, guess I did luck out !!

Both the pee wee & the other look like Akro to me.

My first mib I got from Mom out of one of her dresser drawers during a move when I was 10 yrs. old, she told me it was her favorite shooter when she wad a child, a little worse for wear but priceless to me. I never started collecting any type of real collection until I was 20 but the mib Mom gave me was always in the back of my mind & I still have it today. Holds a prominent place in my big curio along with all the mibs I've received from Friends. I think it's a Pelt aqua slag but it has so many hits who knows, it really doesn't matter who made it. It's not going anywhere.

x 2, Agree Akro, that is a purple slag Tommy correct ?? Or is my viewer waked

I seen the sheen & that's the only reason I said "Vacor". Any other cats eye doesn't have that, specific to "Vacor" (Mega)Just the neutral background will help you immensely, your phone will focus on the marble instead of the bright background. as far as a bulb goes, I go to wall mart & get a 20 to40w 5000k daylight bulb. A bright bulb will only add to the reflections. I use a shadow box also when possible to cut out all reflection, you can get one at Walmart for $5.00 the bulb is about the same, so $10 bucks, I use a simple Sony camcorder set on macro in picture mode, you will find a happy medium in a few hours or less of trial & error "Good Luck". You can also get a clip on macro lens for your cell, see if it will fit before you get it. this is it & a link to some pix taken with it. Don't know if these results are typical but some pretty outstanding results. This link will take you to the whole thread on the clip on macro, you can go to amazon to see if they make one that fits, I don't own a cell. LINK :https://marbleconnection.com/topic/26103-macro-lens/?tab=comments#comment-225747 HERE"S THE UNREAL PART!!

#1 & #3 have the indicative oily sheen of a Vacor, the second is etched or (acid washed) glass & also a Vacor the name evades me. # 4 looks Jabo from what I can see of it. Wait on some others to post, maybe a different opinion or a correction on the Jabo and a specific name of manufacturer for the W.Va. swirl !! 1. "Vacor" (Mega) Cats eye 2. Vacor" (Mega) Blueberry freeze or something similar (looks Blueish green on my monitor ??) 3. "Vacor" (Mega) Spaghetti ?? 4. looks like "Jabo" ?? 5. West Virginia swirl 6. "Vacor" (Mega) I believe called a "Galaxy" Many of the newer Vacor have that oily, pearlescent sheen to them, often along with an orange peel textured surface. Not real sure on the Jabo William, All newer mibs except # 5, the W.Va. swirl.

Bottom (R) corner in first pic & the marble in the third pic are the same one and it has "heavy Aventurine" in it, all those little sparkles aren't light reflections. The pock marks shown in the second pic appear to be small hits & fleas on that particular marble. Yours appear to me to be "Jabo " As far as I know "Leightons" were all hand ground or melted pontil transitional's, not machine made as those pictured above are?? MORE