akroorka

Well ScottH you just aged yourself--Keen? That one did not last long but it is old. Champion made some of the "keenest" "mettalics" made, nice bright almost chrome. I used to say "keen" too but "cool" took over. Marble--On!!

Folds, seams and as mades--(excluding blow holes) are not too common with CAC in my humble experience. Nice group! Marble--On!!

Yes--good find. This is a Master Glass vs a Master Made marble. Marble--On!! Yes deviations are quite common in Rainbos. Marble--On!!

Nickels’--love them!. Welcome to "TheMarbleConnection" my fellow collector of what-ever. Show us what you have in marbles and be rewarded with the best Id's on the planet Earth as far as marbles go. Marble—On!!

Rock on Steph! Trippy? I just love this stuff! Marble--On!!

Champion made many keepers---to suggest a scrap would not be in my vocabulary. This is just a very nice looking marble imho. Marble—On!!

Nice ID Nice ID for sure--thanks for sharing it! Marble--On!

We all learn in this format--Thanks all! Marble--On!!

Chad nailed the first one—A. B is a Vitro, C appears to be a Master Glass type of patch. Marble—On!!

This one is a CAC imho. Of course, I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. This one is as found with no polishing evident imho. The thing is--given the history, a lot of these killer CAC were found in a river (buckets full) and many were in mint condition as found. If you have 100 of these--post some more and I am glad to see what you have and give an estimation of the maker. Nice marble! Marble--On!!

Lets get a response from @cheese , @Fire1981and @Chad G. for this one. I respect the opinions of these folks and will lay down by my dish if I am wrong--enough said. Marble--On!!

@Melissa and @Steph along with @Ric know these newer Vitro pretty well. @Nantucketdink is my go to for Jabo, he is the tops imho. I will stand by and watch for any response. I will live and learn--thanks all! Marble--On!!

This is just one view--mind you. Size matters--always. It could be an Akro corkscrew from that point of view--not impossible for sure in my experience. Post all angles and wait for some more opinions, I am not here always--but I am here a bunch of times. There are a few in the image worth a bit more money and a bit more rare imho. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble--On!!

X2 Jabo--nice one! No little white hits and a nice finish--a keeper for sure. The size resrictions on these bigger Jabo made for the general public varied quite a bit. Marble--On!!

These are "drool worthy" Nice finds! Marble--On!!

I agree with Steph--if you backlight enough "Solids" or "Clearies" you will find a variety of things involved. I always have said--"Backlight them all" and I still mean it. I was lucky enough to get a bunch of dug Akro "Flinties" after this post started and I will say that most of yours line up quite nicely. I have always thought that the "Akro Crows", which were all dug, were simply rejected "Flinties". I am closer to saying that this is truth now. Marble--On!!

We all do--keep on coming back and show us some more images! Marble--On!!

I am with Steph here--with a lean towards Champion. Quality control is only as good as the persons in charge of it--maybe a "Friday Marble"🙃. Marble--On!!

Back to the subject line--I do not know if I could ID this one "In Hand". Fair is fair--set it aside imho. Marble--On!!

What Cheese says X2 for sure. Enjoy the ride, we all went from a Model A to more advanced model and all of us enjoyed the transition to the current position that we all hold. All of us learn here everday--that is the trip down Highway 66 ( collecting marbles)--no end--just a beginning and quite a nice ride! Marble--On!!

You have a Peltier "Superman" there" imho. Pretty cool findl! Nice big size as well. I look at the damage, construction and wear on the marble and this convinces me. Nice find for sure regardless of the condition. Vacor "Serpents" can fool some of the very best--this was a good ask for sure. Pleeease do not get this one polished---. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble--On!!

Patch types and Patch and Ribbon types are not always an easy ID given the amount of them made over the years. This is what you show here. I would venture a guess at a mix of Vitro and Jabo in your mix—all are later versions that were production marbles made for mass market sales. No “Special Runs” here imho. The first one has great eye appeal for sure. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more on this bunch. Size always matters—nice images! Marble—On!!

I will set it a bit straighter davesnotthere. Imperial was a company on the west coast of the USA. They did not manufacture marbles but they did buy marbles and repackage them for sales. They are a newer age “Jobber” of marbles amongst other things. Just do a quick search of “Imperial marbles” on the E-bay and look for the labels that include the country of manufacture. Look up quite a few and be surprised. Try a look at “Ali Baba”—the Chinese Amazon and look at what you can find. Vacor is not out of the realm of “Imperial” purchases even if they are not listed on any labels because Vacor sold and still sells many marbles to many Asian countries. They may have been purchased and resold by a variety of nations abroad. The Chinese have copied many Vacor designs as well. Marble—On!!

I agree--Great ID @Nantucketdink!! Marble--On!!

I have had plenty of bank bags pass trough my fingers over the years--all filled with marbles--no cash. Last Christmas I asked the wife if we should pour a change jar into one for the "White Elephant" swap as a present. What a hit it was--great fun! Marble--On!!