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Horseshoe Cat's Eye Shooters
akroorka replied to YasudaCollector's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
Nice find! Marble--On!! -
Vaseline marble 39/64's probably an Akro. Any thoughts?
akroorka replied to CharlieT's topic in Marble I.D.'s
I used to have some more of these Akro āLemon DropsāāI am darned if I can find them. Cool marbles, not a slag or a corkscrewānot a swirlājust an Akro---something. This is a weak one at 23/32ā. They came bigger for sure. A bit of white with lots of yellow, they look like they should light up under UVāthe yellow glows orange on this one. I think that you have an Akro there. MarbleāOn!! -
Yes--pretty tuff. Akro Agate never advertised making anything under 9/16" as far as I know---but they were known by many old collectors to have included a "Peewee" marble on top of the bag when the "Popeye" boxes were sold. These are call Swea Peas( the spelling may be wrong) by collectors after Popeyeās adopted son. Although they are rareāāMaster Made Marbles Marblesā also produced marbles under ½ā. I will ID yours as a Master Made Marble and hope to see some more opinions. Pewees are a hard IDāthey just do not act the same as a slightly larger marble. Perhaps @cheese has an opinionāor @Ric--or @Steph for sure. Many companies made Peewee Marbles--this one may be special imho. MarbleāOn!!
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These seem not right to me-- Start comparing these with some marbles sold at this website. https://www.alibaba.com/ MarbleāOn!!
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I agree for sure but I see a little fleck of AV--which is actually part of the recipe of the glass minerals that was not melted into the glass or unabsorbed so to speak. This happens often with the green colors in any makerās marblesānot so much with the Conquerors imho. Nice find! MarbleāOn!!
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Normal? not really in the USA. @Mojo is the best for an ID here--he knows his Veli's. Marble--On!!
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A marble with a bubbly personality ~ ID please?
akroorka replied to The Nickel Guy's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Chad is right on--againš. Nice "Rainbo"---nice bubbles--No blow outs? Marble--On!! -
If you look at enough Vacor Cat Eyes like I do--you could not rule them out here. The colors and the patterns along with the base color vary to an unlimited degree. Vacor makes some very nice cat"s--very nice! This one is not near the top of what they make--just a kinda nice one that was hard to ID imho. Marble--On!!
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Backlight the first one looking for any opalescence (a redd-ish, orang-ish, pink-ish glow) It may be an Akro "Flintie"(probably from a dig site). The second one has fooled many for years, the colors of these CAC swirls in this color combo vary quite a bit--it does look like a dug Akro corkscrew for sure.I will call it a CAC swirl--common in this color combo but this one has some nice stuff going on with it and nice deep colors. The CAC "Flames" in this combo probably came from the same run--this one just fell short of being rare. The last one is an Akro slag imho--I take into consideration the damage that this one shows--nice old hard glass. Vacor makes one quite similar--not this one imho. Nice finds!!! I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble--On!!
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Nice stuff Mojo! They are "The Real Thing" for sureš. You know--"Coke--It's the Real Thing" ad--I am getting too old maybe--I can still remember the jingle that went with it. Marble--On!!
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Hmmm, time to get the old sniper bid out-----I am out of practice but it is like riding a bike--which I suck atš. These are the real deal and I have struggled with finding just one. Marble--On!!
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I have three real "Moonies"
akroorka replied to The Nickel Guy's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
LOL they did not rock many boats but they rocked mine. I also love a good "Akro Flintie" ---- I always tought that the white ones were renamed "Moonies". CAC also made Moonies (or was is MFC?). The grey matter is not reponding very well today--time for a rebootš. Matter--On!! -
Plastic marble was hiding in the mix
akroorka replied to The Nickel Guy's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
Odd for sure--I never never seen one like it before---pretty cool though. @Steph may have seen one--maybe?? Marble--On!! -
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X2--- Marble--On!!
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A Vacor āKatydidā is very similarādoes it have an Iridescent (chromish) finish? It may have come out of a net of mixed styles if it does not have that type of finish. There are some very weird Vacor marbles that may be found in the mixed nets. It is a newer marbleāMega maybe. I agree that it is a Vacor MarbleāOn!!
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Patches can be tuff Mojo--for sure. I think that you are as close as it gets with this one. Marble--On!!
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My money is on Vitro but what? It's a Heaton Sweet Potato
akroorka replied to The Nickel Guy's topic in Marble I.D.'s
I agree with "Sweet Potato" Marble--On!! -
X3---Nice one! Marble--On!!
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Nice marbles! The little flecks that you call āLutzā are actually un-dissolved bits of minerals that were used in the recipe mix. We, as collectors will call this āAventurineā commonly. The green colors of all makers have this more commonly than any other color. Lutz is associated with old āGermanā Handmade marbles for the most part. Contemporary handmade marbles may include some āLutzā as well. MarbleāOn!!
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I agree with all that has been said and will throw in the possibility of it being a āMaster Glass Catās Eyeā. MarbleāOn!!
