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Lets not forget that Akro started with slags, hand gathered and machine made. Some Akro Agate slags will show "tails". I know--Buzzkill--just like you know who. Marble--On!!

Steph, I looked with my image editor again and I am still convinced. If Mothra had not backlit this one I would agree with you. It is quite a nice Agate though with a really cool and different pattern. The weirdo that I am, backlighting everything, I recognized the hits. Many “Mint” Hand-cut Agates will reveal themselves if back lit. I personally prefer the ones that have been used; mint is not always the best in my arena. Thanks and Marble On!!

I agree and hesitate to explain how it was done. If anyone needs an explanation--show your ID. Only for those over—well 90 with safety glasses guaranteed😇. Marble—On!!

I can roll with CAC on this one and I am dissapointed that I missed it. So an Ohio Swirl not a WVS😁. Nice marble! Marble--On!!

#23 is an Agate (stone) and I love how you backlit it. Judging by the hit marks it probably will display some faceting, thus a “Hand cut Faceted Agate”. If you folks have never backlit an Agate like this, try it, it is just another cool way to check these out. Oops # 35 looks like another one! Nice marbles! Marble—On!!

Hmmm, I will go CAC on this one. More opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble--On!!

This one is a WVS in my opinion, who made it? More opinions are needed for sure😁 Marble--On!!

Hey Mojo, The closest that I can find is “Stegosaurus 2”, Also packaged as “Pterodactylus” and “Dinosaur” according to the Vacor website. The Stegosaurus without the 2 is gray based with white swirls. Yours are very nice lookers. Marble—On!!

It may look the same William---not. Brand New this one is. Marble--On!!

Imperial was out of California and I do not doubt that they as “jobbers” purchased what they could for the lowest cost. Perhaps when Vitro operations out of Washington ceased, they purchased a trainload or two. This is Just a guess. I cannot imagine another scenario. Cheap is good for jobbers. MK must have made a very good deal. Imperial packaged marbles from many outlets/countries. The truth is not always in the print on the packages. Marble--On!!

Or possibly, One of my favorites---The “Van Gogh”. Nice marble regardless. It is hard to find this size without major folds involved. Marble—On!!

We will refer to these as Chinese but they are being made in India as well as a few other places on earth. Get used to the patterns and ignore the colors, they come in quite a variety. Torch made, machine made, handmade, etc. We are getting flooded with this type. There were a few posts regarding “German Handmade” marbles earlier in the week that were questionable. Do not put anything past what the Chinese will do to sell a product. Keep your eyes open and question everything that you see. I happen to like them, not what these sellers do to try to rip off the newer collector---just the marbles and what I know that it takes to make them, the people/folks themselves working at low wages and suffering to make ends meet. I will collect them!! Marble—On!!

That is a Killer size and a very, very nice marble William. Marble--On!!

I will pay ten bucks for any mayonnaise jar full of marbles Mothra. Just as Steph says here, it is a common thing to find a mix of old and new today. This is what the uninformed seller as well as the informed seller will do to get a sale. They get a few here and a few there mix them together and hope for the best. This is why we continue to try to be informed, to distinguish the uninformed seller from the informed when it comes to a jar/bag/lot/single sale of marbles at least. I was just last week at a junk dealers place that told me he would not show me any marbles because he did not know enough about them and he knew that they could be worth many dollars. He had them “all at the house” waiting for his marble “guy”. The next day he posted a jar of marbles on his face-book page. What’s-up with that? I will go back once again and offer to be his “marble guy”. I have enough marbles really, and offered to give him estimation’s with no sales or offers. (I will take pictures) I feel a trap—LOL. Marble traps are a good thing! I left there feeling that he trusted me more than when I first arrived at least. I just love looking now, really I do. I have plenty of time to estimate value for the less informed. I must not have a trusted face when it comes to being a “marble guy”. I am a Minnie Step---I just love research, on all marbles, old, new and in-between. I love this stuff! We all do! Keep posting and continue to, Marble—On!!!

Welcome Mothra, Your marble does kinda look like a "green onion"😁 and I agree with Chad that it is a foreign made example. There have been discussions in the marble world as to whether or not Master Marble and others were trying to make marbles that resembled hand-made onion skins so you are not far off from that same thinking. Keep posting, we all love this stuff! Marble—On!!!

Patches can be a tough thing to ID sometimes for sure. I think that it is an Akro. More opinions are always welcomed. Marble--On!!

This one looks like a CAC to me. More opinions are always welcomed and needed. Marble--On!!

Hello Mojo, I'll give it my best---Vitro imho. More opinions are always welcomed. Marble--On!!

This is an interesting slag. I do not recall seeing any slags with pollution like this. The red is right at the cutoff then it swirls inside. The shears must have been lubricated somehow and that is my guess. A copper based lube of some sort🩸? Cool marble! Marble—On!!

I will admit that I was digging through books thinking the same thing. Good eye and call on this one Ron and Steph. Be carefull with it for sure. Marble--On!!

Here ya go Fire. They come in a variety of styles. You first! (I cannot get the thought of little eight year old Fire with a marble in his belly button out of my head ) Marble—On!!

I have something smaller but similar. It is 5”X 5”, made of glass, mold pressed no doubt and the little glass marbles are ¼’. Some of the marbles still have remnants of a seam that looks to be from a “bullet mold”—go figure. The glass plate has two sides, one square and one diamond. There are no markings on the box or paper work but the glass is mold stamped, “REGISTERED”, “REGISTRE”, “MADE IN”, “CZECHO-SLOVAKIA”. The original owner wrote her name in the box, she lived in Lowell Mass. The paperwork with it used to make some ”registered/registre designs”. Cool stuff Mojo, I hope this helps. Marble—On!!

I do not think that it is Akro or Vacor. I think that you have a game marble there and many companies made them. They really have not received much in the way of research and it could have been made on any number of machines here in the USA or abroad. I used to backlight a lot of game marbles when I was trying to backfill Akro Chinese Checker boxes. It can get quite addicting---just like all the rest of the marbles that we see here😏. They are not so similar when you really start to gaze at them—I just narrowed down the Akro and there were too many others to try to pin down. Having fun is the key to collecting. Marble—On!!

The Jabo contract runs did include a few one inch runs, just sayin. Transparent yellow, transparent orangy red, a creamy white base, 7/8”, I would agree with Jabo and not necessarily a double ingot. Maybe just a rare biggie. Many more opinions are needed. A very nice marble to be sure! I have never seen anything like it. Marble—On!!