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Good one Gladys, great marble as well!! Marble--On!!
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I would have to say that red is the dominate color in what I have, a close second to white--š and clearš. Only you Gladys---you must have some Irish blood š. Marble--On!!
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Bricks can be quite addictive---to be sure. Oxblood --On!!
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Black Pixels / UV Reactive / irredecent Smaller Sized (I.d. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Vacors have pleny of research to depend on---or not. Lets see that new book!! Marble--On!! -
Another top shelf marble Galdys. Keep them coming and Marble-On!!
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The first one on the left looks like it may have been a beach find. Al may have tagged the second from the left---nice call Al! The last two do look Imperial to me---but not so much as well. The transparent glass throws me off. MarbleāOn!!
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Black Pixels / UV Reactive / irredecent Smaller Sized (I.d. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Great stuff Chad, Right on!! Marble--On!! -
Red But unique Red.. Medium sized ( I.D Plez
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Here is a 1 - 11/16" "Destroyer" and a 7/8" "Leapord". The Leopard has a "chromic finish" such as the one that you show. I just cannot seem to get a good shot of it--the "chromic". Vacor makes some great and some not so great---that is why we collect--we all want the great. Marble--On!!! -
Irredecent / Clear / White Swirl (I.D. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Kindey, There are many rare and very collectable Vacor marbles---do not sell yourself short. The swirls are still the king, cat eyes just do not seem to keep up with the popularity/collectability of collectors.( I am not knocking catsājust an observation) I do like catsāeven the ugly ones. āRare and Crazyā can be attributed to any marble maker, from any time period. Vacor may be the latest along with Jabo (Champion and MK ānewerā marbles also). Jump onto the train that is current and you will find some oldies involved as well. The day is coming when Akro corkscrews are all but collected then we will all buy from estatesāmine includedāI hope. MarbleāOn!! -
These are nice images William, The small pink one is just a very nice marbleātransitionalānot Akro. Pink in any Marble is not common. Transitional marbles will look like Akro corkscrews and visa-versa. This is because Akro Agate used so many variations in color, nothing to be ashamed of here, I thought that the first image was a very cool Akro Cork and they might just show up in this color comboāwho knows? The second one is a WVS gone wild imho, not an Akro. There were a few companies that made a nice egg-yolk color besides Akro. MarbleāOn and keep asking for sure!!
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Irredecent / Clear / White Swirl (I.D. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Here is the thing with Vacors Kidneyrobber(love the name), They made many different runs of marbles and they did change up on the naming of some of them. I will bet that I have seen seven different runs of āSerpentsā. This may be a Vacor marble but the Chinese are producing marbles that are quite similar. Check this link for more info. Just do a ātoy marblesā search. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Marbles-Glass-Marbles_60242667531.html?spm=a2700.galleryofferlist.normal_offer.d_title.34c24b89v2SrPx&s=p MarbleāOn!! -
Red But unique Red.. Medium sized ( I.D Plez
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Lets just call this one a Vacor game marble Kidney and not get too excited about it. Just mho of course. Marble--On!! -
This is a long post for me, image wise but what the heck, letās make this one an ID and a āshow me what you haveā thread combined. I know that many of you collect marble games and if you cannot give me any info just feel free to post what you have collected, game wise. I will/you will, love to see them all. Here is a Akro Agate box that has suffered from ācloset crushā. I wonder how many times āMomā had to move it and considered tossing it. I am glad that she did not.It was obviously never played with (notice spot #5).The rest of the Chadās (sorry Chad, no disrespect) are still in the box. The marbles are Akro Agate Pee weeāsā26 of them, what a deal! This game was also made on the West Coast. It has the same ācool little dudeā and trademark. The wording on both box tops is the same. This is one of two that I have seen. It is a bit larger than the Akro Agate version and holds some nicer Vitro 5/8ā as player marbles, 26 also. You tell me the age of these Vitro, pretty close in age between the two is my thinking. Also, any info on these games will be appreciated. Thanks, Marble games on!!! and-- MarbleāOn!! as well!!
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This is my best today. Yes, just a boxājust a box that was as brittle as a Lays potato chip when I got it. Three/Four story attics will do that. I am glad that it was not exposed to light. The colors are really good---it just takes some patience to get them back to form. I have not handled this one for quite awhileāit is getting close. I do have the marbles than came with it; they are the least of my concerns. MarbleāOn!!
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Well, if you only had one, I would pick the first two for my one---very niceš. Marble--On!!
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Well, If I was a WVS guy--which I am not, I would say that this one is a Heaton---best Guessš. Marble--On!!
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Black Pixels / UV Reactive / irredecent Smaller Sized (I.d. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Oh, by the way , Vacor made a series of Planet marbles such as these--not to be confused with what you show. -
Now do not take this wrong, I love to ID Vacor marbles. I collect them and am more than happy to help. Here are a few links that may help---keep them coming, the more that I ID Vacors , the better that they stick in my head. MarbleāOn!! https://www.billes-en-tete.com/liste_billes.php https://www.mikesmarbles.com/reference/mexicanmarbles This is Steps latest venture and it is a great one many links to original Vacor literature. https://marbleconnection.com/forum/34-marble-related-documents-news-etc-especially-items-with-dates/
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Black Pixels / UV Reactive / irredecent Smaller Sized (I.d. Plez)
akroorka replied to Kidneyrobber's topic in Marble I.D.'s
These Vacors used to be called Planets in the earlier version, now they are referred to as "Galaxy" Marble--On!!