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That is a nice group and"Smitty" looks like he knows it. Marble--On!!

Hi Bill, I do not have a #10 and I am wondering what it says on the side of the box. The #5's that I have say Master Glass Co on the edge. I have read that the new company copied the #10 which had the original company name on them and made the #5 to look the same only smaller. Thanks and Marble--On!!

Yes quite different, The closest that I have is a "dark red zebra" and that is not really that close--just a strange one that was along with a bunch of Millers that I came in contact with many moons ago. Marble--On!!

Well, it is both transparent and white in a mix lets say. Backlit it will not shine through but on the edges it will. A strange mix for sure and very hard to get a correct image of. There is clear and there is white in a very strange way that are kind of mixed together.

This Pelt is 11/16" and one of my favorites to look at. It looks like it may be opal but it is hard to tell with the almost oxblood in the way of the light. Marble--On!!!

I think that this may be a Chinese torchwork marble at 5/8" but it seems a bit refined---tell me what you think. I know that some of these are really nicely made and probably made by an advanced worker , but who knows for sure. Marble--On!!

3/4" Killer for sure---- Marble--On!!!

I call these clear woodies , what are your thoughts? ---9/16” Nice too look at for sure. Marble—on!!

Thanks for that Ron--join the club. I am not big on names either--I do remember faces though. Marble--On!!!

I would say not Akro due to the bubbles in the marble. Green in all makes of marbles is the most common color to show AV which is unintended. Akro made very few marbles with purpose to show AV and I am not sure if they ever intended any. Master Marble and Master Glass both had marbles with bubbles in the glass as did Peltier. This marble looks like it may be Opal as well. It could be a "dug" or "experimental" Akro but I have not seen any with bubbles in the glass like this from any digs. Just because of the glass I might lean toward Peltier but that is a modest lean. Marble--On

There is a seam on the other sides, it blocked the marbles so I went with that side of them. Here you go.

I believe that these were considered Vitros until someone dug a load of them out of an Akro dumpsite. Yellow is usually darker.

How about that hand shooting marbles on the header---looks like Golum to me--lol

Nice work Pittsburgh!

Here are a couple of cool old give away bags--"Best in Asbestos"

Great work Steph, Consider my box out of circulation. If I find more, I will take them out of circulation as well. Fakes abound in all areas of collecting and a thread like this will make someone look twice at least. I buy weird/odd things all of the time just to see what they are all about, marbles included. I love doing research and you took it further than I did and I applaud you for it. The fact remains that the box is of vintage manufacture, it holds 40 5/8” marbles perfectly and it held something round of that size for quite awhile before being sold empty. The stamp may be a fake, as we all suspect but the box it-self still has me by the ears. I have wondered if Master Glass could have done something like this after they owned Akro but shot that down because the box looks earlier. Marble—On!!

I think that they are legit. The Pavcraz is not even close, but the rarity of these boxes camoflaged that. The reason for the logos being off kilter is probably because the paper with the ("silkscreened?") logo was applied to the box with the logo on the paper. The dimensions between the logo and the company name are probably all right on. Marble--On!!

Thanks Ric, Keep your eyes peeled for another box or item stamped with this stamp. One may show up and I doubt that it was only used once. It is tiny at 1-3/8" and probably made by someone involved in the stamping hobby craze that many folks enjoy. I did look at a bunch of Akro stock boxes as research and found that not all stamps were used or made alike. I do not know if Akro used "rubber stamps" but this one looks like a rubber stamp was used. Marble--On!!!

Another few shots may help. I would like to see a shot of the bottom(yellow) to see what that big long seam/fold in the left image does. That lighter yellow part looks interesting. My first reaction without reading and just looking was"Cool Marble King". It could be a dug Akro though, some strange things showed up in the digs. Marble--On!!

I could not think of another reason that it looks this way. It looks like it sat on the side for awhile with some rusty water inside. If you intend on keeping it I would not attempt any cleaning. I might stick a Silica Gel Desiccant Packet, like the ones that come in vitamins etc in the bottom to get rid of any residual moisture. Good Luck!!

I agree that it is not Vacor—at least not a Rooster. The first image looks like a slag and the second looks like a swirl--a hard one to call for sure. Marble--On!!

You are right to ask because the Master #5 boxes were faked (maybe some others as well). Looking at the logo in the circle with the mMm. In the fakes the middle “M” side posts are straight up and down. The originals flare out to the sides at the top like yours does. Great question! Marble—On!!!

"What is that blue tray on the second shelf nestled into? Is it a WPA project?" Yes Ric, it is one of those I just recently learned about on this board, a great find without even knowing about it until just lately. I had always pictured someone just getting crafty with an akro piece. We have another with one of those little polar bears on it too. My wife and I used to manage a county park that was filled with WPA stone work. Amazing stuff with animals and dinosaurs fitted into the stone work walls, one or two had marbles for eyes. Sadly it was all knocked down in the name of progress. Really sad--- Marble--On!!

Thanks Steph, I will stay on the fence with this one after I louped it at X64--yes my eyes hurt. I could see the hairs/threads of the paper. Some of the stains are over the top of the stamped ink. Hard to fake this IMHO. This box has some age to it that could not be faked or would not have been faked due to it's age. I wish that I could see another in my lifetime. I will mark it as questionable for those that handle my estate based on your most excellant opinion and my doubts as well. As always, Thanks and Marble--On!!!

Helmets and Football season---a great choice no doubt. Helmets are a sight to see when in a mass like this. "Almost Oxblood" is still a color to be recognized, in this post at least. Its almost hard to believe that these were once considered Akro. I think that I have a few Vitros---I used to call them veeetros now it is vitt-rows.(I still like veeetro though) that have unintended oxblood in them. Some searching will be done. Marble--on for sure!!!