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This is just an excellent post Spara50. I truly appreciate it. You have unlocked a few mysteries for me. I have the proof , that I need at least, to reassign the” Akro Crow” marbles that any hard core Akro collector is familiar with. “Akro Crow” marbles have been sold for years. As far as I know, they were all dug. The dark part of these marbles, in some cases, does resemble a “Crow”, at least in some of the better examples. The ones that I display were more affordable. The dark part is actually the interior of the marble, not so dark, just darker than the rest, the interior. Do not get me wrong, they are cool marbles and I purchased these just for one reason, to backlight them. I am now convinced, as I always believed, that they are “Brown Flinties” that just did not make the mark for the manufacturer (Akro Agate). I back lit them and found one that did indeed display an out of focus opalescent “fisheye”. The other two that I have (they can be quite expensive) are too thick/opaque to shine any light through but they do light up with opalescence at the edges. Thanks to Chad, for the link that provides me with this great silver background. (I really love this stuff) And Thanks Spara50 for sharing what you have. I have Flinties that display with the open areas such as you have shown; they are just an easier ID with the little windows as described earlier. Backlight what you have and be rewarded! Flinties are cool marbles that were intended to be such and a very nice find. Marble—On and Share on as well!!!

I just had to backlight this one. As you can see there are four separate streams of glass. Weird lashes as well, Very nice! Marble—On!!

I like em mibcapper. Cullet marbles, what a process this must be. No heat applied right? Marble--On!!!

I am right there with you Ric. I like them--just do not know them. Help us out here folks😁 Marble--On!!

Vitro x3. I like the Black eyed pea, I have never held one. Marble--On!!

The top two images along with some others--why do I like these?--Different for sure---earthy. Marble--On!!

I would love to see a video of how these were made---cool stuff for sure. Marble--On!!

Here is a seedy little solid core with cool back-lit pontils. Just playing around today. Marble—On!!

They are all nice Ric, is that one on the lower right a blue cornhusk? Very nice!

Nice marble Ric, A new color combo to me--love it. Marble--On!!

This is a new term/name to me Ron. If you have any more input I would most certainly appreciate it. I am always willing to learn. Thanks, and Marble--On!!

I do not recognize the one highlighted in image eight--any ideas? Marble--On!!

I like grey Ric, as in "Gray-coat"/Grey-coat. Marbles like this give more credence to the whole "Gray-coat" image. They are not a washout out of the blue color, rather a true red and gray as all would wish that they are. I realize that Pelt made many gray based marbles but to see them in ribbons takes it to a new level. I will meet halfway and call it “tarnished silver” lol. Marble—On!!

Great response Chuck G, I would love to see the necklace. I am really into Master Made Marbles and I am always on the hunt. Marble--On!!

This is the thing. “Common” to a great/experienced collector vs. a low key/hometown collector will always be a thing. In my world, there is nothing “common” about these “Zebra’s” and I have been collecting marbles for a long, long time. Both are “Top Shelf”, Tommy’s and Mojos. If you go to a lot of marble shows, which I do not, these will be overlooked because of all the other multi colored marbles that are shown. How many of you have gone to a show looking for a” Zebra”? I am guilty. Of course, Zebras are more common than most, but these are both very good/great examples. I really would love to have either in my collection. Marble—On!!

The Grey banded marble is "special" I would love to see some more comments on this one. Marble--On!!

All" Killer" marbles!--I just love them! Marble--On!!

This is a “Happy New Years” tip for newer collectors. Take your time and look. When I search a new lot of marbles I always use a head magnifier and I back light them all with a torch light. The more light the better. I am always searching for Akro Flinties, so I back light everything---EVERYTHING!!! Including cats-eyes and “solids”. These two would have slipped by as just”pretty nice” without the help that I mention. The Champion “metallic” is obviously “metallic”, even in low light at 9/16”. What a great surprise to find it encased in opalescent glass. A BONUS in my world for sure! Take your light and shine it through the marble at a white surface, if it shows a red-dish pink, it has opalescence in the base glass. Many manufacturers used this type of glass but it is not all that common. The Alley Agate swirl at 5/8” is a nice swirl in hand and that is what it looks like, in hand, under normal light. Light it up with magnification and it is just a very special marble no doubt. When I find one of these out of a lot of marbles that looked common, what can I say; patience is the key to good collecting. Take your time and be rewarded. I just love finding great marbles out of “the wild”. I know that there are many collectors that have many of these marbles but finding one, after doing your due diligence just makes them very special. Keepers for sure—just because. Marble—On!!! and Collect---on for sure!!

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Very cool, have you backlit it? Submarine PPP? Marble--On!!!

These smaller marbles can be hard to ID because they just do not show like the larger ones. They are more transparent regardless of the opacity of the glass. The cutoffs are a tad different because of the size of the glob that was cutoff. They cool/anneal and roll to an orb faster and in general, just do not look not the same as we may all be used to seeing in even a 5/8” marble. I will agree that it looks like a Vitro marble but they could be Pelt or Akro. The yellow is pretty deep, thick and pronounced. They are vintage pre-war, imho. I do believe that they are from the same maker. Well made and more than likely Vitro Agate. I will commit to that. Regardless of the seams and committing to the colors. I just call them like I see them and I look very closely at the images presented. They are Vitro in my world. Nice marbles regardless of any ID. Marble—On!!

I would have guessed more like over 3/4". It is very busy for that size--Great marble!

Hello Mojo, Nice yellow with AV. This marble could have been made by any maker world-wide in any time frame. Marble--On!!

Here is an odd one at 9/16”. Plenty of colors AV wise. There is brown, green and blue in the matrix on a swirly white base. Let’s just call it an odd Zebra and be done with it. Odd is good. Marble—On!!

The Spiderman is an excellent image----Love it! I would love to know the size and whether or not the Pelt-heads would consider it a "Miller". Marble—On!!!