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Thanks William, It is a swirl, not an Akro. I still think that it is an older marble--not Jabo. You may have to sit on this one awhile. I will give it a bump though. Marble--On!!

Welcome from me as well Mike. There are Vacors and there are great Vacors. These are just some of the collectable marbles of the not too distant future. I would love to see more images as well. Marble--On!!

Imperial x2. It is great to see that marble makers around the world have trouble with green colors. This type of AV shows up in green more often than in any other color. Some may call it "excess colorant". Non-the-less it is cool to find in any make or model. Marble--On!!!

I agree with Al. There are a lot of "gamers" with glow to them. Marble--On!!

It is great to see all of the Pelt-heads coming out of their burrow today—I love to see them all—keep-em coming!! My first one comes in at 5/8”—I just like the color combo—love it. The second is clear based at 13/16”—a really nice marble to hold and look at with a backlight. Marble—On!!

I feel it too Steph, the lack of urge for hunting marbles. Sometimes I just want to put together a jigsaw puzzle—especially in the winter months. I do not mean to tempt you, but---I was going through a bunch of slags that I had not looked at for—well---a long--long time. I found three pinch pontils and two—believe it or not-- Cornhusks. (I must have thought at the time that they were transitional slags) I love “cornhusks” and hunt them today! It is a good thing to look backward sometimes and relish in the education/knowledge that I have taken for granted in this great hobby. Re-load and be rewarded. Marble—On and Jigsaw on as well!!!

Thanks Chad, I think that I will keep this one as a conundrumfor awhile longer. Marble--On!!

The best way is to roll each one in tissue, pack them in a vacuum bag and seal it. If you do not have access to a vacuum sealer, then as you suggested, roll each one in tissue, wrap them in bubble stuff and wrap them with tape really tight, then pack these well with anything to keep them from bouncing around or moving. Make sure to put plenty of energy absorbing matter on the bottom, top and all sides. Box them, with plenty of tape---- no padded mailers. If anyone complains about over packing---they are just natural complainers. I do not think that you will have any problems. Marble—On!!

If these two landed in my lap I would sort them as WVSwirls. (no maker ID from me) Marble--On!!

Hello Mojo, I think Vitro is as close as it may get. I would sort these as Vitro. Marble--On!!

This one has been a conundrum for me. I have always thought that it sure looked like a “Berry Pink”. The trouble is that it is just under 5/8”. “Berry Pinks” should be at least “shooter” sized from what I can gather. Tell me what you think. Marble—On!!

Hello dannyboy, I would have a hard time not calling this one a one--off pelt "Red Zebra". A very cool looking marble indeed! Is there any Aventurine? I would love to see some more images of this one. Marble--On!!!

Hello William, I would sort this--regardless of fleas--as a double seam slag. Could be from a few different makers. Marble--On!!!

I should have added the anealing or cooling process as well Dave. The slower that glass cools, the better the end product. Check out these two videos, one from Jabo and one from a Chinese operation. The Jabo marbles are dumped together rather quickly and are of course more prone to "bruising". Marble--On!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLgJ0ZajrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqQK5JY31qM

This is just my feel/experience Dave. Jabo, are "softer glass" imho" More likely to bruise than get a small chip/fleabite. When I see flea bites or dimples I am always looking at a more vintage or a harder "cooked" marble. Vintage makers were making marbles to compete with actual stone agates. The more durable the better, given the times. The colors prove what they wanted to achieve, along with the assigned names from the history of earlier machine made marbles. At 5/8" this would have to be a "stellar" Jabo. If it was closer to 1”, I might call it a Jabo myself. I just call them like I see them. Marble—On!!

I would like to see some more images of this one. I would not call it an Akro but I think that your hard-lighting may have leared some folks toward Jabo. Try some natural light images. There is a dimple in your third image and a flea bite on the second one that stears me away from Jabo. I am getting a more vintage feel from this one. Marble--On!!

I would say Imperial (asian), just because of the rough cutline on a marble of this size. Vacors seen to get more pronounced cutoffs/seams in the larger ones more often than in these smaller ones. Marble--On!!

I would sort this as a Vitro. Marble--On!!

These are from the same maker IMHO Mojo--probably the same run. The marble making process is not accurate from marble to marble. The colors are but the marbles just cut-off and roll differently from the start of a batch/run to the end. The marbles are sorted into many thousands or millions and then packaged. Of course the ones with the blue included are more pleasing to the eye but that is why we sort my friend. The two base colors tell the story for me. Marble--On!!

I do not know which is better, the wood or the marbles--Love them both! Marble--On!!!

Here are three what I consider to be nice pinched pontil marbles, found by yours truly out of various lots. 5/8” or slightly larger. The Amber is older---much older, the Red is probably Japanese (Yasuda?) and the Blue—well I just do not know. Swirls or slag’s? I guess that I would call the Red one a swirl. Check those odd slags and swirls for a pontil —Ya just never know. (I have to use head magnifiers nowadays—I have to up-grade, anyone know a good one?) Any opinions are of course, more than welcomed. Marble—On!!

You have done well Pittsburgh. It is a great collection. My eye keeps going to the lemonade/oxblood plate---it is a great one. Marble--On!!

Let’s just call this one a hair or two over 1”. There are tons of Oxblood and three colors besides. This is the best example that I have of a fully filled Oxblood patch in this size. Not perfect but this is 2021 after all. There is probably enough Ox in this one to make a 5/8” Brick. Marble—On!!!