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Could this one be a Veiligglas marble? Marble--On!!
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I like this one--shine a bright light on it and look for some Aventurine--Sparkly stuff. A PPP white and black--simple but great stuff to dive into. Marble--On!!
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Seams were not an issue with me Fire--just the color. They could well be PPP---just odd ones. Marble--On!!
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The "Score!" thread. Post your exciting finds here...
akroorka replied to bumblebee's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
There is not a collector here, past or present that would not jump on these at $2. Nice find!! Marble--On!! -
You are on the right track--Great research on your part. Peltier Acme Realers are a nice find. Marble--On!!
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The green and white one---#4--- may be an Akro---the rest are Pelt Peerless Patches imho. Great marbles!! Marble--On!!
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They smell pretty good here in Wisconsin mibcapper--I say this as I sniff my washed but still great smelling fingers. Nice marble by the way---is it a Sparkler?---love it. Marble--On!!
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Jabos I think---nice bright white on these. More opinions are needed. Marble--On!!
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Another Grey/Great day in Wisconsin---lets Sparkle it up a bit. Akro Sparklers---what more can be said? I am foraging Ramp leaves today, a great meal lays ahead—Sunday best for sure. Marble—On!!
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Great eye Ron, and great assessment Guiltynotguilty81. I recall reading that these Jabo tank-wash marbles were not too successful and that one in this shape is a great find. Regardless, it is a very nice looker. Marble—On!!
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No glow to these. They are not a common Akro oxblood to find in my experience. If I do find one it is usually pretty beat up. Marble--On!!
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The second image shows what looks like damage to me and not a pontil. If that is the case it is an Amber Machine made “slag” imho. Marble—On!!
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I think that you have a Vacor "Dragon". Nice marble. Marble--On!!
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That is a nice one Leigh. Good eye. It is a tad bigger than you show as well. Measure the marble where the caliper edges meet when it is closed for a more accurate measurement. Marble—On!!
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That dark one has what looks like Marble. A Marble marble---very cool. MarbleMarble--On!!
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Yes Chad that is it--not gooseberry LOL. I had heard/read also that they were all dug. I think that the two darker ones that I show above may be "Mulberry Bricks". If they did come from a dig--they faired very well. Either way, I love em. Thanks for bailing me out with the name---again😁. Marble--On!!
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I agree--- Marble--On!!
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Here are two “Gooseberrys”( I still am not sure of the name) or darker Cornelians vs a more normal red one in the lower right. These are very well covered—most are not, very sparse would be the word—and they are very hard to ID. Marble—On!!
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The box is the thing. It is is great shape. $65 is a good price imho. Akro Topaz on!!
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The box is not my image---I got it some were—cobbed it I guess. The marble images are mine. Yours may or may not backlight like this one. If Akro ever intended on making a swirl without calling it such—this was it. Not a slag, not a brick, not a corkscrew. A “Cornelian” is a great find, much harder to find than a “Brick” imho. The darker colored ones have a collector’s name that I can never remember, Gooseberry or something like that. I search for these and pay up when I have to---I just love them. A great Akro Marble my friend! Marble—On!!
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Good luck my man---The first one that I ever saw went for over $100 30 years ago---My wife said--STOP---The prices on these are just soaring. Oh well!!
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That Purple slag is very Nice Gladys! Love it!! Marble--On!!
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Thanks for the guess Tommy--nope! These two are Vacor Black Panthers at ---let’s just say 1 ½”—I am not a metric guy. ( I have to change my ways to keep up) Vacor has made the very best attempt ever at making very big marbles—some are just really great—most are not. Marble—On!!
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This one looks like a very fine example of a "Cornelian". ("CORN") The old timers used to call these "bricks". (no oxblood in these) I will look back in my images for a few examples. They were marketed as such--"Cornelians" by Akro. The colors did vary from dark red--(almost)a purple to true red. Many were dug. Yours looks legit as a marketed example. Marble--On!!
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No, These are collectors names Tommy. I am sure that you can see why. I am not a name guy; to me these are really nice three color Corkscrews. They may have a company name but like I said--not a name guy. I just like them all. Three colored corks are not an easy find, let alone four of them. These may have been in a tin box—all together. The 200 tin and the 150 tin both carried four ¾” marbles as did the cardboard versions. They always varied in size—I would call them ¾” as they would have been sorted by the factory. To find four together is a great thing in my world. As an addition or edit to this answer--these three colored Akros were marketed as Ace Agates. Marble--On!!