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The Lilly Planters and the Lilly vases are the two most common finds in my world. They do show up with some weird color combos and base glass though. Here is an example of one of the repo Lily vases. It just could be an earlier version as Akro purchased these molds from another company (Westite). It has a big clunky base to it. I appears to be Black amethyst but it is actually amber when backlit. Funny thing, the two akros on either side both have backwards letters as you described. Here I go, turning over Akroware the rest of the day. (they all need dusting anyway)

I agree, transitional. I have come across these from time to time and they were always a puzzler for me. Nice and round, smooth, no pontils, just this color combo. Marble--On!!

X3 I love the red slags. Marble--On!!

I love it. They are bigger than I imagined them. A great find, love the color.

Good eye William. One out of four had the backwards thing going on in my house. I had never noticed it before either. A new thing to search for--Thanks!!

Cool Beans Tommy, one of Masters best imho. Marble--On!!

What? A black slag? No, it is a purple slag that eats up light like no other that I have. It cannot be backlit, it refuses any penetration of light. I believe it to be a hand-gathered machine made. It has a nice tail. Who made it? I would just be guessing. Marble—On!!!

A new term to me Ric,"Barberton" You learn something new everyday---any more info that you are willing to share will be appreciated. Marble--On!!

I will roll with Pelt on this one. Different and cool. Nice marble! Marble--On!!!

Thanks Joep, My neighbor is blowing them off, I checked and I am out—I love fireworks. Happy New Year to you all!!

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!!