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Those pairs of character marbles in packaging appear to be “Qualatex”. Qualatex was the precursor to Mega Marbles in the USA as far as I know—therefore—Vacor. More opinions are needed here. Nice group! Marble--On!!

As I understand it, this was the device that "funneled" the glass into the cutters. It would have been the last thing that the molten glass in the kiln saw before being cutoff onto the rollers. A solid flow came through this thing, was cutoff and then the glass glob hit the rollers--making a marble. Very cool!! Marble--On!!

Very nice! I corrected your quote Mojo—just because. The Master boxes like this may have come with a plain colored pouch but the Native American pouch is much more of a flash. The Peltier Native American was shown on box tops only, along with a few very, very rare items that may have been given to special employees. There is a spoon out there somewhere. These Master Marble pouches were included in a lot of boxes. They are more common than say an Akro Agate leather pouch—but still desirable. They go back quite a few years and were actually made on an old type of rubber. Nice pouch—Nice Box—Nice Marbles---for sure! Marble—On!!

Nice one schmoozer! This one may be from Ottawa Illinois. Great find! Marble—On!!

Welcome Al_B_Back! Show us some more. I think that Chad is right one. Marble--On!!

I agree with Bogard-- Nice find! Marble--On!!

Size matters here my marble collecting friend. Marble--On!!

Start with Master Fire. Marble--On!!

Left to right---- Master--Vitro---Peltier. Nice marbles!! Marble--On!!

#2 is not a transitional. With that being said; I would not call any of them “cubscouts”. The one on the far right seems to be a Marble King made marble—maybe an “anemic “Cubscout”. It may be the lighting that is throwing me off here but the three on the left appear to have been “veneered” over a white base glass. I will throw that aside and consider my gut which says that they are Akro Agate, intended to be corkscrews. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble—On!!

Still fun for sure! I agree with what you show being four colors. The brown is a bit weak but it is a Vitro color. This one is what it is—a nice big Vitro with four colors plus white. Now the meat and potato’s fact wise imho. This one more than likely came from the same run as many of the more desirable “Parrots”. The Parrots were a veneered marble meaning that the colors were not deep and they covered a white base glass. White showing is a no-no to collectors of this type (just a tiny bit will be accepted by many). This one is just a wanna-be—still a nice marble though! Imho—same run—just not enough coverage. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble—On!!

Hmmmm, that sounds good right now.😁

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226077568904?itmmeta=01HTTHMN5899MEA8G5NNV2RGEJ&hash=item34a345ef88:g:U3wAAOSwMdpmDe47 A very nice bunch of marbles!! The container is not too shabby either. Marble—On!!

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Is that the "Sphere" in Las Vegas? Killer--what ever it may be. Marble--On!!

Thanks Steph, I think that these originals with the brown included were more of a limited production marble. The boxes were made and purchased--stockpiled and the more colorful “Uniques’” were sold as such. The boxes that were recently being sold on e-bay are very “unique” to each other for sure and they are all Akro. I really doubt that the sale to Master had anything to do with the naming of these. Of course—this is all speculation and I just love this stuff---- Marble—On!!

I love it too------but size always matter in marbles ID. Marble--On!!

Akro "game marbles" often had a glow to them and I believe that many other makers did as well. Do not be surprised to find an Akro "Flinty" or a "Moonie" involved with a box of gamers. I have found them--you will too. Marble--On!!

If only I could trust my wife to sort marbles--what a gem Mojo! Marble--On!!

Nice Mojo! Marble--On!!

A Helmut with OX--prettty nice ! Marble--On!!

Yes--pretty rare to find in my world though. A rare size as well. These are quite simple to the untrained eye—but pretty rare to find in my world though. Check it for UV reaction.--if you check them closely --they are even rarer. Try to line up five ---or ten of the same. This is what I do. Nice marble!! Marble—On!!

This is the only Akro of this type that I have ever found. I believe that it is a "Hero". Marble--On!!

Welcome back sillyworm! Marble--On!!

That is a very nice find for sure! It looks like a little oxblood is inculded---nice! Marble--On!!