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Love it all --great info as well. I used to take home the styrofoam holders from blood sampe tubes, 5/8" marbles fit perfect and tight for shipping--waayyyy back when I used to sell. Marble--On!!

One more day-----show your best/favorite! I will post my best find on the 31st--yep, even better than this one! Marble--On!!

First of all --very nice images--lets get to the rest of the post. Marble--On!! Great link --but?? Marble--On!! Great link "et cetera"--But???. I have always agreed with "Master" (Master Glass) on these--what is a PB?--I am old--just take another second and type it out. Our old friend Ron Shaw researched these things like a fox go's after that rabbit that could never be caught. He was the Expert here--did he ever come to a conclusion @cheese? Regardless of this –Who really made these?? Do some research like Ron did and try to find out---Maybe----? These have been researched like no other machine made marble imho. I want to see them in bags--just sayin. At this point after a bit of research--the op is either a Ravenswood or a Master Glass made marble. I just love this stuff!! Marble—On!!

Yep! Nice marble--nice find! Marble--On!!

A bunch of companies made slag’s—this one is not Akro, MFC, CAC or Peltier imho—but just maybe a slag. Slags are simply white with a colored transparent base glass that have no rhyme or reason in the construction. All marbles have two cutline’s but these may be harder to tell just where they are. The glass was not injected, just mixed together in the furnace and out the funnel through the shears and rounded by machinery of one sort or another. The handmade ones used this same process--just by hand--no machine driven rollers for the most part I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble—On!!

A varied group of hues--all Vacor I think. @Mojo knows his Vacor--lets call him in here. Marble--On!!

I am not seeing any Jabo here. @Nantucketdink will scope them out if anyone can. Nice group! Marble--On!!

I agree--WVS?? Marble--On!!

It would be pretty big and rare for an Akro of this type. I would probably sort it as a Vitro, just not quite a Vacor imho. I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble--On!!

I agree with Fire with one exception. The top row, second in from the right. If you mis-ID'd a Vacor for a Pelt you are far from the first one to do so. Been there done that😁! Nice group--good work! Marble--On!!

ummmm Peltier "Rebel"/Liberties" are a hard find for sure. Lets call in the "Peltheads" here, these are special imho. Nice marbles! @Fire1981@Chad G.@cheese??? I am missing a few--sorry. Marble--On!!

I agree with Al for sure. Nice find! Marble--On!!

This one is a Peltier--no doubt whatsoever. Is it a "Clown??--well maybe but I have to have some more opinions here. Pretty cool marble!

Another day another favorite--- I have shown this frame before and I will show it again today. These frames originally came with one color of marble generally transparent colored blue or clear with a frosted finish in my experience. I am trying to get a bigger frame of this type filled but these frames only accept 9/16” marbles and I want to fill it with Akro corks. Akro did make 9/16” marbles but they are pretty hard to find—a work in progress. The nice thing is that only one side shows—still a hard find for me. I just love this stuff—collecting that is. Marble—On!!

Very nice indeed schmoozer---Killer marble!! Marble--On!!

Thanks cheese, info with marbles seems to always be in flux. Marble--On!!

You got them all--good job! I think that they are all Akro😁. (I want them all to be Akro) I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more. Marble--On!!

Just go to"Tractor Supply", "O-Rielly" car parts or your local hardware store and find a little plastic protractor. Lets just keep it in inches here---most of us just hate metric🤢. Nuff said. Marble--On!!

Right on! Nice feathering for sure! The thing that some collectors may miss is the fact that this “Feathering” continues into the base glass. That is why I say—“Backlight them all”. Get a good rechargeable “Pen light” and get it on. The smaller lights are also available with “UV light”. These are commonly used to search hotel rooms for bed bug detritus and in the Southwest—Scorpions. Yuk to both (I would eat a scorpion—I have heard that they taste like shrimp) I am OK with anything crunchy. Marble—On!!

Special for sure but size always matters😁. Marble--On!!

Size matters in ID but not collectability—this one is top notch in any collection. Nice—Very nice—Marble!! Top Notch imho! Marble—On!!

Ohhhh--nice set!. Marble--On!!

I will no doubt repeat this again but our old friend Ron described how the rollers were repaired with copper back in the day. There were pits that formed due to the constant heat that was applied, especially in the upper regions of the rollers. Copper was used to fill the pits in to make the roller smooth again. Welding them in with iron/steel would be less cost/time efficient. (At that time at least) The most efficient repair to keep the marbles moving is what was used. Copper was/is cheaper and it has a higher melting point than silver. This may explain the copper marks on your marble well enough. They may have been some of the first off the line after a repair to the rollers. I am just passing on some wisdom that I have always appreciated—I just had to ask and he (Ron—amongst many others) were there with at the very least an educated guess. Ask aways—on anything regarding marbles and their construction. I, along with many here, have gathered much wisdom to pass on and once in awhile I/We will try to remember it and try our best to pass it on as well. Marble—On!!

I get it--very reserved until you light them up--luv- em! Marble--On!!

Vacor made some of the best ever--Cats that is. I love a good Vacor "Alien"--here is an image of some "Aliens" with some more regular in the middle. Marble--On!!