Alan

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7/8" Tiger (left); 1" Bengal Tiger (right):

I'll point out that the hot glass is still viscous when it hits the rollers, As it spins down the rollers, glass can form a "9" or other wrapping patterns before it cools.

Who established that - and specifically how?

Agree. I think the first piece has an even chance of being Akro, but there is no clear pointer either way.

What is called "aventurine" (aventurine is actually a mineral) is formed one of two ways. The far most common way is by accident by adding too much colorant to the batch (its added by the shovelful) in the form of various metal oxides which crystalize as the glass cools. The far less common way in intentionally - as Peltier did with a number of their better marbles. This latter approach was a bit more costly and created a very dense crystalline patch. Over-saturating the batch a bit with colorant wasn't uncommon, especially it seems with green glass. As I've said before - there wasn't a big wooden barrel at the marble factory with the words "AVENTURINE - USE SPARINGLY !" printed on it with some magic powder inside. Marble making wasn't rocket science and vintage marbles needed to be made for tiny fractions of one cent.

Foreign Cat with undissolved colorant.

Not for me.

1. Divided core 2. Latticinio core FYI - your camera is focusing on the background cloth, not the marble. Its better to manually choose center focus. Then your subject won't be so blurry.

Akro

Purple slag. "Purple brick" is someone's invented term of uncertain motivation.

1. Its a modern torch piece 2. That isn't oxblood

I saw a large, inflatable turkey holiday decoration in someone's front yard the other day.

For an extra $10 - you can probably get it signed by Abraham Lincoln.

It wants to be a Popeye, but falls somewhat short for me.

Modern repro. Poshmark, Ebay et al are lousy with them.

Its neither Akro or an "experimental". Caveat emptor.

I mistook Jeff for the OP and mistakenly responded. My error and I have edited my post. Apologies.

The iridescent finish on that glass isn't from water "mineral staining". Its from original production.

Vacor for me.

Agree, modern torch.

Ground/shaped rutilated quartz.

Its likely that the marbles are original to the box.

As a veteran, I would like to quote an email that I received from an outdoors equipment supplier - Mystery Ranch. I believe that they put Veteran's Day in good perspective: It's easy to thank someone when they are in uniform. Someday, that uniform comes off and is retired, and the external markers of service vanish. However, our Veterans continue to bear the weight of their sacrifices throughout their lives, confronting the lasting repercussions of their service. For those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those who are currently sacrificing for the safety and freedoms we enjoy today, we offer our heartfelt gratitude.

Things like this remind us that we are but temporary caretakers of such things. And then they will some day move to new homes - hopefully some of them will cherish them for more than their dollar worth. In the end, glass will outlast us all.