Alan

Thanks for posting Griff. Thats a shame.

An ingot is a measure of glass equal to the size (mass) of the marble intended to be produced. It is normally sheared and put on rollers to impart the round shape. A "double ingot" occurs when (usually) two separate measures of glass intended to form two separate marble stick together and get rolled into one. The result usually has a clearly defined hemisphere where they came together. Almost all of these came from factory digs. Here are a two examples of double ingots:

On Ebay - that would probably be listed as a Sulphide. :Sad_headshake_tweetz:

Okay - here you go:

I'm going on the assumption that it is the size of a standard Tribute run. I know those numbers.

Good pics nutz - thanks for sharing them. I think its important to have good pics of what comes out of these runs....including major variations.

Putting the pattern aside for a moment (since so much dug Akro has surfaced...and dug examples seldom follow conventional pattern) - the glass appears consistent with Akro. AD's comment about it being similar to Popeye glass combos is accurate.

It doesn't appear to have nearly enough yellow in it for it to be Vaseline glass. It is also more opaque than transparent. Akro Vaseline glass is highly transparent.

Thanks for the pics. Roughly how big was the run?

You are right - its the lighting.

Thanks for posting the pics. Roughly how many were produced in this run? Has the run been named? Alan

These are some nice Imperials I purchased from Roger Hardy last month. He found them (and some other very nice marbles) in a private stash at a former Akro employee's home.

The base seems more of the custard type base rather than the traditional lemonade base (if the white balance of the photos is accurate).

Congrats to the winners - and special thanks to Lou for doing this!

Not exactly "large" (they are 15/16" dia.) - but I got these from Roger Hardy at the New Philly show earlier this month. They came from an Akro employee's basement. Eye candy in any case.

This is my largest. Comes in at about 3.2" This one is around 2.75":

That is a very nice lobed Onion.

Roger: Good post. Do you mind if I keep the pics for reference? Alan

How big is the Peppermint? It looks to be a good size.

I like Carpet Balls! Post 'em when you can!

Folks should jump in with their large machine made pics!

I think it is a Matthews Reverse Twist...around 3.25" dia. This Lundberg "Starry, Starry Night" is around 3.2": I have a Ro Purser "Dino Ball" > 3" dia. IIRC - Mark Matthews produces a few pieces approaching 5". The Besset piece Photo is just over 3".