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Newer Chinese handmade. They were used in the new "Akro" boxes made the group that purchased the Akro trademark.

Agree and no idea on the righto ne.

One in the middle looks like Vitro Victory.

The only thing that I have heard is because they were found in the Champion Jr. bags by Peltier. Other than that....? It is confusing also to try and say which types fit so, I think, most collectors ignore the Champ Jr. name. Also, using the "Champ" name confuses ID's with Champion Agate Co.

Here was a list of marble companies, including West Virginia, that someone had done back in 2001 and posted to the Marble Mansion Board. KNOWN WEST VIRGINA "SWIRL" MAKERS: The Akro Agate Company - Akron, OH and Clarksburg WV The Alley Agate Company/The Lawrence Glass Novelty Company/The Alley Glass Manufacturing Company - Paden City, Sisterville, Pennsboro, and St. Marys, WV C.E. Bogard & Sons Agate Company/The Bogard Company - Cairo, WV The Cairo Novelty Company - Cairo, WV The Champion Agate Company - Pennsboro, WV The Davis Marble Works - Pennsboro, WV The Heaton Agate Company - Cairo, WV The Jackson Marble Company - Tollgate, WV The Ravenswood Novelty Works - Ravenswood, WV OTHER KNOWN "SWIRL" MAKERS: The Alox Manufacturing Company - St. Louis, MO The Christensen Agate Company - Cambridge, OH Jabo, Incorporated/Jabo-Vitro, Incorporated - Reno, OH The Peltier Glass Company - Ottawa, IL Vacor de Mexico/Mega - Guadalajara, Mexico OTHER KNOWN WEST VIRGINIA COMPANIES: Marble King, Incorporated/Berry Pink Industries - St. Marys and Paden City, WV The Master Glass Company - Bridgeport, WV The Master Marble Company - Anmoore, WV The Vitro Agate Company/Gladding-Vitro Agate Company - Parkersburg, WV OTHER KNOWN SLAG MAKERS: Iowa City Flint Glass Manufacturing Company - Iowa City, IA M.F. Christensen and Sons Glass Company - Steubenville, OH OTHER POSSIBLE SLAG OR "SWIRL" MAKERS: Mid-Atlantic of West Virginia, Incorporated - Ellenboro, WV The Nivison-Weiskopf Company - Cincinnati, OH Playrite Marble and Novelty Company - Ellenboro, WV

Some of my Peltier "Champion" bag pics.

Very nice!

Here are a couple pics from Don Miller and an older pic from Ron plus couple other group pics.

Good finds.

Paypal here but comment on Money Orders - you can deposit into your bank account. You don't have to go to P.O.

Nice group of bags

Agree

Nice. From bags like these?

Very good information. Thank you Ron.

Nice to hear from you Chris.

Cool box. I have never seen anything like it. I assume no company or manufacturer name on the box. So, it'll be what someone wants to pay for it (or wants to sell it for).

I lean to Pelt as, I think, as Steph mentioned, the ends of the ribbons on a Figure 8 come together. But, as in the upper left couple in this picture that Winnie had posted back in 2010 of Figure 8's - .....?

Agree with Ron.

A little add-on here. There are marble collectors (sellers) that do come to the show only and that is the only time you will see them. There are deals to be made. Plus, there are local people that come by with their marbles (from their folks, grandfolks, barn finds....) wanting to sell them. Many good deals have been found.

Nice ones - keeping his kids out of the sun.

That'll be fun.

All three look like Akro Corkscrews.

Great reminder of that dig. Nice pics and information. Thank you all.

Agree