Al Oregon

Vacor did have some "old fashioned" marbles and I could not find any pictures of the older style from pre-90's but their newer old fashioned style is the basic colors with nothing swirly like Winnie's. Here's a pic of a bag of their new old fashioned style (for info - some might look like WV swirls).

Agree on the Vitro horseshoe style cat's-eyes but a little (lot!) nicer than the ones found in bags like this. The only contemporary cat's-eye that I recall (I don't collect contemps) is one Ro Purser did back in the 1974-75 time frame - zaboo had posted the picture some years back. Ro Purser's 1974-75 cat's-eye (in Calif) (Zaboo-10-04).bmp

Fritos started back in the 1930's so it would not surprise me if they used that kind of bag.

Interesting article - did not read it completely but the marbles playing logic fits in quite well.

Great ideas so far. I would include a package or two of marbles - maybe the newer Mega nets so people can see what is currently available to buy for their kids to play with.

When I first saw the picture in small size, I was hoping it was one of the Vitro Blackies in the odd style that we see in packaging but rarely in the wild - but, alas, it does look Akro.

Where is that picture from? That will help determine if it is a good source for info. Mistakes were made in some books.

Hey, don't talk that way about my buddy! LOL!

There are some Champions like that - mid to late 80's, I think.

Agreed

Not MK - maybe Akro or possibly Vitro

Odd - almost getting a Peltier feel

Think so.

Maybe Alox?

Leaning Akro but...?

I'd be going with Peltier Rainbo.

I don't quite see a Pelt - looks a little swirly to me but not sure who.

Yes, Peltier Rainbo. I don't think it is uncommon but...?

Neat item.

Looks like a slag - probably Akro.

And, from what I read on a Facebook post by one of the organizers, this will be the last Cairo Show. That's too bad.

White

A few of my Blackies bags. Also, outside of a bag, the white Blackies might look a lot like a Whitie and may have been ID'd that way. Not sure if harder to find but just two ways to ID so might not be kept by collector as a Blackie.

This is the first one that I have looked at and we need more views to get a good ID. Red & white are hard enough anyway since many companies made similar marbles in those colors. Look at some of the other ID requests where there are 3-4 pictures of different views of same marble. If someone said similar things about another post, I apologize for any duplication of advice.

Nope