Jeff54

#3 Appears to be hand gathered in 1st photo. Under UV, I cannot see if it's helping but, also appear that it's Hand-gathered. Some dug-up Akros are red and yellow but usually less yellow, yet the more yellow the better. However, I can not be sure, in your photo if there's yellow or white? And there's the infamous Christensen agate Company (CAC), that is red and yellow, also hand-gathered, called a Red Devel which is so rare anybody in their right mind should be cautious or hesitate to say they think they have one. That appears to have an awfully nice mint and or smooth surface. The Akro Hand Gathered red and yellow can have a mint surface like that but, given the amount of yellow this appears to have, + the surface, not often or rather, I've never seen an Akro H-G in those colors whether more yellow or not that nice of a surface. . Typically Akro H-G red and yellow, are mint but mint with as made, not so smooth surface. Of course, though, as with more yellow the better: the smoother the better too, Akro cannot be ruled out. That marble, if it's red and yellow is worth investigating. I can help somewhat as I own some scans, a lost friend sent me quite a while ago. (See attached scan at bottom) Yet a difficulty occurred around 2003 or 4 when Akro's H-G marbles were uncovered. 1st and foremost is' nobody, absolutely none had clues those types existed other than common-colored slags. . Previously every opaque that was not a brick or oxblood HG thought to be USA made with the roller machine invented by Christensen and Son (M.F.C.) was thought to be Christensen Agate exclusively. So, there may be some mud in the water regarding a CAC 'Red Devil' identification. The same and similar with others dug up then too, but it's part of the story I am not covering with yours, just relative to understanding; "May be mud in the water". My Friend was convinced this scan is the real deal; CAC 'Red Devil' Yet, personally while I have a few of the Akro's dug, I would need, both in my hands, Akro and CAC to determine if there's a difference. The only other time I saw 'The Red Devil' Danny Turner 'Running Rabit' auctions sold for a major chunk pf dollars. That set a fire of desire and I think maybe one or two others were found after it, years before the Akro's popped up. I had copy and download the one Danny sold, but lost the photo in a dead hard drive around 1999-2001. So as an aide to discovery, my friend only looked for the best and I think, he had the scans because he's bought (He used scan on all the had shown and owned before so,,.) or was considering owning it for a big chunk of change. Compare this red, as I would, if in hand, and yellow to yours. BTW it also looks like yours, based on the other scans of it I have, may have more yellow than this does and this also appears as if the red may be simi- translucent, I can't be sure though vs Akro's is more opaque)

Yeah, on this one @7/8" I still can't rule out as an Akro and what I thought might be blue in there, like mine has, I cannot see anymore. I was not sure I saw green in your other photo but sure enough that's there while mine doesn't have green.. The difference in the euro or possibly French verities is that they are found larger than 7/8" and how they are cut at the polls are usually pointy. Regular sizes are much the same but it seems; 'The bigger the better' because they can have more colors, feathers etc.. Now I cannot say it looks as close as my white, yellow and light blue Akro as the previous clipped photo did is, as mine is more of a solid core sparkler verity. However, the similar with a nice oxblood patch I have, from Akro dig, only has a few slivers of blue without solid core style. So, like I said; whether oxblood or not, they are the same, run, as it were, 7/8" marble. They will not have a pointy cut off as the Euro does but an obvious strait too maybe a slight curved one. So, in your case look for that.

Oh, I see. I was under the impression that, winner was to be the next person to post a blurry " I Mean, that's what I thought after I got the previous correct and Carowill invited me to keep the game going: " and you'd implied a joke, that, I also clicked a Ha, ha on where you said something like: 'Next time I'm jumping straight too stage 10'. A Dry humor joke that implied my complicated game was too much., because of the way I set mine up or something? I figured was meant to be funny and I got a chuckle from it too and hit the 'like' "Ha, ha! icon. . . However, there are no rules as too who goes next, Is that correct? If that's the case then, I thought you had waited for me to finish mine and loaded up a continuation to your previous joke, jumped out of turn and straight too your stage 10 joke. I.E. I replied: "Ha, ha". thinking it's a continuation of your joke.

Ha ha!.

"Deep" right on man. And I assure you I had no intention to play a game that's this tough. Kind of caught me off guard as I was unable to take any photos for the past week, on account my eyes got infected from my darned constant maintenance of the pool. Never ever buy a pool unless you got tons of cash to toss in it! So I apologize if anybody is not enjoying this. Regardless, Stage 3 is the 'Blurry game's photo entry. As some may realize now, to have any possibility of solving it you'd need to go down this road and put the pieces together. Who made it: Christensen Agate. What illustrates this photo group and game target: A loop and lines; Road and Tunnel. What is Special? Colors, glass variations and,,, Drum roll please,, da tum ta tum. Deep in the center are barely visible, due to exposure, lines going against the whirl on the surface. They are diagonal in the photo and I bet you'll realize that now. "Look deep" Yet it's not exactly lines, it's the white and, wait for it.. Tick tock, tic, tic,,, Oxblood! Ya'll totally missed it in Stage 2. Take another look at it and ought to see that too. However, there's more. The white, in places, is very thin, smeared on the surface, that's why it's so difficult to shoot whereas, in hand it jumps right out without any assistance to see.. Because one of the best features in this type is pure and clean crystal-clear glass that can help magnify colors under the surface. That is why, I expect, very, very few could have understood all 5 points availed. Even those who have this type, "May" miss that in this game. My dummy 20 Meg Digital SLR camara wants to make it appear blurry because the white is smeared very thin over the window of visibility and forces the digital contrast/and white balance to; Stage 1: "Overexpose". It is blocking visibility to see clearly within the crystalline glass and for the bit of magnification the clear adds to these, it looks 'Blurry! Errr.. I shot this and made it public several years ago when I did not have this big of a problem showing through the window, but I've lost that photo too. . It is a Christinsen Agate, Striped transparent, Road and Tunnel with Point 1: Oxblood, 2: White and if you will; 3: Electric orange in, 4: Pure crystalline clear and 5: That 'blurry area reveals it to be A Cobra/Cyclone! Ta ta! [I spied it on Ebay years ago directly from Cambridge OH with 6-7 other verities of mint CAC's that, the seller didn't know exactly what each type is and failed to make decent photos ;)] For that it was a 'too good to be true' auction of the marbles he had found locally, (Cambridge Oh, the magic town) setting in a garage. I pulled the arm of the bandit's machine as what I could see, looked to have good odds. turned out even better than I hoped. On the side; I am attempting to shoot another of that group, not Cobra and ain't a chance me is going to put it in this game It's not white, is Electric though, very complicated to capture too. this was too tasking to play in this game however: Coming soon in your friendly Marble hang out. That is, if I can shoot the danged thing rightly Errr. I delayed final answers, until this time; waiting, hoping somebody would take a shot for points. white and or reddish maybe oxblood, would have been 2 points, tie it up or easy win for leader or anybody else, and made it interesting, to Challange the Blurry item, break the tie but, looks like everybody gave up. That makes @akroorka the winner!

I spy yellow and hints of blue maybe, hints green maybe too, and white. This marble, you've clipped out of boris64 's photo, I think is an big Akro. There are Big Akro's that were dug-up at factory and contain 2-3, even 4 or more colors that Sparklers have and lean to pastel flavors. White and yellow and or or blue and white and some with light blue with white and yellow like mine, is usual. I think there's some where green can exist with white and one or all of the colors too. Most of those would have Oxblood on em and a few did not. They have the inner characteristics of a big Sparker, but just did not have the full color spectrum the 5/8" usually do. I think this marble appears to be one where I would make a comparison to this yellow on a Sparker before putting it to rest as a Euro. . I do have what I am referring to, in fact, one of each; with and without oxblood. My oxblood verity only has light blue inside and it doesn't even have a Sparkler type core yet many others do .. Apologies as I do not have photo to show currently and it's going to be a while before I will photograph for show and tell. I got a bunch of other marbles to do, in line, back logged until I can get my camera balanced properly, ahead of it. However, I think somebody probably has photographed the big ones in clear and oxblood on them. Most are just about like that, while only a few may be availed without oxblood. Cut lines are straight, sparkler core and at least one of the various pastel colors or just white is probable. That may key this in for positive. The more I look at this photo, the more it looks just about the same as mine without oxblood. . Albeit, mine has a tiny hairline, where it may have wanted to get oxblood, but does not look as such where color could say 'horsehair oxblood' rather, more like a burnt hairline coloration.

That part is not "Difficult" to photograph as it can be seen in Part 1 and 2. It is part of the whole name which I planned to enter to the whole which is obvious. close but no tomato, no points here. Hint: I've expected you may be the only one playing to see it so, Hint: Inside your guess/reply here, one of the words you used is another clue to see this. Look "____".

Once again @akroorka Nails it!.. Maybe I gotta quit giving hints? Albeit, I am calling road and tunnel on it, but you can not see it in the photo. It is quite difficult to see and understand, in hand as well. What akroorka championed, on part 2, was knowing the loop 'Tunnel' that all Road and Tunnels have. Excellent a moon-do! Now we gonna make it tougher than all. [edit: this last part is why playing Blurry happened this way, so, 'thinking caps' all photos, clues and and hints prior and current were designed to help get here ASAP.]] I mean, somebody is likely to see that which is so difficult to photograph, But that's only one of the 5 parts where only a master should know. I think, even masters, experts and more may miss one of the 5 points too. Tommy, in the mean time got his thinking cap on and jumped ahead for this final called one of Stage 3 so, I'm awarding him a point. However, as it goes, we or most call 'Electric orange' on every CAC style like this. But when the meat hits the grinder, Electric CAC is not just a simple color. The electric experience in an orange is when it's mixed with yellow, it makes it Bright! This is the only CAC of this nature I've ever seen or known of where it's just opaque orange. Go figure? So, let's put another quarter in the slot and pull the handle once more. Stage 3 Photo: What is the "Special" feature and what are the variations of the glass colors or not? Hint: this Stage in the game has 5 parts or points to meet the whole answer. That means @Tommy has 1 @akroorka is leading with 2, there's still room for somebody or others to roll in and slam down 1-4 points! Getty-up!

OK come on folks, there's a major reason why I had to change the game a bit. It's not to bend or mess with stuff rather, you gotta get threw stage 3 before you can discover and comprehend just exactly what this is. Don't give up, every stage hints in various parts by photo and clues to get where just doing a blurry or two would probably never lead to what it actually is. It's tricky in most any photograph yet in hand; a piece of cake one may never expect exists.

Did I miss your answer Schmoozer? as to this, no it's not Hand gathered. akroorka nailed it. So, Stage 1 is done. Stage 2 is up and just posted however, that's a good possibility. Put another quarter in the slot, on Stage 2, and try again {This is going to get tricker through each stage}.

Yup, indeed nice job. Albeit I expected you'd go H-G Akro 1st and CAC 2nd B/C, with that photo, to me, there's only two greater odds to choose. Yet Being orange should have made it easy. So, Stage 2 Photo: describe the mark (Feature) only seen, for the most part, by this company that insures the maker: "Yup, that's them." Because it has:------------------: Hint: Half of the feature is not obvious.

Mod note: Split from the Blurry Game. Have fun! Sorry a little late in the day as I been working out the play, writing the rules and adding photos I've been working on over a month B/C, me eyes ain't fully functional yet, near all day, but here goes: Ha, Ha. No worries. As 'blurry' goes', I am so out of touch in my photographic skills these days, it seems that; blurry or too tough to capture, I got plenty! I have been trying more than a month to capture this marble, yet it defies me. However, it's close enough, to the extent, it should fit right in this game. Rather, it's going to be ending with: "That's what color?" [Rolls eyes] "Okie dookie, if you say so." 😁 It will require 3 photos in stages. For this it'll change the game a bit. Hopefully it will be just as fun, challenging, adventurous and expand your knowledge base. 3 Stages progressing in order, as each stage completes, the next is revealed The subject of the stages are: Stage 1 Photo: Who made it. Stage 2 Photo: describe the mark only seen by this company that insures the maker: "Yup, that them." Stage 3 Photo: What is the "Special" feature and what are the variations of the glass colors or not? 1st stage: Who made it: Hint: The photo is not blurry, yet exposure is why it is so difficult to shoot:

Maybe next week as I've had double eye infection (cleaning dirty pool water in Florida can make bad things happen) and just beginning to get over it. Very painful and vision is blurry. However, I'd bet, if it's Jabo then @Nantucketdink would likely nail it. Plus, as you say you've a bunch of em, I think that increases odds they are Jabo. I'd like a final answer too: Nantucketdink

I believe I have this. Probably picked up at Ebay in 2005 as I had been looking for swirls with 2 or more colors in clear. Yet it's not a clear base, rather yellow tint that, is a tint that's hard to put your finger on like; "What color of yellow is that?" Mine swirls a little more than this and has no 'But crack' pattern. It's a very interesting color mixture. Mine has no whiteish as yours appears. The blue is not blending like yours too. The strands on mine are blue and yellow, where its yellow is similar to the tint in the transparent base. It is mint and has a modern appearance so, it may be a Jabo, but nothing I'd ever seen in Jabo or anybody's colors before. And the 'But crack' appearance of Jabo's; it is a fold verses bending in the swirl as yours has.

I can't tell who made these but certainly could be mistaken for a Peltier Blue Lagoon. Very, very difficult to photograph as in doing so, I browsed across all the similar types online to discover a manufacture. Apparently, others fail as well. The only lead is, no aventurine and the blue is a powder and is completely separate from the white. More different than any other WV swirl I have ever seen literally it's a powdery chemical floating alongside of the clear. It;s so difficult to photograph and show the color without overexposing due to the white., The actual tint of this blue, I had to photoshop it. 1st are without photoshop, last is edited to as close as I could to get it looking as is, in hand. (BTW, my Photoshop original program is virtually antique and won't run in Win 10. However, there's an absolutely free program Called GIMP, and it's practically exactly like Photoshop, as far as I can tell. Downloads from their site, no bugs malware etc. Not a simple program but if you know Photoshop, it's fairly easy) So, anyways: Does anybody know who made these Powdery blue lined colored swirls?

Oh, there's my Blue Lace! I'd lost the photo. Thanks for saving it Al. (I still have it and was planning to photo, whew, saved me the trouble.)

Yeah, that's a pretty neat marble. Hesitant to say it, but it gives me a Black panther vibe. As to comics I've no clue and even though I saw the new movie, it wasn't the vibe on my mind. I mean, I'd forgot about that movie and the title as the perspective vibe. Go figure? Good movie yet so,, I hit the net to see if there/is/was such a thing. It's a little new for this marble yet here's what I discovered: 1st solo Staring issue:

Been meaning to upload this entire set of Aug 1957 Marble King card-back Berry Pink sales promotional set but been too busy. Disclaimer: I did and do not own the actual set. It was sold on Ebay auction 10 or so years ago, like cheap: $50, highest bidder. I had begun an informational discussion regarding it with the seller however she /we did not conclude it on time. We'd talked but she did not get back to me until auction sold. It was her brother's and she was very grateful for the information I gave her and regrated that, had she known, she would not have sold this. Or in the very least, not in an open auction without a reserve. Regardless, out of gratitude she sent me copies of the set. For that, I claim these photos as my own, a gift from owner, to do as I please. I retain her emails as evidential fact. Otherwise, I would not take privilege of sharing so freely. With that said: Yes Steph, you may add it to archives or what/wherever inside The Marble Connection's data base for public viewing. Note: Front are photos of their marbles and reverse are the sides showing prices. Enjoy the show:

Fooled me, albeit, I'd wished is was an Akro B/C I've seen black and blue, very tough to get and added another layer, practically or potentially impossible. Oh well.

This is an 1-1/2 too two twist Akro a Corkscrew. An from the photo hints I gather a really hard to find black and blue. Extra hard, blue is two tones. If in an original box of 100, with ten sets of colors it would be the best of same colored you would find.

Agree, none of these marbles are Vacor/Mega 'Atmosphere' Hand-gathered.

"Road and Tunnel" they are not. Nor would any verity like Alley, Ravenswood, Vitro, Jabo and the rest of the Verginia manufactures be one.

Thank you Gladys. >Many, many hours, photos, various lighting and background conditions have gone into getting this close to the color.

1-1/132" CAC Pink Slag/Striped transparent. So difficult to capture the pink without getting a bit of an orangey hue, it's nutz. Regardless, in hand, it's hard to explain except: The CAC transparent pink, unlike any color I've ever seen, gives ya a warm and fuzzy feeling. I got close here otherwise, I'd have to photoshop it to get it smack on.