Jeff54

I think you are referring to these. That photo is either poorly taken or does not appear to be one. Some of these types are like a giant Sparkler:

Oddly enough I never noticed that the only Vacor Atmosphere I have is practically identical to the colors in a CAC cobra/cyclone that's yellow and violet in those I posted in this thread earlier. I am still convinced that the topic is a Vacor Sunflower. Yet, interestingly, I can't take a photo, but My H-G Vacor Atmos yellow reacts in UV light as a bright orange and so does the yellow inside these dug-up CAC half-pieces. Top left, top right and bottom center; all of the yellow in these react the same as the Vacor Atmosphere I have.:

Right, it's not showing well. It wants to be like a German H-G too and as if it didn't need to have the pontal ground.

The marbles in it are all Marble Kings.

I have not possessed or had any of those scam fake Bulgarian H-g marbles although saw bunches online. Regardless, this one doesn't strike me as one of them. This angle is where the cut-off or pontal resides.:

Akro Crow? I thought that went the way of the rest of the nonsense and lies of Debbie and Clifford 'Keocliffy's Fabricated garbage of some dug-up patches, what 20 years ago?, Ha, ha!, Ha! Worthpoint still has Clifford White's horse crap story and photos of them from their ebay scams: AKRO AGATE GENUINE HANDGATHERED CROW WITH GREAT STRIKE :early and rare marble!! | #1750010959 (worthpoint.com)

A note: Mine is like an H-G CAC Cobra and the same yellow and violet as some have; The yellow lights up in UV light, bright orange.

I am afraid, further deduction is that your guess is as good as mine. Maybe how and whence they came can yield a clue or two.

This, below; your 1st, is Hand-gathered. Otherwise, no clue who or where/when made on both marbles except appear to be perfectly round, I.E. machine finish. .

I think at 40mm this is to big for a Vacor Atmosphere and the other at 20mm is too small.. The single Atmosphere I have is hand-gathered with a clear 9 pattern and about 31/32" or 24.6mm which is the typical size the others are.

Of my most interesting. I can only presume it's made by Master Marbles; 5/8" 'Multicolored, Striped Transparent':

Schwinn Whizzer:

Naw just new at the time purchased: 2001. My wife picked em up there. Obviously, an attempt by Japan's manufacturer or distributor to take a shot at the collector game. Sold in a touristy shop. She's Japanese and for marbles in Japan, in so many years, that's the best she could do. I think the dating of 1942 is just hype and actually a reference to the period known when people may have played with em and not anything to do with the manufacturing period.. .

Red, red, blue and white, plus the other two: Oh, I see now. I agree, I don't think foreigners ever mixed the veins like MK did.

That's surprising. I mean, foreign for only 3 veins is and always has been the very first opinion of these. You caused me to wonder: 'If I'm missing something, or did MK sneak one out while I wasn't playing.?' So, the 3 colors do look like MK missing green, yet still, I don't know or ever heard of them running 3 feathers. Moreover, the only times I seen anything 3 veined an MK is whenever some dope hasn't a clue selling in ebay. What gives?

Pontals on each pole, north, and south. Otherwise, yeah, they seem as if the looping would only be a hand-gathered thing. 😵

At least, the green one, you posted about 20 years ago. That's about how long ago I made this photo. It's the only one like mine I've ever seen. Some weird curiosity as to; How in the heck did they make a cane to do that?

That white is pretty wicked like a Griener, in the top photo. Then, 2nd down, the surface is quite rough, but appears to be a pontal that's making it so.

3/4"

The translucent red on that white looks like Vitro colors.

Eye appeal is the Joker's wild card.

Steller Flame! Best marble in all of your group.

Here's a link that's about ID, ages, and manufacture of gum dispensers: Vintage Gumball Machine Identification & Value Guide (2023) (antiquesknowhow.com)

Here's a load of German striped-transparent with some double road and tunnels:

The left has no distinguishable pattern. The right has a hand-gathered pattern which means it could have been made by any company before circa 1928 or, whenever fully automated systems became commonplace in the glass industry. The one exception is M.F. Christensen and Son (MFC). Oddly enough, MFC made oxblood, but not transparent or opaque red so, you can rule MFC out.. Because the nine pattern is the result of gathering glass on a punty by hand (Hand-gathered) and since the technique was used in the Greek and Roman periods, it is not unique to any single marble or glass company.