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Glass, colors and pattern are more typical of MK to my eyes.

Asian Imperial type. Surface copper picked up from repaired roller?

I would not rule out Cerise - the pattern looks a bit more Pelty than it does Akro. Tough to prove. From an original box of Peltiers (Ron Shepard):

I agree, with the darker purple harder to find as well. Nice!

I have no use for any organized worship or religion personally. No disrespect to those that feel the need to worship 'something'. Spirituality is not connected to a thing, place, label, person, story, symbol or any religious deity to me. It comes from within yourself. Living your life with kindness and respect to all that is our world is what real spirituality is to me. If you look at history (even though today) organized religions have been the crux of much hate, war, greed and destruction. John Lennon was right IMHO....."imagine no religion"......... !

Just to elaborate a bit; CAC sure did make batch glass, as did all of the major early USA marble makers. CAC was located just across the alley from the famed glasshouse 'Cambridge Glass Co.' from whom they acquired numerous colors of scrap cullet for marble making. This cullet made for some unique glass colorations only found in Christensen Agate Co. marbles. The National Museum of Cambridge Glass has on display a fine assortment of CAC marbles along with a brief story of this glass connection between the two glass-works so long ago. A photo of the CAC marble display at the National Cambridge Glass Museum:

I wish for one of those mysterious Lightning Strike marbles.

I agree with Jabo. The low glass quality/weak color saturation.

I believe you have a Vitro Conqueror there - looks veneered. Common Vitro colors with a bit more white surface coverage than usual.

Top is a killer larger size Vitro buttermilk (size?) - bottom is a Pelt NLR Burnt Red Zebra - might have AV since some do but I can't see the fine details.

I'd have that with my Ravenswoods.

2nd marble has classic CAC colors with a non-typical pattern that's seen on CAs from time to time. 3rd marble looks Master perhaps.

These both look like Peltier Red Bees judging by the depth of the colors and pattern - some are pretty swirly like this. Just my 2 cents!

Thank you AvvaRae! I don't consider my marbles as an investment really, and I don't plan on selling them anytime soon - too much fun! Being a quality vs./ quantity type collector my goal is to collect a single fine specimen of each type from all the early USA makers with a few German HMs thown in. I donate the common duplicates to various charities. This goal might take the rest of my life but I'll enjoy every second of it!. Hey, the way prices are going for premium examples of vintage marbles these may turn into a good investment after all - BONUS!!

Honestly I am not much of a social media type person with sharing photos and such, in fact I don't even really know how! Just a history buff/glass lover/ research freak here! When I say I USED to collect early glass I am taking 25-30 years ago and the bulk of my collection has been sold off by now. I always kept the angle of investment for my glass purchases right next to my love for it, and no regrets. I retired early thanks to wise choices in buying and selling.

I bought a jar of old marbles at an auction years ago because they were so colorful and no one else bid on them. I had collected and studied EAPG and antique fine French glass for years - but it takes up so much room and the cost was getting outrageous. Marbles are small and easy to display and store. The colors and patterns are endless, and the research and learning are a challenge that I enjoy. If anybody thinks collecting high end marbles is expensive try looking at prices for Galle, Daum and Lalique, or early American Sandwich glass! Collecting marbles is the perfect way for me to feed my love of old glass without breaking the bank (with self control of couse!). I found this forum while conducting research.

Not Akro. CAC, probably exposed to enough heat (like a burn pit) to slightly move some surface glass and also cause minor discoloration charring.

That sure is one well loved and battle scarred warrior, but I still really enjoy survivors like this! CAC for sure.

Looks like a nice transparent Master Sunburst - lovely!

Looks to be cased in clear -Vitro maybe, or maybe more likely an MK Bee varient

An in-hand examination type for sure, but that purplish tinge to the 'brown' and the brash chrome yellow sure look Vacor to me FWIW.

Thank you for your reply. So, you say shared examples from subscribed marbles need pre-approval before being shared publicly to eliminate misidentified specimens. Do you have a panel of experts that will conduct the vetting? I ask this because anytime the general public is invited to share information it's a free for all filled with chaos and rampant inaccuracies from uneducated sources.

I don't understand the usefulness of this software - in my case anyways. My collection is organized quite nicely and important photos and notes are saved both on the cloud and externally so I have no need to employ further technical aspects. Others may find this an amazing tool?? I am however, curious to know how misidentified marbles will not be shared to the public - if one chooses to share as you say they can opt to do so.

The photos are not optimum which is not really a criticism but does present an extra challenge. I'm seeing the base color as a particular dark wine red that I associate with some CAC slags. This color creates a bronzy effect where the white is just below the surface. IMHO along with the color blows in the white and pattern flow in general I'd have this with my CAC slags.

Looking very Alley, which would also fit the size. Excellent marble.