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Lots of Gray CACs . I am afraid to post pics because some of my grays are purple(LOL) Okay I will try one pic

What wonderful photos, marble collectors sure have good perspective!!!

So I went to friend for Thanksgiving dinner. It was prime rib with all the fixins. His mother mentioned how well the rib bones boiled up for a great base for Minestrone soup. I brought the bones home and they simmered all night. Got a bit carried away. This morning was spent vegetable and noodle shopping. Prescutta,Olive oil, fresh garlic, red onion,white beans, baby corn, green beans,celery, snap peas,cabbage, zucchini,kale, Ditalini and Small elbow noodles, and various seasonings. I can't wait to try it

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Now that's funny!!!

Good to know Ron, I used to have a bunch of Akro Oxblood cullet from different batches. Not so much any more. I have had 3 different folks attempt to make Oxblood marbles from it with no real success. One of these days I may have some spheres ground out of what is left.

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Ron I should have stated that there has been a very few successful attempts at working with Oxblood cullet, I am not sure where our buddy got his oxblood from,or maybe it was goldstone that he started with?? but I know of no one else that had his success if he did use oxblood cullet. Maybe there are more

Thank you and Everyone please be safe!!

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There was one letter that I know of where Sellers complained to Gropper about Arnold not doing what he should and Sellers bitching that he had to do it all. Now I think this was a while before his 1st year of employment was completed. If he had continued with a poor performance I would not think his employment would have continued for what, a couple more years??? For all I know he could have really sucked at what he did and he was just running a scam

Ann, Akro did not make Oxblood cullet per se. They did mix mix and make batches of Oxblood glass that were used in making marbles. The cullet was a byproduct, Glass that did not get used and was discarded.(this was cullet) Akro Oxblood cullet turns a dirty brownish when reheated even at its lowest melting temp with a torch. A trip into the furnace makes it unidentifiable as Oxblood glass. That is why I was speculating that some of the numerous small furnaces at Akro could have fed Oxblood to the marbles just as these individual furnaces fed different colored glass to the corkscrew machines and spinning cups. That was all batch glass. I actually believe it would have been a must. I believe The colors we see in MFC Oxblood marbles are colors produced in the batch of Oxblood, not added colors, so that is a different subject.

there is no doubt mable companies played with and experimented with glass. I believe it is a huge stretch to assume they marketed marbles in all these glass types. Fact is, all MFCs colors that were marketed are very well documented.

You make me want to play with the camera. I wish I did not have to drive to get night sky shots. I got real lucky with those moon shots in the gaps between branches.

Okie dokie.

John, could you heat your rollers up to about 1000 degrees and see if it has any effect on the marbles. Maybe rough rollers are not denting the marbles maybe the hot metal has a pulling kneading effect on the glass????? Just another silly assumption by a orange peeled brain. Those 1.5 inch globs gotta be transferring some major heat

Actually Griff there was no assumption on my part on how Akro or MFC made Oxblood glass, My assumption was how the glass got added to certain marbles. And Sorry Griff, I did not imagine you would find offense in that sentence, maybe we are both sensitive guys, , I will try to post as you would wish me to from now on. Maybe I can send them to you first to proof read? If you took my other sentence as an attempt to give you permission please forgive me. I will certainly never give you permission for anything., ever (LOL) Galen- the sensitive guy

Moisture escaping from the water lines cooling the rollers

Griff, its Oxblood glass no one is disputing that. I thought I was clear when I stated I did not believe he mixed sand and chemicals to make it. So I don't consider what he did "making Oxblood glass", if that were the case, anyone that put goldstone in the crucibles made oxblood glass, Hey I made Oxblood glass, "NOT"!! If you want to say Dave made Oxblood glass go right ahead. Why slam on me for not thinking that that is "making" oxblood glass As for Akro I am making a big assumption that their Oxblood was all batch. They used separate furnaces for different glass colors so is it possible they streamed Oxblood in from separate tanks. I do know Akro Oxblood cullet is very difficult to remelt and have it retain the Oxblood characteristics, although some have succeeded to a small degree, I do not think MFC used remelted Oxblood cullet, another assumption. I do not think remelting Oxblood glass is mentioned in Cohills book.

Neat clear marbles. Again they look nothing at all like the wrinkles on the Vacors.

Hey, that front right one looks like a Raiders Marble??

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Maybe to some but not to me. And if you want to think so, did the tank make it or whomever threw it in(LOL)

I think There is a big box of pieces on the bay right now