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I just plugged in the reply on an online french translation service: French: "Usine de fabrication de Billes (jeu pour enfants) Cordialement." English translation: "Machines manufacture of Marbles (game for children) Cordially."

I was gettin ready to hit the "post" button and read stephs post......I'll say that the image in the top left post IS the same marble in the article............okay ...heres what I was going to post: I agree with Rics marble being a Master as well Im thinking Master for the one in the article...Here is a detail ...Look at those Master style eyelashes and definate "U" seam Here is a detail of a Clownfish (sorry for the pixelation) ...Look how the colors meet at "a tip" (most Vacors do this).....totally different IMHO

That one looks totally master....has a little green in it too

I thought this would be interesting for the thread........ I have only been collecting for 14 years and still consider myself a pup in the hobby...In that time, I haven't seen a Master with a blue and orange color combo (by far I'm not implying that they don't exist).....If they do, I would conclude that this one would be a little harder to find.....I also agree with Leroy that the way the yellow/orange pulls over into the blue is a sure sign that it could very well be a Master Made Marble.... However, I do know that Akro did several types of Orange and Blue.....do a "completed auction" search on eBay with Akro Blue Orange Patch as the search keywords and they show several Blues and Oranges (transparent, translucent and opaque samples).......... The below link is one that I found interesting.....it shows a variety and also one with blending of the 2 colors (the center one).........what do you all think? http://www.ebay.com/...=p2047675.l2557

Duffy, is the last one you posted a Master as well?

I stand corrected....the marble reminded me of the orange and blue patch type as seen here at the bottom center (not the large claudia).....and I have seen some with the same type glass which the blue is semi-transparent

Im gettin an Akro feel for this one....(pattern and colors)

The glass and colors look like Akro to me but the seam design looks very much like Master....(an orange and blue blend for the odd color?)....perhaps a shot of the other seam would reveal insight....size?

same here....for the past couple of years, Ive done all of my postage online as well....Its so cool to be able to just "drop off the package".......I havent used their "pick up service" yet, but know its available and I would imagine that short are the days in which USPS will pick-up your packages...( Im figuring alot of "perks" will be stopped to save money) If they are losing money on people re-using the boxes at cheaper postage rates.....just stop giving away the free boxes! and let people buy them.....Perhaps there is much more $$ for them in many ways if they did that!

Ive had a bunch of these and every time i sell one, I get mixed reaction from marble collectors....Mostly torn between Master and Akro.....Ive always thought them to be Master....but?....

Yes....and the seller stated as such....I think the auction is no longer available for eBay viewing...He said something about the dividers that had printing with rules for 1930's ringer.....But it was also since the box had "unique" written on the top, this brings up again the relation of Akro stock being used by Master ......So I guess the "saga" continues.... PS- the "saga", meaning who made these?...Master Akro, MK, or Peltier

For those of you who try to ship "first class" using the free boxes from USPS, they are really starting to "crack down" on the use of the free "USPS priority mail" boxes......They are really stepping up the inspection process for misuse of these boxes....Apparently people are "flipping" the boxes inside out and also covering them with wrapping paper before trying to send merchandise.....but the inspectors are sending them back to the originator and also demanding the price difference between priority mail and "first class" delivery prices....or in some cases the difference is passed on to the recipient in the form of COD..... I have only done this a couple of times in the past and never had a return or got charged, but they are certainly stepping up the game.... CLICK THIS LINK to see the big controversy about recycling vs throwing away the boxes...pretty interesting. Ironically, priority mail costs twice as much as first-class mail, but doesn't arrive at its destination any quicker.

When I saw the box labeled "cloudys" in the thread opener, I thought Id throw this in as part of the discussion....Here is a box of supposed Master cloudy's that sold on the bay a couple of months ago.....The marbles inside have been a source of confusion for collectors for a long time...some say Pelt others say MK and yet others say Master for the blue and green Aventurine mibs....Note that the box cover says, "uniques" and the side says "cloudy" Not really sure if the marbles are original to the box........could these be AKRO????

...I put this marble up last night for $100 starting…A mint MFC Brick.......keep an eye on it…there aren't very many people looking…but I really needed the cash…so I posted the marble in haste and as a one day auction…The auction will close in less than 3 hours……(8:20PM PST) YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE AUCTIONS BY CLICKING ON THE SAMPLE PICTURE BELOW

A few up on the bay These will all be ending Sunday night, August 12th between 8:00 and 9:30pmPST ......Got some pretty cool stuff up: Pelts, Chrissy's, Alleys, Akro, MK, Cairo, Euro,,,,,Have a gander! ........ YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE AUCTIONS BY CLICKING ON THE SAMPLE PICTURE BELOW

PM me if you want to sell it.....If so, what size is it? ....Ive been needin a filler for this Alley shooter tray forever and a day

Helluva score on the clowns.....That green and Yellow shooter is to die for.....It looks like a "not so easy" to find Alley Agate

Wow....nice score Mike...Im really liking the blue Pelt Slag....the pattern is killer

...there is still time to bid!....but you'd better hurry because they'll be ending tonight, Sunday April 29th before 9:00pm PST....... YOU CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE AUCTIONS BY CLICKING ON THE SAMPLE PICTURE BELOW

Shown here with a piece of opalescent cullet and other marbles to get the true colors....The marble exibits blue and orange without any light being applied contrast with other marbles with white in them to compare The marble had been stored high up on a shelf for awhile and was quiet dusty and dirty (helps to see the contour and shape so i didnt clean it) here is a detail.....This sample I believe to be hand gathered as I see an actual tail (very hard to photograph)

So this would be a flint moonie? ----and this would be just a Moonie or a Fire Opal on the left (has lots of fire, but no fisheye)???.....Hangathered Akro or CAC on the right?

MOONIE: A semi-translucent, opalescent white or pale light blue hand-gathered, machine-made marble, with an interesting soft luster. Manufactured by The Akro Agate Company and The Christensen Agate Company. Above you will find the Akron Glossary of marble Terminology's definition of a Moonie and after doing some research, I understand Akro made two types of Moonies....the first one I'll talk about is the Flintie: The name given by Akro was "Flinties" which came in several colors...Red, Green, Blue, Red, White and Yellow.....However Its been my understanding that it was collectors that gave the name "Flint Moonie" for the white one .....When these marbles are held to backlighting, they will produce an orange glow....Most Flinties have a small transparent opening in the marble called a "fisheye".. I have only had a handfull of handgathered Moonies where there is a noticeable nine and tail .....The confusion lies in whether they were Akro or CAC ....... Other Moonies claimed to have been made by Akro are extremely opalescent almost like looking at a real opal...most of the time the orange glow on those samples are very apparent without applying any backlighting. I found the majority of these type bubble free and even though some may have noticeable internal action many don’t have any "hand gathered swirling features" whatsoever..... This should get the discussion going pretty good here.....I will kick back for a little while to see what kind of response this gets from other board members....Im very curious what you all think...here are some relevant questions to consider....... -With the exception of the Flint Moonie (White w/fisheye), were both Akro and CAC Moonies supposed to be hand gathered? -Was the name "Flint Moonie" created by the company or collectors? -Does any timeline supporting documentation exist for Akro Moonie production? -Can someone please post detailed pictures of either a CAC or an Akro Agate hand gathered Moonie? ...if you have both, comparison pics please....

If anyone sees any peewees during the "in-room" trading..... I will be watching this post for the next couple of days......please postem here (live, webcam, cellphone....or however)...I couldnt make it to the show PM me for a phone# -Chuck Any Peewees will do.....but I desire types of peewees in this order of preference: WVS Peltier German MK EDIT: I need them to fill the voids in my fathers peewee case:

bumpin this with a couple of hours left....

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