BobBlock Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I have the following item on EBay: My link and have it identified as a Peltier National Line Rainbo Corkscrew. It has four ribbons, the first starting at the top pole then linking with the second and spiraling from top to bottom pole with the four linked end to end in a spiral. I've always called these Peltier corkscrews, but an EBay user has taken me to task, saying that only Akro made corkscrews. What's your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleEd Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Bob, If it is a NLR that corks we usually call it a broken corkscrew. This is definitly a NLR, but I don't think it is broken enough to be a broken corkscrew. It just looks like a random irregular NLR. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 That may depend on what is the correct definition for a corkscrew. I have no doubts that i have seen many corkscrews from manufactuers other than Akro. Not as standard production,but they do happen with most all companies. It is simple Akro did not make the only,ever,made corkscrew type marble. They may have been the only one to do it as a standard production item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Oh yes, broken corkscrew not corkscrew. I must be getting old, I think I'm forgetting more than I ever knew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I'm not convinced that these were accidental. I think that Peltier made the conscious decision to try and replicate the corkscrew pattern. But, I have no solid evidence to support the hypothesis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 why not,it has been tried in the past at Jabo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Are these all Akro corks or popeyes? One is not Akro. Several collectors,expierenced,some over 30yrs had this quiz at the Decatur show this spring. They failed. Some of you may have seen this marble. No trick or touched up photos. For me a non Akro cork,that was not standard production. Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Triker,i see you on here,be quiet,if you remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semdot Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I see three marbles that I would need in hand to be sure. You have to look at both poles. If I had to guess from just this I would say the front marble in the second picture looks least corky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 It is the dark purple or black and yellow. About one year old,from the Jabo rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Kudos Ron, love to see great posts like this and this way we all learn using comparitivity to other marbles in the photos. I reviewed it a few times and i guessed wrong to. This is where we all learn and spark even more interest in collecting them. Great job my friend!!! Chuck G-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Here is an artsy fartsy pic of the best corking Pelt I have owned. Think it only had 3 ribbons in all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 I too believe the broken corkscrews are accidental. Interesting, but accidental. I like their reversing corks better than the broken corks. Accidental also, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleEd Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 I have a number of broken corkscrews in different sizes. Being in the mid-west I might come accross them more than those of you in other parts of the country. I think they are a variation of the NLR and I have attributed them to the machine operator. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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