mmuehlba Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Just wondering if there just like blackies with yellow on both sides ?? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Top row are Blackies. Bottom single I put with my All Red, Black Lines. There is some debate this type may be more related to Yellow Jackets, but I do not agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I agree with Mark. Here are a couple of pictures of Yellowjackets (one by Patry and one by duffy). There has been some discussion of other Vitros with yellow in them being Yellowjackets and with the variety of Vitro odd patterns, some might be. It is kind of like All Reds advertised by Vitro as marbles having red in them. Or Blackies having black in them. There are lots of Vitro marbles with yellow that are not yellowjackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 By the way, with Vitro packaging, the workers sometimes put other marbles than the ones named on the label in the packaging. That has creeated some confusion also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yellow Jacket ad, "red and yellow in every marble", so some which we call All-Reds may have been purposely sold as Yellow Jackets but might only command All-Red pricing, or some middle ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Some yellow Jackets ranging from 5/8 inch to nearly one inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 MIbs in row 4 in Edna's last picture (row 2 in photo 3 showing the other side) are my absolute favorites! Are they considered Yellow Jackets? Thanks Stacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Stacy - yes, if there is that yellow ribbon on the marble. It is hard to see the thin yellow ribbon in all the marbles on that row in Edna's pics but they have to have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thanks Al. I have a lot of this color combination ( like I said, my favorite). So, If some of them look just like Edna's but with no discernable yellow ribbon - what would they be called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 There is a great article @ Joemarbles.com http://www.joemarble...Tiger%20Eye.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks Mark - very informative article! I've been meaning to order that Vitro book and since they( Vitro's) are piling up around here it's probably time to do that. Stacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Vitro All Reds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I agree with Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks Edna. I was hoping that you would chime in here because we seem to have a shared affection for Vitros! And the photos you have posted of your collection are awe-inspiring. Stacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Stacy, one of the things I like best about Vitro is the attitudes of the men who thought I was a nut because in 1992 I was searching for Vitro along with Akro, Peltier, etc. At that time, "real collectors" didn't look twice at Vitro. The guys saved them for me and when they came to Texas they gave me Vitros. They were considered worthless. I just kept saying "thank you". I bet now some of those guys would like to have them back. It took me a while to collect enough that I could see more colors in one marble than I saw in Akro or Peltier. And not just more colors in one marble, but MORE COLORS period, MORE VARIETY too. I love Vitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacyw Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I can really relate to what you're saying Edna! As a textile historian who studies schoolgirl needlework and samplers, I am very familiar with the way in which men can sometimes be "late to the party" in appreciation of art. A few decades ago, a very prestigious museum nearly threw away an enormous collection of 17th and 18th century samplers because they were thought to be unworthy of storage. Now that same institution has this collection ( worth in the hundreds of thousands of dollars) under lock and key. Men seem to be (by nature and socialization) slightly more keyed in to dollar or resale value whereas women seem to be a bit more free to say "it's beautiful, I love it, that makes it valuable". I mean no disrespect to the men on this board - just commenting on the sometimes different gender-based viewpoints in the art world. When I began my collection with a huge tin of 100's of marbles found in my in-laws basement, it was the two Vitro fancy tiger-eyes that captured my attention most of all and I am still smitten. Stacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Part of joining a club ("marble collectors") is fitting in, at least for me. That means imitating to fit in and to learn. So I caught on immediately that Akro and CAC were hot. When I dug through my first lot, it contained several minty Vitro black lines with gorgeously vivid colors. My eye was pleased, but my brain intruded like a nagging step-mother, "But those aren't CAC or Akro. What's more, they're not that old." I remember when I found my first Popeye, I felt I had arrived. It was like a merit badge. But I was not all that excited about the marble itself. My excitement had more to do with its present monetary value and its scarcity, rather than its aesthetic qualities. Now I've matured and learned that while scarce might mean valuable, it doesn't necessarily mean beautiful. To really collect what you enjoy you sort of have to not care what others think and become like a child, who knows nothing of the value or the history, and just enjoy them for what they are. Your eye will grow keen and the nagging step mother won't interfere with you anymore. So yeah, I've got some nice Popeyes I'd be happy to trade at the next marble show for Vitros...oh wait, hardly anyone brings Vitros to the marble shows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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