oldhangtown Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thnx to Jason @ MarblesGalore.com for providing your website and forum. I had sent the following message to MarblesGalore.com for some ID help. (Texts in red are added here for clarification.) I found this box in my departed wife's collectibles - it's a muted blue in color. Shape is like pictures in your gallery (MarblesGalore.com), but inside were 6 not 5 marbles. It is printed similar, but the logo HAS NO LETTER A, & THE WHITE CIRCLE IS NOT OUTLINED IN RED. Also it is marked "NO. A 16" - note the "A" prefix. One small end of box is marked "mfd by the AKRO AGATE CO Clarksburg W Va". (The other small end says "made in USA"). Inside the box are 4 corkscrews (1 a popeye ? and 1 may be oxblood ?), plus 2 other unknowns (Jason suggests At least one of your marbles is not Akro Agate (the multi-color swirly one); it was made by the Peltier Glass Company.) No doubt the box detail is a clue to the vintage - which is my question. / / / / / / / The box to be identified is shown in two images (attached) - marblesA1.jpg and marblesA6.jpg. Another attached photo from MarblesGalore - akro-agate-no-16-marble-box-five-slags-1a.jpg...is typical to a number of sleeves pictured at that website. Notice the differences in my sleeve: it contained SIX marbles there is no letter "A" in the Eagle in the logo the white circle is NOT outlined in red the typeface for words "akro agates" inside the circle is different the typeface for words "akro agates" on the SIDES of my box is also different, and is not outlined i in white. My box identification (?) reads "no. A16", not "No. 16" Also attached are a few (quick-and-dirty) images of the marbles that this sleeve contains. As a brand-new novice to MARBLES, my opinion as to what I've got is probably useless. But after a few hours of browsing various marlbes listings and for-sale offerings - I can't help but confess that I'M EXCITED about them! They're really beautiful (at age 74, I feel I can get away with such a "non-guy" observation. Forty great years with a very aesthetic-conscious spouse has engendered a love for beauty where-ever it may be found.) Thanks in advance for any feedback to this initial posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn691500 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 nice box, the 3 on the right are peltier mibs, 4 and 5 for sure number 6 cant tell, need a shot of the seams,,,j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanB Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 I believe this is an older version of the No. 16 box and these did come with 6 marbles. It also comes in red. Akro made design changes at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhangtown Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks, Plan B. Anybody have an idea of "WHEN" ? Maybe someone knows the time-line for 5-marble put-ups and 6-marble put-ups ? (The idea of a "knock-off" also occurred to me...although it doesn't seem very likely with a relatively inexpensive item such as this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Looking at George Sourlis' 1911-1930 Akro poster I see that they had a 5-sleeve in 1922. Looks like 5-sleeves at least until 1926. Elsewhere I see an ad for a 6-sleeve box which might be from around 1934 since it mentions the "new" Akro Carnelian. I should be able to find at least one earlier 1930's ad which I suspect will have a 6-sleeve in it. But I'm gonna go ahead and hit enter on this now. Edit: yes, the ad which I think is from around 1931 has the 6-sleeve. So looks like the switch from 5 to 6 happened in the late 20's or very early 30's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanB Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks, Plan B. Anybody have an idea of "WHEN" ? Maybe someone knows the time-line for 5-marble put-ups and 6-marble put-ups ? (The idea of a "knock-off" also occurred to me...although it doesn't seem very likely with a relatively inexpensive item such as this.) I don't know about inexpensive........the more common No. 16 box tends to sell around $80 to $120, depending on condition. The two A-16 boxes I saw, one red and one blue, went for $643 together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn691500 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 dont read my earlier post i have no idea what im talking about,, ps my name isnt jason its john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Jason is a different member. I don't remember whether he has used his first name here though so I better not say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhangtown Posted July 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 I've gotta say "many thanks" to all who've been responding with clues and comments, etc. The "Jason" that was referred to was the webmaster over at www.marblesgalore.com - he steered me to this forum because he (correctly) expected there'd be folks in the know about my somewhat unusual box and its (garden-variety) contents. When some better photos have been taken of the individual marbles, I'll have to return with queries as to maker and type, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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