Speed Racer Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 First of all let me say it is a blessing to be back in touch with my marble buddies. I am getting stronger after a short setback. My whole body was trying to check out due to an onset of thyroid linked problems, but now I am bouncing back and will try to get around more often. OK, here is a unique Marble King that I wished to share. It is 3/4 and contains a tiny amount of aventurine. The colors are veneered onto an opaque white base and I see green and red and some blue. The darker color in the red looks more lavender in hand. Good to be somewhat back, enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Sorry to hear of your medical problems. Glad you are bouncing back to normal,we hope. I am not bouncing,limping,but walking again. I spent the last five months on crutches,after breaking my heel bad. It is good to have use of my hands again. There is a few different colors combinations of the older green/red MK patches. The patches seem almost as rare as the watermelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Thank you Ron. Glad to hear you are getting better as well. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I had no idea those were mk, I would have thought akro. Oh No!!!!! I'm sure I gave at least one of these away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Hey Roger, I'm glad to hear you're on the mend and I'm happy to see you back here. I'll get you pics later of some that look just like that. - they came out of the ground at the Sistersville Alley site. Some folks, including Ron, as far as I know, don't think Alley ever made patches and lots of the dug ones do match up with dug Akros. But FWIW, I'm not yet 100% convinced that Alley NEVER made patch marbles - even if only by mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Thanks Ric, look forward to seeing yours. Here is another view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Here you go, Roger . . . some variants from orange to red to extra colors - many have the AV flecks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Marbles Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hi. Do these Red on Green patches fit into this discussion? Those are neat Ric!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 William, Nice mibs (background too - lol). Do you have IDs? Is that left one all green AV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Sweet Alley patches!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Maybe. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Marbles Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 No Aventurine.... I see eyelashes on my middle one tho.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Nice mibs Ric! I really love the first one. Are they all veneered colors on an opaque white base Ric? I think I am seeing transparent bases on your mibs William. (Hey Steph, why are some of my replies in bold and it won't let me change it?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 No veneer that I can tell, Roger. Do you see white under the colors on yours? I can't see it in the pics. And from what you show, and looking at mine in hand (I have quite a few more), I'm about 98% sure yours is the same as some of mine - the colors, the brown streaking from the patch through the geen and the AV flecks would be too coincidental if they weren't from the same maker, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Mine looks veneered. Willie and I talked about this mib and he said it looks just like one he has, except his has a big chip, exposing an opaque white base. Willie thinks MK all the way. (Thanks again for looking at it for me Willie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Hey Roger, I found one that has a flake/chip. Here's what it looks like. Here's what it looks like after I wet the chip. and here's what it looks like on a blue shop towel after I hammered it. lol. I think you should try this . . . well maybe just up to the wetting part. But seriously, I've seen chips that look all kinds of white, but after you wet them the real color shows. I've done the experiments . . . if the glass is white, it stays white all the way through the wetting and hammering stages. lol. Glad you're back Roger. I just started a week off and I'm ready for some fun! LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnauth Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Now that's a funny post, congrats Ric. DAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Don't know why some folks get odd fonts, Roger. Or why they might not be editable. Some people get italics. Some get tiny subscript-sized print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 i would think these would be abundant in the dumps since they werent a production item...in my opinion not havin the marble in hand i say akro...definately not alley....ck the ribbon sizes and compare the patch to known mk patches...on patch and ribbon marbles .....why no girlscouts ,etc that look like this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Thank you Ric, you have certainly convinced me. I cannot thank you enough for your generous presentation, and yes, my mib looks to be from the same run as your example 'now broken to smithereens' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Racer Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 P.S. I'll get Willie to dig out his example and try to lay all of this to rest. Alas...still chasing the elusive MK Watermelon Patch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Well, Roger. I'm glad you appreciated the post. It was all in good fun. And I'm sure you know me well enough to know that wasn't the last example I had. lol. I actually have quite a few from that site, and there's considerable variation in them too. As for the Watermelon patch . . . heck man, I'm not even sure I've ever even seen one. I've seen about six pretty much completely different marbles people have called MK Watermelon patches though. And I have to agree with Duffy about it being sort of odd that you don't see many, if any, patch styles of the much more common P&Rs like Bumble Bees. Although, I did come accross a group of patches with those colors that people smarter than me thought were Bumble Bees - I'm not entirely convinced. Maybe I'll try to see if I can find them and post pics, just for fun. And if anybody out there could show a picture of a Watermelon patch sitting next to a Watermelon P&R, I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one to appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 ck this out....http://www.ebay.com/itm/Akro-Agate-11-16-Mint-Rare-Oxblood-Dragon-Patch-/111081923977?pt=Marbles&hash=item19dcffa589#ht_21wt_1320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 It almost looks like the third pic is a different marble than in the first two pics. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Akro-Agate-11-16-Mint-Rare-Oxblood-Dragon-Patch-/111081923977?pt=Marbles&hash=item19dcffa589#ht_21wt_1320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 that 3rd pic is on a glass table...thats prob the difference....thanks for fixin that link ,ric...i dont know what happened.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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