Rooneydog Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Thanks for looking. Even though I got this as part of a job lot mainly Antique handmades it is my favourite of the bunch, it reminds me of an eyeball but I have no idea who made it. Very difficult to photograph so apologies for the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hmmmmm. What size are we looking at? For an American-made marble, to me the pattern looks most like an Akro Royal. However, I'm getting a slightly different vibe here and wonder if it might be a foreign marble. I could be out in left field but I'm sorta thinking vintage Japanese? Maybe? Hopefully someone will rein me in if I'm too far out with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 What size are we looking at? About 5/8 th's The pontil appears to be a single line from the centre of the last picture to near the pole of the dark bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 No pontil - machine made - might be Akro or Vitro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 No idea really, but look at the orange peel in that second pic . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't recognize it as an old Japanese marble,and I've never seen an old Japanese one with orange peel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 If American, could it be Kokomo? I know that's a horrible suggestion to make -- because there were so few Kokomos made and not every oddball can be Kokomo. I've never been in the presence of an actual Kokomo bag but that reminds me of marbles that I've imagined I've glimpsed in pictures over the computer. For example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't know, Steph. I have seen some odd Kokomos and there is a bit of a flip-flop on the white part of the marble, and the little 'slit' in the black color so . . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Yeah, I'm sure not pushing Kokomo. Just can't figure out what it could be if American, so I was free-associating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks for replies, do not know if this is miles away but how about Vacor (it's the only one I found that mentioned orange peel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't see Vacor there. Vacor marbles tend to be more fancy and/or newer looking. This glass looks old to me. I'd like to hear more about the Vitro possibilities. Maybe there's a blind spot in my Vitro memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Not many Vacors have seams. What does the other seam on this one look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Not many Vacors have seams. What does the other seam on this one look like? Barely non existent, maybe a pin prick ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Well that is unusual then. I am not quite sure what to say about it. Could you get a pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 The only thing I can see is on pic 6 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 What is directly opposite from pic 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Oops sorry folks pics 3,4 & 7 are the same side (doh) which is the side opposite the seam, the seam goes from the edge of the dark to the centre hence the only thing I can see opposite the seam is in pic 6 as the dark part is not half of the marble, hope that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 So somehow the dark ends before it gets to where the opposite seam would be? Could you take some more pics to walk us through what you see as you start with View #7 and rotate the marble to the left? (So we can see what happens to the brown side on the way to where the seam should be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 So somehow the dark ends before it gets to where the opposite seam would be? Could you take some more pics to walk us through what you see as you start with View #7 and rotate the marble to the left? (So we can see what happens to the brown side on the way to where the seam should be) Will do this evening, unfortunately at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Attached pics rotated clockwise - the seam can be seen on pic 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks like two seams. Photos 1 and 4 are different parts of the marble, right? So it looks like we're back to the original mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooneydog Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks like two seams. Photos 1 and 4 are different parts of the marble, right? So it looks like we're back to the original mystery. Yes different sides, the "seam" in pic 1 is seamless so to speak compared to the seam in pic 4 which can be seen as an indentation towards the top right of pic 4, so forgive my ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) No problem! For what it's worth, both pics 1 and 4 are considered seams, [edit: even if the line is smooth]. Good for us to clear that up. Edited September 21, 2015 by Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I'd guess foreign if the brown is transparent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 That's where I am at this point too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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