Ric Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 That's what i thought too, Galen. What did Akro actually call their solid oxblood marbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 That's what i thought too, Galen. What did Akro actually call their solid oxblood marbles? This is my best guess for the answer to that question: Photos courtesy of Jeff Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Nice mibs. And not just Carnelians - Red Striped Carnelians, interesting. I wish they were in a mesh bag, but why not, I guess. Could I be any more non-commital? lol. I do agree with Galen though - that Cornelians show some translusence: Backlit in hand, the left is distinctly orange and the right is distinctly red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 I should have looked this up earlier. I forgot it existed. Here's a 1914 ad mentioning the Red Striped Carnelian: So whatever was in the box, it was one of Akro's early Clarksburg offerings. P.s., I need to go back and add a credit to the Red Striped Carnelian box post .... the box belongs or belonged to Jeff Lewis. Very special find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Fun topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Red Striped? A warrior, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks like that add was also for the leftover MFC inventory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's what I was thinking too. I wonder if leftover MFCs inspired the "Red Striped" description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 If I remember right, Cornelians only came in shooter size(13/16") and had thin swirls/lines of white or sometimes yellow. Top one is translucent, bottom is opaque. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Akro claimed that Cornelians came in "assorted sizes". How long Akro made them is another question. I think their run was three years or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Akro claimed that Cornelians came in "assorted sizes". How long Akro made them is another question. I think their run was three years or less. Now I am a little confused, since the marbles I show, which I think may be Cornelians, look hand gathered, and the add is from 1926. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That question is above my pay grade. I just handle the paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Now I am a little confused, since the marbles I show, which I think may be Cornelians, look hand gathered, and the add is from 1926. Akro didn't start with machine-mades until 1927, so they'd still be advertising hand-gathered ones in 1926. Probably just their own by then, but I certainly wouldn't swear to it . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 That question is above my pay grade. I just handle the paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I got so much great education about agates a while back, that I hate to be greedy. But now I have to ask one more. Is Akro's statement that the Cornelian "... greatly exceeds a real agate in durability" accurate? Do collectors consider their agates to be on the delicate side? Or is the distinction mostly significant for marbles used for serious play? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I got so much great education about agates a while back, that I hate to be greedy. But now I have to ask one more. Is Akro's statement that the Cornelian "... greatly exceeds a real agate in durability" accurate? Do collectors consider their agates to be on the delicate side? Or is the distinction mostly significant for marbles used for serious play? Thanks. I've pondered that one before also and I can't imagine why they thought that claim would fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I would say it is a false claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I agree, it sort of depends on what they mean by "durability" though. The Mohs Hardness of agate is about 36% greater than glass, but that's just "scratchability". Anyone care to look into pressure loading characteristics? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 A few years later real onyx sellers would win a false advertising suit against glass "onyx" sellers. But I guess up until then folks didn't worry so much about being questioned if they tried to make their glass sound like stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Steph, you are a veritable fountian of information - I never would have known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 And still I wouldn't know a cherry-ade if it bit me on the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 (Whoops. That should have said "question". I have to ask one more question. But you knew what I meant. Still, tomorrow morning my editor gets his 'walking papers'.) Hah! Thanks for the responses! Honestly, I didn't have a clue, but somehow it just sounded like advertising hype. I was 'chicken' to say so, for fear that maybe the entire world except me already knew that agates were 'soft' and I'd sound stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Here is why they are better than glass. They take a licking and keep on ticking. Bruise but don't break. This one must have won quite a few games of ringer. And the story goes the kids would stick em in Crisco and the little moons disappear. Never tried it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Agates with many hits fractured under the surface but didn't break often. I believe many fractured agates were nicknamed " sugared". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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