MarbleClueless Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving, all! This post was inspried by the Master Oxblood discussion, but a more fundamental question. What are the diffentiaters between a Master Sunburst and an Akro Sparkler? I don't think I can tell them apart. I took some pictures of some of mine. I included what I have been told is a foreign sparkler. I can tell that one apart from the others. Are any of these NOT a Sunburst or Sparkler? Thanks!! Suzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 most look to be master sunbursts .... bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 They all look Master Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 The smaller marble in the middle might be a Vitro. Not sure about the one on the left in those views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleClueless Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 I need a new camera for marbles. My camera is a "tough" Olympus. And I have proven it is tough. But the pictures aren't that great on the marbles. Maybe Santa........ The one on the left is what I was told is a foreign sparkler. It is different but the pictures don't show it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Here are some Akro sparklers for a more direct visual comparison to the Masters. Post Some Sparklers Just For Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Rule of thumb -- Akro sparklers usually have at least 5 distinct colors and very clear transparent colorless areas; Master sunbursts have fewer colors, are generally duller, the colors are sometimes more transparent, and there's less very clear glass. I sure do love that sparkler box. I'd consider that one on the left a type of foreign sparkler too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleClueless Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Wow! That box of Sparklers is just...well...wow... I would love to have that in my collection!! Or, have that BE my collection! Steph, thanks for linking to the thread, too. Ann, thanks for the description. I've noticed most of what I think are Master Sunbursts have an opaque patch. Whereas, the few (very few, like three) marbles I have which have been identified as Sparklers, don't seem to have an opaque patch. The sparklers seem to have a concentration of the filaments instead of a “patch”. Or I maybe don’t have a clue of which I speak! Maybe my best option is to acquire a lot of sparklers so I can study them up close Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Maybe my best option is to acquire a lot of sparklers so I can study them up close That's the same conclusion I came to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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