Steph Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I used to have a folder full of pix of tri-color agate boxes. I couldn't get enough of 'em. But then one day I damaged the back-up disk with all my S folders and T folders on it. And all my beautiful Tri-Color Agates box pix were gone. *sniff* I have many back but not in a central location. This box pic came from George. And I'm sure I have more from him. Gotta gather 'em together. And if any of you have box pix I would love to see 'em. Or pix of individuals to show the details (and beauty ). Whether the patch or the cork kind ... I'm interested in both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Of course there are these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 The salesman box (think that's the right term(?) is just painful. Is there a size or other distinction between the two sections in the left column both labeled 'Tri-Colors'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 I happen to think this week,it would be a good idea to have a thread about Akro patches. It would be good to learn grrrr,it could well be that there're Akro patches between my Asian patches,who knows, although I wonder whether I ever going to see the difference,the longer I look at them,the more they seem the same to me. Here're my savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thank you, Winnie! Thought it could help someone one. And fun to see your stash. Bob, no distinction. When the salesman box was first employed, there was a distinction between the marbles in those two compartments, but this is a box from the 1930's with what I think is a marble selection from the 1940's. And the 1940's people covered up the original labels and had to fill 'em with Akro's more limited selection. ... is how I think it went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Thanks for the historically interesting and very logical explanation! And thanks to you, Winnie, for even more pain! They sure are spectacular! Would you tell us what the 'range' of sizes is here? ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 One of the box pictures that I had saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Another (by Craig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Bob,I've no idea about the "range"of sizes,I'll pay more attention in the future about it,when I save pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Steph..this is a box I picked up this summer,not sure what's original and a few missing One more picture if I can load it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Last pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Cool. Nice find. You had a really good summer marblewise, didn't you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Yes..pretty good finds this summer for my area Does anyone know the type that would belong in this box and do any in there belong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Well, there is a Vitro Tiger Eye on the left.Since it is a Tri-Color box, the patches with the white base and the two (or more) colored ribbons fit in the box. So yes, most of the current contents do belong.Could be that Moss Agates were put into the box at the factory for some odd reason, but they don't match the label.Tri-Color agates could also be three-color corks but obviously that's not your box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvwbug Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Good eye..thanks..will remove I am not sure about the moss agates,they look and feel as dirty as the tri colors.i didn't photograph the inside of the box,lots of indentations on the top and bottom box and the dividers..so thinking it's been this way for awhile. Maybe someone else will have more info..thanks for the help It's a number 0 box if that helps any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Maybe a shopkeeper in the 1930's combined a nearly empty Moss Agate box with a partially-full Tri-Color box to save space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Here is a box I have. Many are folded with buttcracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 LOL ... yeah ... Akro buttcracks crack me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Auction pix of tri-color agates:Some close-ups of a similar marble from a long ago thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Tri-color agates of a sort ..... box not labelled that way though as far as I know: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 A few loose ones: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 *waves at Ric* Thank you! Some nice hybridization there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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