marshgrass Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 I found the following marbles diggin around my backyard of a house circa 1840. Everything I have found dates from 1840-1929 so far. The big marble measures 1 1/8th inches and has the two pontils, as do the really colorful and peeling paint one. The green and white/blue seem to be from a mould. Any ideas? I need to figure out how to use my dropbox so that I can link to more detailed pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hi Chris. I don't see anything which looks to me like it was from a mold. These are handmade, from Germany, from late 1800's to early 1900's. With only one view of this one, I won't say for sure, but from this one view, this looks like it could turn out to be an Akro corkscrew, from the 1930's. Solid color marbles can occasionally be special, but they're usually considered "game marbles" and were made by many companies. What size is this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshgrass Posted January 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Hi Steph! I'll get back to you with some measurements, here's extra pictures, sure looks like this one may be hand made as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Last one is machine made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Still wish I could see the ends of the blue ribbon ... but I agree with Galen ... that's a machine-made marble. Pretty sure Akro Corkscrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I could see a corkscrew too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshgrass Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 The two ends, are in the pictures, and can be identified by the black spots, that seem like extremely weak pontils on the blue/white corckscrew. I think I'm over analyzing them though, and are probably just spots from playing the game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yes, probably spots from playing the game. Definitely machine-made. That type of marble -- the Akro corkscrew -- was introduced in 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Nice find. Flowers in the garden type digging or was it an old outhouse dig (or something) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Which Charleston ? I agree the white base with blue is a common well known Akro corkscrew. A definate machine made not handmade and no pontils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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