Woodse 0 Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 I have several marbles that are not round. Curious to know what, in the manufacturing of them, causes this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 0 Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Hi. Those were made by Jabo. While I do know a champion marble player who loves to play with Jabos, the Jabo Classics (which these are) were more of a side run by a company which specialized in industrial marbles. It wasn't a mass playing marble operation so they didn't worry so much about the marbles being perfectly round. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wvrons 0 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 To hot-to cold-glass stream to large- roll speed-etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woodse 0 Posted May 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 So are these just marbles I should set aside or toss? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wvrons 0 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 No collector value at all and most kids will not want them because they are to out of round. Look fine in a flower pot, flower bed or aquarium. Use as decoration or toss them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b-80 0 Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 I used to know a few guys who collected "footballs". But that was years ago at Amana, Iowa. I am sure they have moved on to other types. If I remember right they were about $2 to $5. They are somewhat unusual. If you like em - keep em. B-80 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Woodse 0 Posted May 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Quote I do like them and will just keep them around. Footballs is a good description. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 I have quite the collection of them myself. A great number of which are rare multi colored Akro cork mistakes, I had a friend come over the other day and while he was looking through a curio stopped and asked me if he was seeing thing's or those marbles were really ( as he said ) all funny lookin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berryb 0 Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 check out the "Easter Egg" in my avatar. Bruce Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 9 Report Share Posted August 9 Nice one, for some reason I can't pass one up, unless it's really beat on. Year's ago I thought that these out of round's or footballs where what collectors looked for, kinda like coin's, part of my " get rich quick scheme " as a kid before the marble bug 🐛 got me. Iv'e taken a few pictures to show on the post just waiting for my buddy to come over and down load them. He's still stuck " Labradoodle sitting " to much work for me to flush down the tube w/ one wrong stroke of the key. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marbleized 0 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Bruce, I always thought that your marble avatar was a photographic effect! Cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berryb 0 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Nope not "trick photography". I also have this lemon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marbleized 0 Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 It does look like a lemon! Like a marble that Vincent van Gogh might have created. Fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 I finally downloaded the pic's I took, here are some of my better egg's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marbleized 0 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 What conversation pieces, I'm sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 12 Report Share Posted August 12 Here are the pancakes to go with the egg's, these marble's are flat instead of egg shaped. Sorry about the photo clarity !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 0 Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Chad, this is an old pic that I've posted a lot but I figure you'll get a kick out of it .... squishy Akro sparklers ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Them's some delicious lookin akro cake's, what'll we use for syrup ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 0 Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 lol ... raspberry would set them off nicely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chad G. 0 Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 Deeeliciouse !!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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