Cats eye with aventurine - unusual? Who made?

[Noodleloaf]

 I've seen lots of cats eyes but this one jumped out.  Is it unusual for a cats eye to be loaded with aventurine?  Is this Vitro?

[Jose]

Can you share with us what method your using to take the pics. They look lovely. 

[Noodleloaf]

Thanks for the encouragement on the pics!  I'm sure there are probably better/easier ways, but since you asked...

I used my wife's Lumix GX85 on Macro setting on a tripod so the lens is almost straight down about 8" from the marble.  I put the marble on a plain sheet of paper on top of a folded washcloth so I could dimple the paper enough to keep it from rolling.

The light source is a gooseneck LED desk lamp (philips im892) that can be positioned it lots of cool ways and brightnesses to get a good shot without it getting in the way.  In those pictures it was almost directly over the marble at about the same height as the camera but not blocking the lens.

I tried the same with a cellphone camera and got similar results, though not quite as clear due to having to zoom in some.

Even with the Macro picture setting, I had to crop out a lot of the paper.  The strip of pictures I attached is actually just a screenshot of my computer's photo application (Photos on mac) after I copied them to my computer.

I hope something there might be useful.  I'll post more if I find a better way as I've just started experimenting!

 

[Steph]

Can we have a larger version of the last image?

 

It's American-made.  My first thought is Marble King, but can't rule out Vitro at this time.  

[Noodleloaf]

Here is the last pic full-size.  I can post another from the other end if that is easier.   It is a 4-vane, but two vanes are at about 180 degrees.

[Steph]

Let's see the other end.  Some of the modern MK's are really hard to tell apart from Vitros.   (And some resemble Heatons, but that's another story.  ) 

 

[Noodleloaf]

Here is the other end.  Looking at these pics, I'm realizing how hard it is to really capture the true look of a marble in a photo.  

[Steph]

That vane is so thin, and I think I recognize the color as an MK shade.  So that's my best guess -- modern MK.

[Steph]

( thought I could quickly put my hands on some of my modern MK's but my reorganizing attempt strikes again. They're not where they were last month. Gotta remember what "smart" place I decided to put them in )

[Jose]

Thank you noodleloaf.

[Steph]

Found mine.
Modern MK, complete with aventurine.

[Noodleloaf]

Thanks Steph! Love the confirmation pics!

[schmoozer]

Steph, your “database” is a thing to  admire👍