Marbleized Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Hi Everyone, Just wondering if this qualifies as a parrot. I know that it needs four or more colors, but does two types of blue count as two colors? Just found this in a jar of tiger eyes and cat eyes. The size is .67". Thanks for your expertise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 24, 2021 Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 I see two distinct shades of blue, plus yellow and a reddish orange, four colors. The white appears pink with little if any, other true white showing. I think that it is a “Parrot”. Cool tail on this one! Marble---On!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2021 Hurray! Thanks Akroorka! Usually I see green as one of the colors so I was a little doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 I hate to be a Parrot Pooper but I’m not sure that’s a Parrot. Parrots have larger patches of colors and I don’t think they have a seam like the one in the first pic. FWIW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 According to my 5th ed. Block's book a parrot needs to be Vitro and 3/4ths to 1 inch, 4 patches of color the less white showing the better. Parakeets are the smaller ones. They (parrots and parakeets) may or may not have AV. These are mine. The 1st pic is the closest I have to a parrot. The 2nd pic the two on the left are parakeets. Any of this may have changed since it was written. Someone will come along with an updated definition. Thanks Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Thanks Fire1981 and Bruce for the additional info. I wonder what it could be. Definitely Vitro from the looks of the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Might this then be considered a parakeet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 I believe I have some of the "parakeets" Bruce refers to in his 2nd pic in a jar of Vitro at home. I'll have to check it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Parakeet is a collector’s name that has quite a few different definitions. You could call the OP a Parakeet because of the size and a lot of folks may agree with you, then again a lot may not. The streaked yellow in the OP is seen in Parrots and it pushes me in that direction. Parrots have been Parrots since they were made. I think that it is safer to call this a Parrot because of the multiple views on what a Parakeet is. You could find the “originator” of this “Parakeet” nickname and still be at odds on just what a Parakeet is in different circles. I would call the ones that Berryb posted Tiger-eyes because the bottom line is, that is what they were marketed as, they may have nicknames as well. . (Except for the far right one which I do not recognize—may be an off the loop All Red) Nicknames can get twisted and rearranged to the delight of the owner. Marble—On!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Thanks for the pix and info Ron. With much appreciation to AAM for these links LINK : https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=48069&p=348407&hilit=vitro+parrot#p348407 LINK : https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=vitro+parrot [ Links from right here on Marble connection ] LINKS : https://marbleconnection.com/search/?q=vitro parrot&quick=1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Thanks again everyone! From the links that Chad sent, seems that the thing that stops this from being a parrot is the size. Maybe it is just a messed up or hybrid tiger eye. It does have that somewhat turquoise blue as a color. At any rate, I'm keeping it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 25, 2021 Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 11:52 AM, Marbleized said: Hi Everyone, Just wondering if this qualifies as a parrot. I know that it needs four or more colors, but does two types of blue count as two colors? Just found this in a jar of tiger eyes and cat eyes. The size is .67". Thanks for your expertise! I have one the same colors! I found the pictures but have misplaced the marble so I can not measure it! ugh if my memory serves me right i think it is slightly bigger then 5/8 your colors are more mixed then mine but still the same colors ! I am so glad you posted, what a beautiful marble you have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 Here is an old post that I found with some nice Vitro Marbles Images. Marble--On!! http://www.gaiser.org/vitro/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 12 hours ago, Gladys said: I have one the same colors! I found the pictures but have misplaced the marble so I can not measure it! ugh if my memory serves me right i think it is slightly bigger then 5/8 your colors are more mixed then mine but still the same colors ! I am so glad you posted, what a beautiful marble you have. Nice to see another marble of its kind. Yours is beautiful as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Berry B. , Bruce your second picture the two on the left are Vitro Tiger Eye marbles. Their construction is different than Parrots. The Tiger eyes have a ribbon or band around the center with patches on each side. The Parrots are swirled or patches side by side all over the marble. Parakeets are just smaller size Parrots. Blaine Lemon Vitro plant manager told me his goal for a Parrot. Parrots were his favorite Vito marble. He said his goal was a white base 7/8 size marble with four colors not counting the white. The goal was a patch type but the larger size is more difficult to hold the patch pattern so many of them swirled. You see many swirl pattern on lots of larger Vitros. Blaine also said that of course many of the Parrots did have some white showing. The ones with no white showing are the better ones. The aventurine in some the Parrots was not planned. The 3/4 size are just the same glass and on a smaller size machine or set of rollers. Of course if problems happened on the 7/8 machine, they would just switch to a 3/4 machine and keep the glass flowing. There are a few but very few 5/8 size Parakeets. These are all 7/8 size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Great Vitro information 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Sorry about the mis-information. Turns out the Block's book was mostly right. I should have read more closely and been less distracted by the pictures. Thanks Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 No apologies necessary. I just love how everyone is willing to share info and let me know what they think. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Berryb said: Sorry about the mis-information. Turns out the Block's book was mostly right. I should have read more closely and been less distracted by the pictures. Thanks Bruce Regardless of the name--those are top shelf Tiger-Eyes. Very well-filled for sure. Books and information regarding marbles is, and always will be-- in flux. No apologies needed for sure. I just call them like I see them---no disrespect is ever intended on my part. Keep on Keepin on and Marble--On for sure!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 This is how we all learn. The more opinions and discussion, the more accurate things will end up in the long run. None of us will always be correct. If I ever think that I am close to having all the answers correct. I will leave marbles. A good thing, always learning something new or changed with the most updated info. It keeps marble collecting interesting for years and years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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