William Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Haven't seen this color combo before. Akro or MK? This is 2 marbles...first 4 pics are one and the last 4 pics are the second one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 William, gonna take a stab at this with some comments. It is not an MK i do not think so. Glass looks to be old. It looks to me an Akro, and the reason why is that it resembles the colors of the boxed "Hero" and or "Unique" example types. The white base color seems to be Akro. The brown and grey colors seem to be Akro. The shear seam cuts are like Akro with the tips at the ends of them, like the Akro ("Eye lashes") as some examples i have seen. Akro had (double shear cut seams) like this also. It very well could be a "Master Made" example also. Love to see what the others have to say about it. Both look to be in the same style (run) as they look simular. Just my evaluation of these two examples. Chuck G--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Thanks, Chuck. Found them mixed in with a handful of mibs that were inside an oil lamp. I'm anxious to hear more myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 28, 2021 Report Share Posted October 28, 2021 Chuck, I agree with all that you have said about the Akro Hero colors. Hero’s were pretty deep in color though. The seams that show white in the seams point me towards an early veneered marble. I would not call this an MK or a Master Made marble. Maybe an earlier Master Glass….. A tough one no doubt. I just call them like I see them—no disrespect towards your opinions. Marble—On!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Chuck G said: William, gonna take a stab at this with some comments. It is not an MK i do not think so. Glass looks to be old. It looks to me an Akro, and the reason why is that it resembles the colors of the boxed "Hero" and or "Unique" example types. The white base color seems to be Akro. The brown and grey colors seem to be Akro. The shear seam cuts are like Akro with the tips at the ends of them, like the Akro ("Eye lashes") as some examples i have seen. Akro had (double shear cut seams) like this also. It very well could be a "Master Made" example also. Love to see what the others have to say about it. Both look to be in the same style (run) as they look simular. Just my evaluation of these two examples. Chuck G--- Sorry Chuck, I just have to ask "What is a double shear cut?" Is that what gives the seams a "square" look, or kind of like a fingernail shape? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 "I'm" seeing Akro as well ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akro75 Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Eww...tricky...colors and cut seem Master to me....but older Akro had similar as well...ugghh...ok Akro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Thought I would take a few more pics, wasn't happy with the first ones. This is just one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 William, take others opinions and weigh them for yourself. This is what makes these forums very vital to keep learning about marbles. One (MUST) keep an open mind for change. Read and read more is very important. Akro and Master both had these (earth tone) colors in their marble making process. I have many opinions about lots of marbles, but always willing to learn more. Now for the shear cuts, (most older) marbles were shear cut (twice) in the process. How these cuts came out can be anyone question. There is a lot of information on the forums that explain this, and you may have to go back to the archives to find it. Chuck G--- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Nice job on those second bunch of pics William! Appreciate the time you spent into redoing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 29, 2021 Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Looks Akro to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2021 Thanks for the time and input everyone, really like these 2 mibs 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted October 30, 2021 Report Share Posted October 30, 2021 Sweet mib William. I like those earth tones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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