Fire1981 Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 I believe there is an Akro called a Red Comet. Red/Yellow and loaded with AV. What examples are there of other Akros with AV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Not sure I've heard the name - sounds cool though! As for AV, some of the most common I think would be Royals and Moss Agates. I have seen it on Oxblood Patches too, and it wouldn't surprise me to find some on a Tricolor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Not sure about the "red comet" but I do have one w/ av. & oxblood, non uv reactive, similar I think in structure to a royal. Some sliver av as well as some dirty dark av. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted April 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 OK! Maybe I’m thinking of a Royal ? Whatever the Red/Yellow ones are that are found with AV. Are there other Akros with AV ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted April 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 They kinda run parallel to a Pelt Golden Rebel if that helps at all with the Akro I’m thinking about and obviously I don’t have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 8 hours ago, Fire1981 said: OK! Maybe I’m thinking of a Royal ? Whatever the Red/Yellow ones are that are found with AV. Are there other Akros with AV ? Yeah a royal id is exactly the one I believe your thinkin of Rick, I guess almost any Akro could have av. i.e. "chemical reaction" Not sure but I believe the royals containing av. were intentional ?? I don't have any but I think Jason (bumblebee) has quite a few he acquired long ago in a score (He posted them on the score thread I believe ??), this is an old picture and the estimated price is whacked out but @ least everyone will know what were talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 ........ patch ......... bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, mibcapper said: ........ patch ......... bill Thanks Bill ... Suweeet Akros .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 I have seen 2 Akro Royals with aventurine sell for around $200 on Block’s Marble Auctions and I was able to buy a mint one recently for around half that price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeneyesgreenthumbs Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 I am not really sure that the “Royal” was even a production type; they may have all been dug. Akro did not do AV on purpose quite simply put. Some of the Akroware has it in abundance and it is usually in the green colored pieces but that was a whole different process. There is an Akro cork, "olive drab" on white that will show a little AV. It will take a lupe to see it and I am quite sure that it was not intentional. This is the only production corkscrew that I have seen it in on a regular basis. If you have one look it up. Here is my collection of this type and if you look real close you may see a few flakes. I also posted a “for sure dug” “Royal”, it may have had a few more well rounded “cousins”. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greeneyesgreenthumbs Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 hours ago, akroorka said: “…,,,,,,There is an Akro cork, "olive drab" on white that will show a little AV. It will take a lupe to see it and I am quite sure that it was not intentional. This is the only production corkscrew that I have seen it in on a regular basis. If you have one look it up. Here is my collection of this type……” Marble--On!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 5 hours ago, Greeneyesgreenthumbs said: Nice mib 👍✅ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 I found these in the same lot which was definitely all from the wild, all 1940s or earlier. Interestingly this lot also had two or three matching patch and cork pairs, one of which had tiny bits of aventurine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, bumblebee said: I found these in the same lot which was definitely all from the wild, all 1940s or earlier. Good stuff bumblebee--great marbles! Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 On 4/9/2022 at 2:05 AM, Chad G. said: Yeah a royal id is exactly the one I believe your thinkin of Rick, I guess almost any Akro could have av. i.e. "chemical reaction" Not sure but I believe the royals containing av. were intentional ?? I don't have any but I think Jason (bumblebee) has quite a few he acquired long ago in a score (He posted them on the score thread I believe ??), this is an old picture and the estimated price is whacked out but @ least everyone will know what were talking about. I would not call these Royal just because it's patch type marble which it seems the auction claims. Unlike the Royal marbles within old factory boxes these are not a two-colored patch, it's three; the aventurine is a separate flow of clear with aventurine in it. I.E. Red, yellow and aventurine in clear. Rather, who knows why or exactly what, but it is an intentional special run in 5/8" and shooters. The Red is uniquely colored too. I mean, try and find this exact translucent red in any red/yellow and or other color combinations. I've looked and haven't succeeded albeit, U know, of billions, it's probably in another right? . They're also found as 5/8" corkscrews. The corks are very rare and heck, maybe there's a special shooter cork that's yet to be discovered. IDK but perhaps they're an answer to Peltier's red, yellow and black (The black in Peltier's rebel is actually a very dark green/brown) with aventurine as called today: Rebel. Yet, I've never called them Rebels because to me, it's just not the same. ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 What would the ID on this Pelt be if not a Rebel? 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 This one was mine it sold for $375 11/16 size ,I’m more of a hunter then I keep my prize for a few months ,then when the fab runs out i sell them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted August 16, 2022 Report Share Posted August 16, 2022 16 hours ago, Fire1981 said: What would the ID on this Pelt be if not a Rebel? 🔥 Pelt Rebel ?? Did someone re tell ya different ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 23 hours ago, Fire1981 said: What would the ID on this Pelt be if not a Rebel? 🔥 That would be: Way Cooler than a Reble, fo. sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted August 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I was referencing to Jeff54’s comment where he stated that Peltier’s black in Rebels is actually a dark green and brown. So the Royal with black AV is black and Pelt’s black is not a true black. Throw me a bone here would ya 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 There was a true black but often marble makers used very dark brown, green, or purple in place of black, because if dark enough they presented as black. Black apparently was harder, or more expensive, or trickier to make. So I understand from Henry Hellmers` batch book of glass formulae - but he does give several formulae for black. He developed glass formulae for Akro, mostly, but also some for Peltier and Alley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 I have noticed with my black looking mibs if you look hard enough you will see dark green or dark purple on the edge were it meets another colour. Yes I’ve seen Ron’s and Alan’s black CAC & Akro’s so they are out there ,but true black I don’t think is very common ,but calling dark green & purple black is becoming the norm ,and that’s fine with me they do look black and that’s what the makers were trying to accomplish 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 17, 2022 Report Share Posted August 17, 2022 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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