Akro getting marbles from CAC.

[Tommy]

ok was looking at the akro timeline thread. This is a box by akro filled with CAC. Does anyone know what the yellow ones are 🤔. Electric yellow slag? Looks solid same with the dark green ones almost like game marbles. I'm sure someone out there has a box like this 

Lol idk how many of these there are out there..😲

[wvrons]

I am sure it is a rare box. Why are they CAC marbles ?  Why not Akro marbles ?

[Tommy]

That's what  I was wondering did Akro buy from cac in the early Akron Ohio days.?

Lol I should have put a question mark after my statement about the box being filled with CAC..

[Steph]

MFC.  Not CAC.  

Akro started out as a business which purchased MFC in bulk and packaged them attractively for sale.  A nice above-board marble-selling business which lasted for about three years. 

Then Horace Hill stole MFC's machine designs and glass formulas and took them to Akro which then set itself up in competition with MFC. 

In other words, Akro had a very unsavory start in the marble-making part of the business.  



I think that yellow is just a solid-colored marble, not slag, not electric.  Yeah, most would call it a game marble now, but remember this would predate Chinese Checkers.  These would have been considered nice marbles at the time.   The greens would have been called "Oriental Jade".  I don't know what colorful name the yellow ones would have had.  

[Steph]

The Akro Agate Company (marbleconnection.com)

[Tommy]

53 minutes ago, Steph said:

MFC.  Not CAC.  

Akro started out as a business which purchased MFC in bulk and packaged them attractively for sale.  A nice above-board marble-selling business which lasted for about three years. 

Then Horace Hill stole MFC's machine designs and glass formulas and took them to Akro which then set itself up in competition with MFC. 

In other words, Akro had a very unsavory start in the marble-making part of the business.  



I think that yellow is just a solid-colored marble, not slag, not electric.  Yeah, most would call it a game marble now, but remember this would predate Chinese Checkers.  These would have been considered nice marbles at the time.   The greens would have been called "Oriental Jade".  I don't know what colorful name the yellow ones would have had.  

I knew I had something wrong.  I tried to link the thread but just got the picture 

Perfect That's the info I was looking for thank you Steph you are awesome 👌 ☝

 

So much info you have in these pages I get lost sometimes 

Those must be beautiful solid marbles 🤤

[Steph]

Remember to check your oversized "game marbles" for signs of being handgathered.     Won't be many of the yellow ones out there, I bet.  But you could get lucky.  

 

[akroorka]

14 hours ago, Tommy said:

Steph you are awesome

I agree,

Marble--On!!