Akro Friday

[CharlieT]

11 hours ago, Chad G. said:

why is it a hybrid ??

Oh idk Chad. I don't reckon it is a hybrid. But it does almost have an auger pattern 

[Chad G.]

2 hours ago, CharlieT said:

Oh idk Chad. I don't reckon it is a hybrid. But it does almost have an auger pattern 

Hi Charlie, in the case of Popeyes it's the addition of an extra opaque color (or two) that make it a hybrid, yours still has a nice pattern to it   

[CharlieT]

23 minutes ago, Chad G. said:

Hi Charlie, in the case of Popeyes it's the addition of an extra opaque color (or two) that make it a hybrid, yours still has a nice pattern to it   

Thanks for the info Chad. I saw a hybrid the other day.... it's was the typical blue/yellow popeye.... with a ribbon of pink in it. Very cool mib. I think it sold for 5. 

[Melissa]

A couple of my favorites. 

[disco005]

Akro Friday  

1.  Red, Orange, and Blue Special 5/8"
2.  Red and Orange Special
3.  Double stream Orange and Yellow on an Amber base 19/32"
4.  Orange Spiral 5/8"
5.  Orange, Yellow, and Lavender 21/32"

[Tommy]

14 hours ago, disco005 said:

Akro Friday  

1.  Red, Orange, and Blue Special 5/8"
2.  Red and Orange Special
3.  Double stream Orange and Yellow on an Amber base 19/32"
4.  Orange Spiral 5/8"
5.  Orange, Yellow, and Lavender 21/32"

Awesomeness 💥💥💥

[akroorka]

16 hours ago, disco005 said:

Akro Friday  

 

Image #1 with that blue line is just killer.

The blue even shows up in the lashes--very cool. I have seen this blue line thing before--it just shows up in some Akro marbles

( I hate to even say this but I will--I call this blue stuff 
"Blue Oxblood" in my little pea brain--it kinda acts the same as oxblood imho)

Cool stuff!

Marble--On!!

[disco005]

Thank you!
That Blue, I know what you're talking about and I've thought in the past that the blue must be in between color changes in the glass, maybe it is, but why always a dark inky Blue?
These four have some variation of it.
Fun to consider.

[akroorka]

I just like this one so I will post it again.

A double ingot corkscrew---wow!

Marble--On!!

[Alan]

18 hours ago, akroorka said:

I just like this one so I will post it again.

A double ingot corkscrew---wow!

Marble--On!!

Wacky!  I like it!

[disco005]

On 5/16/2025 at 5:56 PM, akroorka said:

I just like this one so I will post it again.

A double ingot corkscrew---wow!

Marble--On!!

That is the coolest double ingot I have ever seen! 😲

[disco005]

A little late for Akro Friday, but that's how my week went 🤪

1.  A one inch and a 9/16" Amber Spiral
2.  Blue & Black Special 5/8"
3.  Blue and Blue, White, and clear, technically it could be a Popeye, there is some wispy White. 21/32"
4.  Green and true Black Special 5/8"
5.  Orange, Green, and Cobalt Popeye 5/8"

 

[teajayo]

Light em up for the Memorial Day holiday 🇺🇸🚀💥

[Fire1981]

Oh snap ! That is really cool🔥

RAR

[VaMarbles]

Need to up our game on our Akro’s. 

[Tommy]

 

[Joe2]

[akroorka]

Akro Ware--we have not seen much lately.

The blue one is made from the Molds that were purchased after Akro went belly up.

I do not remember who made them.

Same molds--pretty cool--part of my collection for sure.

I think that we got this one from the wife's Grandmother--even cooler imho.

Akro--On!!

[Fire1981]

I’m all about the blue one🔥

RAR👍

[The Nickel Guy]

2 hours ago, akroorka said:

The blue one is made from the Molds that were purchased after Akro went belly up.

I do not remember who made them.

I used to collect Akroware and had a decent collection. Now I might have a dozen pcs left with only a couple better ones. I am fairly sure that a company named Westite bought or acquired some of the molds.

[teajayo]

44 minutes ago, The Nickel Guy said:

I used to collect Akroware and had a decent collection. Now I might have a dozen pcs left with only a couple better ones. I am fairly sure that a company named Westite bought or acquired some of the molds.

Actually you have it backward. The Westite Glass factory in Weston, WV had a fire that stopped their production. (Weston is about a 35/40 drive from Clarksburg..  uphill both ways! 🤣).  The Akro Agate Company aquired all the molds Westite had in 1936. Thus focusing on glassware and childrens playsets as their production on marbles took a backseat and pretty much declined to nothing in the later 1930s as is evident by both the appearance and quality of marbles they did produce seasonally in the 1940s. Akros focus was on glassware in their last decade before they closed. .. and closed profitable. Akro Agate Company dissolved in Akron, Ohio, debt free, owing no taxes as a business. They were successful and closed their doors for good in good standing on Tuesday, April 24, 1951 with a final on~site auction and sale. The Akro Agate Company was profitable.