Marbleized Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Yay! Akro Friday! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Happy Akro Friday 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Not a lemonade but it does have the highly UV reactive ade glass w, hvy oxblood corking around it. Glows w/ kind of a little weird looking slightly orangish tint. the looks of the glass remind me of being somewhere in between custard and lemonade. A keeper anyway @ .76" and a nice mint w, only one small micro asmade dimple in the oxblood. I thought it was lemonade forever until I took the time to look at it side by side with the other lemonades !! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 45 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Not a lemonade but it does have the highly UV reactive ade glass w, hvy oxblood corking around it. Glows w/ kind of a little weird looking slightly orangish tint. the looks of the glass remind me of being somewhere in between custard and lemonade. A keeper anyway @ .76" and a nice mint w, only one small micro asmade dimple in the oxblood. I thought it was lemonade forever until I took the time to look at it side by side with the other lemonades !! Nice one, looks like fresh paint 🎨 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 Happy Akro Friday folks! Waiting on my 2 pound burritos while looking at all these wonderful mibs...nice way to end a Friday 👍👍🌮 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 51 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Not a lemonade but it does have the highly UV reactive ade glass w, hvy oxblood corking around it. Glows w/ kind of a little weird looking slightly orangish tint. the looks of the glass remind me of being somewhere in between custard and lemonade. A keeper anyway @ .76" and a nice mint w, only one small micro asmade dimple in the oxblood. I thought it was lemonade forever until I took the time to look at it side by side with the other lemonades !! Chad, I would call it an Oxblood lemonade any day of the week---maybe a cross between "Cherryade" and "Oxblood Lemonade" Who knows what happened here, I just know that it a pretty nice Akro. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Marbleized said: Yay! Akro Friday! I just love a good snake, who could resist--great marbles for sure. Marble--On!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted November 19, 2021 Report Share Posted November 19, 2021 I was lucky enough to find this #200 tin with the original inserts. The latch was intact. The box needed some tender work; it was pretty beat up and well faded. Two thirds of the marbles needed back-filling and I had to find a pouch. I found a pouch that needed work and I think that I did quite well; it looked like it came out of a cow barn when I purchased it. The pouch took a lot of work and research on just how to handle it and clean it, as did the tin box. Believe it or not the hardest marbles to backfill were the red onyx. These show up with a bubble filled base glass more often than not. The ones that I was backfilling/trying to match were pretty well cooked with few bubbles. I will admit that finding green Flintie’s is a challenge but I only needed one of them and one of the brown. I like to scan an image of the cover on this type of box to place inside of the cover; it displays better that way IMHO. I have an original set of rules that came in the 150 boxes that I may scan and put with it, but I have not found any evidence that this size tin came with them. This is about as accurate regarding “as sold in condition” that I could come up with through lots of research. Doing this, rebuilding boxes, of any type or make, is my passion. This one kept me out of trouble for a long time. On to the next, or maybe some trouble----😁 Marble—On!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 ox corks and corks with ox 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Chad G. said: Not a lemonade but it does have the highly UV reactive ade glass w, hvy oxblood corking around it. Glows w/ kind of a little weird looking slightly orangish tint. the looks of the glass remind me of being somewhere in between custard and lemonade. A keeper anyway @ .76" and a nice mint w, only one small micro asmade dimple in the oxblood. I thought it was lemonade forever until I took the time to look at it side by side with the other lemonades !! WOW!! gorgeous !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted November 20, 2021 Report Share Posted November 20, 2021 15 hours ago, Berryb said: ox corks and corks with ox What a team of oxblood mibs...🔥💥👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 "Happy Akro Friday" The "Logo Stamp" and place of manufacture on the bottom of a larger piece of Akroware, a so named "Dart Vase" Named for the dart like pointed marks streaming down from the top of the vase. There are different numbers of "Darts" that appear on different pieces. Here are a few pieces from Akro tea sets w, differing numbers of the "darts" on them. These next two pictured considerably smaller than the above w, the larger dark blue one being around 2 & 5/8ths" tall and the smaller being aroun1 & 3/8ths" tall. The lighter turquoise one is 2 & 3/8ths, I measured all w/o the lids on. They all have a little different lid that goes w, each too, guess I'm gonna have to get all the different pieces together I have and look at some pix of sets to get the correct lid on the right piece. I've just been going w, whatever fit the best which I know isn't right. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Happy Akro Friday Chad thx for the info on the Akroware good tip on the darts i don’t have any Akroware yet but now if i see something with darts i’ll know to look closer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Akro made swirls too. If you count slags, they made a bunch. Thanks Bruce I think they're both Akro 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 they both look Akro to me that 2nd one with Ox looks like it’s got a UV base does it glow under black lite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Happy Akro Friday!!! I thought I would also post some Akroware and mention another interesting fact that Chad had brought to my attention a while back...how on some pieces the crow is facing, or flying in the opposite direction. I never noticed it either until that day! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gina Macias Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/19/2021 at 6:05 PM, akroorka said: I was lucky enough to find this #200 tin with the original inserts. The latch was intact. The box needed some tender work; it was pretty beat up and well faded. Two thirds of the marbles needed back-filling and I had to find a pouch. I found a pouch that needed work and I think that I did quite well; it looked like it came out of a cow barn when I purchased it. The pouch took a lot of work and research on just how to handle it and clean it, as did the tin box. Believe it or not the hardest marbles to backfill were the red onyx. These show up with a bubble filled base glass more often than not. The ones that I was backfilling/trying to match were pretty well cooked with few bubbles. I will admit that finding green Flintie’s is a challenge but I only needed one of them and one of the brown. I like to scan an image of the cover on this type of box to place inside of the cover; it displays better that way IMHO. I have an original set of rules that came in the 150 boxes that I may scan and put with it, but I have not found any evidence that this size tin came with them. This is about as accurate regarding “as sold in condition” that I could come up with through lots of research. Doing this, rebuilding boxes, of any type or make, is my passion. This one kept me out of trouble for a long time. On to the next, or maybe some trouble----😁 Marble—On!!! It is a very nice set, You did a great restoration-the pouch looks new. Great job. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Dave 13 said: they both look Akro to me that 2nd one with Ox looks like it’s got a UV base does it glow under black lite ? yup it lights up. I'll see if I can get pix of it doing that. Thanks Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Here is a nice little milky oxblood at 5/8" with some great coverage. Marble--On!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 nice one Art sure is a swirly Akro almost like it wants to be a Alley lol nice ox coverage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Dave 13 said: nice one Art sure is a swirly Akro almost like it wants to be a Alley lol nice ox coverage Thanks for saying what I was thinking… looks alley 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Tommy said: Nice eggyolk ox Tommy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 32 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Nice eggyolk ox Tommy !! Thanks Chad..lots of yolk on this one ...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Happy Akro Friday 😊 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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