Jzoook6 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 What the heck is up with this Akro corkscrew? It is not paint! It looks like a weird chemical reaction or something. Looks cool???? .65 Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocyclist Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Fabulous! I bet it was some undissolved chemical or some marvelous freak of production!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Yep ! Contaminants on the rollers. Ron probably knows if it was grease or who knows what. One of a kind on my shelf 🔥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 This is seen with lots of Ravenswood Novelty marbles. It happens some with all machine marbles made in the US. It is always on the surface, it is always the same color pinkish red, usually on only one side of the marbles. Also on some Jabo marbles. It is not grease on the rolls. Grease would burn off fast. It is not one of a kind. No one has explained to me what causes it. It has to be a reaction with the hot glass 1500 down to 700 degrees F. Maybe from some type of buildup on the rolls or maybe later while the marble is cooling ? Being on the surface points to during the shearing or afterwards someplace down the line before it is total annealed. Maybe someone will solve another mystery for me ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocyclist Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 9 hours ago, wvrons said: This is seen with lots of Ravenswood Novelty marbles. It happens some with all machine marbles made in the US. It is always on the surface, it is always the same color pinkish red, usually on only one side of the marbles. Also on some Jabo marbles. It is not grease on the rolls. Grease would burn off fast. It is not one of a kind. No one has explained to me what causes it. It has to be a reaction with the hot glass 1500 down to 700 degrees F. Maybe from some type of buildup on the rolls or maybe later while the marble is cooling ? Being on the surface points to during the shearing or afterwards someplace down the line before it is total annealed. Maybe someone will solve another mystery for me ? Thanks, Ron, I always enjoy your running down of the possibilities, just such a visual treat! Fires the brain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 10 hours ago, wvrons said: This is seen with lots of Ravenswood Novelty marbles. It happens some with all machine marbles made in the US. It is always on the surface, it is always the same color pinkish red, usually on only one side of the marbles. Also on some Jabo marbles. It is not grease on the rolls. Grease would burn off fast. It is not one of a kind. No one has explained to me what causes it. It has to be a reaction with the hot glass 1500 down to 700 degrees F. Maybe from some type of buildup on the rolls or maybe later while the marble is cooling ? Being on the surface points to during the shearing or afterwards someplace down the line before it is total annealed. Maybe someone will solve another mystery for me ? Is it more common with particular colors of glass? I'm wondering if it could be possibly a funky Cobalt oxide reaction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 @wvrons told us awhile ago that the worn/pitted rollers were repaired using copper. Maybe this is the flux? Marble—On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 It happens on the surface on top of many colors of glass. A Alley was posted today on AAM with this same thing. Maybe it is a certain chemical that did not get the proper heat or to much heat and floats more to the surface ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, wvrons said: It happens on the surface on top of many colors of glass. A Alley was posted today on AAM with this same thing. Maybe it is a certain chemical that did not get the proper heat or to much heat and floats more to the surface ? Ooo I will have to check it out, thank you! I am not a chemist, but I think some cobalt compounds will turn bright pink when exposed to water. But that would only make sense for the marbles that are blueish. 🤷♀️ But logistically speaking, could these marbles have gotten sprinkled with water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 If they had been sprinkled with water before being totally annealed, they would fracture and bad. I have seen very light rain hit hot marbles and it is not good seeing marbles fracture and explode. Water is a disaster near hot glass or hot marbles. When water hits new hot or warm marbles, you want to step back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, wvrons said: If they had been sprinkled with water before being totally annealed, they would fracture and bad. I have seen very light rain hit hot marbles and it is not good seeing marbles fracture and explode. Water is a disaster near hot glass or hot marbles. When water hits new hot or warm marbles, you want to step back. WOW. Yea this marble feels like it was melted or something, but it doesnt look fractured. It has a molten glossiness to it that is unlike any marble I have touched so far. But also, aren't there some crazy reactions that come from the mixing of some of the compounds that are used in cool colors with the compounds used in warm colors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 27, 2023 Report Share Posted January 27, 2023 Here is one that caught my eye. It is a peewee—just barely. Notice the copper and the silver colors—even a bit of rust. The metal dives in and out of the matrix—do not ask me why this happened—it just did—a product of machine made marble production is good enough for me. If it did not have the metallic look-I would call it a game marble. This is a game marble on steroids—and I just love it. No maker from me! Marble—On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Real old pic but you get the idea. Almost looks like a metallic nailpolish. Might still have this around somewhere 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Like I have said, they are not any one of a kind. There are numbers of them around from different companies. Sometimes it can be heavy or light with less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 What if the metallic swirl was red or yellow or whatever ? That would lead to possibly being able trace the swirl pattern. 🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jzoook6 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 15 hours ago, I'llhavethat1 said: Real old pic but you get the idea. Almost looks like a metallic nailpolish. Might still have this around somewhere yes! I actually thought it was spilled nailpolish until i looked at it close up and it was definitely not nail polish lol. Kind of has a chemicalish glow. But also, all three examples so far ARE blue-hued marbles. If anyone knows of one that is a red/warm color base, please share. I'm sticking with my cobalt theory until then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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