Does this Qualify as a Parrot ?

[AvvaRae]

There is definitely 4 colors but the light blue is ever so slight 

I am curious if this qualifies for a parrot or not? 

[Linda Gail]

I'm not sure but these are our parrots

[AvvaRae]

27 minutes ago, Linda Gail said:

I'm not sure but these are our parrots

so fun... Th green is great!!! Green blue purple all in my color wheel of favorites... Did you see the blue on blue posted yesterday in general chat ? 

 

[Melissa]

Tiger's eye would be my guess, but wait for more opinions.

[Linda Gail]

12 minutes ago, AvvaRae said:

 

Mine too. I love the blues and the purples. No I missed that one. Hard to keep up sometimes. Lol

[Linda Gail]

15 minutes ago, AvvaRae said:

 

What was the title? I'm trying to find it now. 

[AvvaRae]

12 minutes ago, Melissa said:

Tiger's eye would be my guess, but wait for more opinions.

Thank you!!! ... I'm sure you're right you're way better at this than me lol... And there's no white in it which was why I thought maybe 🤔... I'll have to look up tigers eye (I haven't exactly heard that before... Does the learning ever stop 😂😂 rhetorical of course lol ) 

[AvvaRae]

Let the learning commence 😂

 

[Linda Gail]

23 minutes ago, AvvaRae said:

Thank you!!! ... I'm sure you're right you're way better at this than me lol... And there's no white in it which was why I thought maybe 🤔... I'll have to look up tigers eye (I haven't exactly heard that before... Does the learning ever stop 😂😂 rhetorical of course lol ) 

Learning never stops. I'm always learning new things every day. 

[Carowill]

https://allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?p=32952#p32952. 
This is an excellent reference for Vitro types.

[Ric]

I think it's a later Akro patch.

[AvvaRae]

Thank you @Carowill and @Ric for th clarification and reference for educating myself

[Ric]

Parrots are opaque white-based marbles that have four colors other than white. The best ones will have no white showing. Parkeets are similar but have only three colors on the white base.

Do I see another ribbon of very light lavender color opposite the yellow? If this marble has the white and colors veneered on a clear transparent base, I would agree with Vitro Tiger Eye. Otherwise, I'll stick with Akro.

[AvvaRae]

7 minutes ago, Ric said:

Parrots are opaque white-based marbles that have four colors other than white. The best ones will have no white showing. Parkeets are similar but have only three colors on the white base.

Do I see another ribbon of very light lavender color opposite the yellow? If this marble has the white and colors veneered on a clear transparent base, I would agree with Vitro Tiger Eye. Otherwise, I'll stick with Akro.

[AvvaRae]

8 minutes ago, Ric said:

Parrots are opaque white-based marbles that have four colors other than white. The best ones will have no white showing. Parkeets are similar but have only three colors on the white base.

Do I see another ribbon of very light lavender color opposite the yellow? If this marble has the white and colors veneered on a clear transparent base, I would agree with Vitro Tiger Eye. Otherwise, I'll stick with Akro.

Okay, gives me a better idea how to find... And clarifies why I see parrot but with three colors +white so that would qualify are a parakeet.... I didn't realize there were differences... 

 

I appreciate the explanation

[akroorka]

2 hours ago, Ric said:

Parrots are opaque white-based marbles that have four colors other than white. The best ones will have no white showing. Parkeets are similar but have only three colors on the white base.

We have to research this further. 
Parrots are Parrots--the smaller ones had a name given to them by collectors--parakeets’—just a smaller version of Parrots. 
The name “Parrot” was a name given in the shop where they were made by the man who made them.
The smaller ones are very rare--but they are still Parrots—with a collector’s nickname. The same color combos and numbers still apply.
The OP is a common Vitro imho.—Not a “Parrot”. More like an “All Red” with no red.
This is just my opinion based on what I have learned from the best.
I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more.
Marble—On!!

[Ric]

15 minutes ago, akroorka said:

We have to research this further. 
Parrots are Parrots--the smaller ones had a name given to them by collectors--parakeets’—just a smaller version of Parrots. 
The name “Parrot” was a name given in the shop where they were made by the man who made them.
The smaller ones are very rare--but they are still Parrots—with a collector’s nickname. The same color combos and numbers still apply.
The OP is a common Vitro imho.—Not a “Parrot”. More like an “All Red” with no red.
This is just my opinion based on what I have learned from the best.
I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more.
Marble—On!!

After reading the Vitro book and discussing the issue with Ron, I learned that size does not matter with Parrots or Parakeets - only the number of colors is important - Parrots have four and Parakeets have three. Size only matters when discussing rarity.

[akroorka]

46 minutes ago, Ric said:

After reading the Vitro book and discussing the issue with Ron,

I do not mean to make an issue here Ric.

Research what Ron has said on this board---I think that your old pal had it right--right here on the Marble Connection.

Marble--On!!

[akroorka]

Here is a little "Parrot" @ 5/8".

Marble--On!!

[akroorka]

Hers is a link--

https://marbleconnection.com/topic/27979-wishfully-thinking-parrot/#comment-242594

Marble--On!!

[Ric]

I quit using "Parakeet" for the smaller ones when I found out that Chuck B. and Ron didn't like the usage.

I call them Baby Parrots now. Here are a couple more . . .

[akroorka]

1 hour ago, Ric said:

Parrots have four and Parakeets have three.

I just have a problem with the three thing---this is just not correct in my world.

Parakeets are just smaller Parrots where I live in the world of Vitro---.

Marble--On!!