Melissa Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 12 minutes ago, boris64 said: Flinties Color has lots to do with it being akro and they are semi opaque. Yours look transparent or even clear. So then are you saying that the fish eye is not specific to Akro since mine have fish eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris64 Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 The answer to your question is I don’t know. I never thought or researched fish eyes in marbles. But what i do know is flintiest have an orange glow when back lit , they come in green blue brown yellow and red, semi opaque glass.some ,not all have 2 clear spots that resemble fish eyes. From your pics : clear or transparent glass,Vaseline type color, and what appear to be clear hole or eyes. Not sure if there are one or 2 eyes. That being said from your example ( small sample size) the fact point to fish eyes are not a trait of akro only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 18 hours ago, Melissa said: fish eye https://marbleconnection.com/topic/28270-it-is-the-time-of-the-year-to-give-and-i-give-you-flinties-my-best-research/#comment-245653 This is my best Mellisa. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 4 hours ago, akroorka said: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/28270-it-is-the-time-of-the-year-to-give-and-i-give-you-flinties-my-best-research/#comment-245653 This is my best Mellisa. Marble--On!! Great info. Thank you! I’m so confused by my translucent yellow ones with the fish eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 17 hours ago, Melissa said: I’m so confused by my translucent yellow ones with the fish eyes. You will get it sooner or later, it is nothing to fret about. We have all been there and done that. Not all marbles can be Identified--plain and simple. I appreciate your tenacity for sure. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 @Melissa I have seen this type in hand before and remember how interesting they were. I also remember thinking that they were not Akro. I have seen other non-Akro marbles with similar construction too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 The fish eye in the flintie is a result of the translucent glass in the center being pinched at the poles where the cutter squeezed the ingot and you can see a bit of what's inside. Break a flintie open and you can see the different glass inside. I've seen flinties in white, tan, green, peach, blue, red, purple, yellow, black, and maybe other colors. But the inside is a translucent maybe opal type glass. To resemble flint, which often has a slight translucence as well. Here is a big flintie broken in half to see the inside (dug at Akro). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted January 7 Author Report Share Posted January 7 Thank you for all your help everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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