Fire1981 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Is there a specific single color on white base glass that is HTF 🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et cetera Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 In my own experience a pristine mint yellow on opaque white standard Prize Name has been hardest to come by. The theory is that yellow was the most unpopular color, especially among boys. I think many of them saw heavy play action since the yellows were not considered a big sacrifice or loss. Kids tended to save their more favorite colors like blue and red. I have tons of mint corks in vast arrays of colors but only 2 mint yellows. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 OK ! I have to find my box of those. I know those were sorted out about 25 years ago. Thanks for the information🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 1 hour ago, et cetera said: In my own experience a pristine mint yellow on opaque white standard Prize Name has been hardest to come by. The theory is that yellow was the most unpopular color, especially among boys. I think many of them saw heavy play action since the yellows were not considered a big sacrifice or loss. Kids tended to save their more favorite colors like blue and red. I have tons of mint corks in vast arrays of colors but only 2 mint yellows. Thanks for the info . Good question🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I may chime in on this a little. In all my years of collecting, i heard that when Akro produced the "Corkscrews" that there was one in ten or so of the white opaque base yellow corks verses the other colors. These can be found if you look a little bit, especially at the marble shows. Not saying my comments are correct, but what I have been told and found out. We all know that there are the six basic color scheme. Anything outside of these six colors would be a little more difficult to find. For example a white opaque base (purple) cork. Base colors mean a lot also in the color range. A few corks i have found a little harder to come up with is the opalescent "moon" base corks. Popularity with the kids was very sought after by the early marble makers and colors meant a lot to the kids. You had your favorite colors and we still do today. A few of my thoughts to this subject. Chuck G--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
et cetera Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Chuck G - I have heard/read the same discussions on the possibility of lower production numbers for the Akro white/yellow cork. Of course if this was actually the case it would further reinforce the proportionate scarcity of this color combination. I never knew if this was collector speculation or if company records existed with run numbers by color. Either way I always look for these simple yellows in minty condition and consider them keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 I agree that yellow and white is a hard find. Take it a step further and some of them react to UV and some do not. The "Army Green" or olive drab on white seems to be a scarce one as well. These often have little green flecks of pigment often called aventurine. Common really, in the greens from all companies over the years. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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