Are these pinch seams?

[Wolf]

Or just wispy? Or both?

[Ric]

Those are Akro Popeye's - I prefer to think of their shear marks as cut-offs.

[Wolf]

1 minute ago, Ric said:

Those are Akro Popeye's - I prefer to think of their shear marks as cut-offs.

Shear marks? Cut-offs?

[Ric]

Wholly machine-made marbles are cut from a stream of molten glass by a shearing mechanism (shears). Each marble has two seams or cut-offs (shear marks), You will find the cut-offs on  Popeyes and other spirals on the top and bottom of the spiral.

[Wolf]

2 minutes ago, Ric said:

Wholly machine-made marbles are cut from a stream of molten glass by a shearing mechanism (shears). Each marble has two seams or cut-offs, You will find the cut-offs on  Popeyes and other spirals on the top and bottom of the spiral.

How are the wispy Popeyes made? On purpose? Some are extremely wispy. That's my favorite. Thanks. 

[Wolf]

22 minutes ago, Ric said:

Wholly machine-made marbles are cut from a stream of molten glass by a shearing mechanism (shears). Each marble has two seams or cut-offs (shear marks), You will find the cut-offs on  Popeyes and other spirals on the top and bottom of the spiral.

Here's a good example,