Are these Vacor Caged Cats? Sorry for the crappy picture

[Parmcat]

Grabbed this picture.  Are these Vacor Caged Cats?

Thanks

[Ric]

They are Vacor but I wouldn't call them caged cat's eyes. I don't know what they call them but I am sure someone else will.

[Parmcat]

27 minutes ago, Ric said:

They are Vacor but I wouldn't call them caged cat's eyes. I don't know what they call them but I am sure someone else will.

Maybe just Wire pulls then?

[Melissa]

Vacor Mango Twist

[Ric]

6 hours ago, Parmcat said:

Maybe just Wire pulls then?

Caged cat's eyes tend to actually form a seam-to-seam "cage" of vanes/filaments in the marble and wirepulls are one continuous filament/ribbon, so I don't think either of those terms works here.

In my mind, they are swirls.

[Parmcat]

41 minutes ago, Ric said:

Caged cat's eyes tend to actually form a pole-to-pole "cage" of vanes/filaments in the marble and wirepulls are one continuous filament/ribbon, so I don't think either of those terms works here.

In my mind, they are swirls.

I will get a better shot tonight

[Ric]

2 minutes ago, Parmcat said:

I will get a better shot tonight

Don't bother for me, there are plenty of photos on the web.

🙂

[Ric]

Here is a quick tutorial for whoever left the confused emoji in my earlier post . . .

All of the Cat's Eyes below are Vitros. These first marbles are regular run of the mill Cat's Eyes. They are called hybrids because they have more than one color on a single vane. The left one has very little extra color but it's full of AV so I put it in the group. Note the vanes on these are wide and appear to fill the marble. In addition, the vanes meet up lengthwise in the center of the marble, where there is little or no space separating them.

 

The next group are called Caged Cat's Eyes. Notice how the vanes are much narrower. These vanes do not meet up lengthwise in the center of the marble - there is a lot of space separating them. The vanes come closest to one another at the seams on opposite sides of the marble to form a cage-like structure.

 

 

This final example is a type of Caged Cat's Eye called a Horseshoe because of the way the vanes form a "U". Notice how they are still widely separated like other Caged Cat's Eyes. The difference is that these marbles are folded and the seams have been pinched together on one side of the marble. You can see what I am talking about clearly in the opaque Akro marble that follows.

Of course, there are significant differences between the Cat's Eyes from different companies. It is also important to remember that marbles were not made to fit our naming conventions and there can be considerable variation in any given type. I hope this helps clear up some confusion.

 

[Ric]

Oh yeah, and  this is a wirepull. There is one single filament of color that wanders around inside the marble - it is thicker in some places than others. But it's a busy one so you may not be able to spot both ends of the filament.

[Parmcat]

1 hour ago, Ric said:

Oh yeah, and  this is a wirepull. There is one single filament of color that wanders around inside the marble - it is thicker in some places than others. But it's a busy one so you may not be able to spot both ends of the filament.

These responses were awesome!!!!

 

Thank you!