Is this a Vacor Atmosphere

[RosalieR]

Sounds bananas, but I bought a bag of marbles for $12.50 today, and so this probably isn't an Atmosphere... but, is it? 

It was in a bag with some clearies/solids, some modern Asians, and some from House of Marbles... which may be where the Vacors came from. At least 5 of the marbles are Vacors I believe - they have the orange peel texture and/or I found their names, including a 22 mm (7/8") Dragon, and 35mm (about 1-3/8") Frosted Rainbow, Oily, and (pretty sure) Jupiter. Pictures of those are included at the end, but the one that I'm wondering about is this 35mm (1-3/8") boulder with orange peel texture. Could it be an Atmosphere or is that just wishful thinking? Of the types I've seen discussed on Stephen Bahr's video about Atmospheres, it's most similar to a wave-type. Any Vacor experts able to weigh in? 

 

[Fire1981]

Not an Atmosphere. I’ll let the Master and Akronauts ID this one for you. The color combo makes me think it’s Foreign 🔥

RAR

[Mojo]

El Aguila 

[Fire1981]

Mojo! It’s good to see you nailing down these Foreign ID’s for everyone 🔥

RAR

[RosalieR]

Mojo! Thank you SOOOO much for opening up a whole new world of marbles for me. I'm now watching the Stephen Bahr interviews with the founders of El Aguila and Vacor, and I'm finding other marbles that were in the same bag with this boulder. So you solved multiple mysteries because I found these tiny cats eyes and brushed patch marbles that didn't look American, Asian, or like anything I've seen so far (I'm still a learner though!). And, I hadn't thought to shine a blacklight on them but I did and found they do contain cadmium glass! 

You have really opened up the world of Mexican marbles -- they are incredibly beautiful. One of the graphics in the video mentions the "frilled" pattern in the core of the marble, and that's part of what blew my mind and made me leap to the idea that this must be hand made. They look like Sparklers, but with more vivid colors. Incredible.

I was just wondering - can you confirm about the size - at 35mm (about 1.4") is beyond typical for American marbles during the earlier period when El Aguila was producing marbles, I thought, but like I say I'm learning! I can't find as much info as you find about the American machine mades.

Also, El Aguila has the orange peel texture (at least sometimes)? If you have any references you'd recommend, I'm eager to learn more!

Anyway, I just want to thank you for solving this for me! 

You're THE BEST!

 

[RosalieR]

Never mind! Found them - Vacor sunset!