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On 12/12/2025 at 6:57 PM, Fire1981 said:

Yellow cork w/oxblood. Maybe a Lemonade 🔥

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I grabbed it, Fire. I was finished buying on eBay but this was just too rare and hard to pass up. It's 3/4" 9.9 mint. There was a ton of views in a short amount of time. I don't think it would have lasted much longer. This from another akro seller on ebay. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/297832395461

"This is an Akro and a stellar example of a lemonade oxblood!"

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30 minutes ago, Wolf said:

I grabbed it, Fire. I was finished buying on eBay but this was just to rare and hard to pass up. It's 3/4" 9.9 mint. There was a ton of views in a short amount of time. I don't think it would have lasted much longer. This from another akro seller on ebay. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/297832395461

"This is an Akro and a stellar example of a lemonade oxblood!"

Nice find! Beautiful marble!

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21 minutes ago, SequoiaBET said:

Wouldn't it be an Akro Egg yolk with that yellow glass? I'm fairly sure it's not JABO. JABO did make mibs with oxblood and egg yolk colors, but the base glass was always clear, not milky like the OP. So yes, Akro. Nice example!

From the Seller just now:

 

"Hello, This beautiful marble has been in the family for 3 generations & could not even whisper the word Jabo - guaranteed without even the slightest of doubt. The description states that it is a "mixed-Ade" base with some lime green mixed in. Thank you & sincere regards,"
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By definition, "Ade's" have to glow under UV. You can't miss them- it's super bright. So this isn't a lemonade or limeade or ade base. I would agree with the sellers Ebay post of an Egg Yolk Oxblood with lime. Or maybe as Fire said a while back, it is a Yellow Corkscrew with Oxblood. Depends on how you define the yellow color. And on how the green presents in hand. The addition of a lime /green color would definitely make it more rare.

Anyway, what ever you call it it's a super nice marble!

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1 hour ago, Nantucketdink said:

Like was stated earlier, the closest JABO to that Akro is still very different looking.  There’s the closest JABO I could think of and nobody should mistake it for that Akro 

Sounds good. They swear it's perfect. They said it's only irregularities are two bubbles and a cutoff mark. Even if it's a annealing factory fracture, it's still a very worthy marble. I don't know about early Akro cutoff marks. These aren't falling out of trees. I think it's going to be fantastic. 

 

Clarksburg WV, circa 1925-1935. 3/4" or (.75)" inch. Mint (9.9). No chips, dings, scratches, cracks, etc. The only visible surface marks aspect to note are the melted edges of 2 tiny bubbles & a cut-off mark (the small line in yellow area seen in 2nd photo)- NOT flaws!!

EXCELLENT OVERALL MINT 9.9 CONDITION

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1 hour ago, Fire1981 said:

That anneal fracture should be considered a crack. Description says no cracks. 🔥 

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If it is an annealing factory fracture it's still going to be too rare to return. I'll know real quickly when I run my fingernail over it. But, could it be a cut-off mark like they said? I'll keep it either way. I don't know what cutoff marks look like. I think I'll message them for more insight. 

"Early" Akro Agate corkscrew marbles from the transitional period (early to mid-1920s) may have a creased pontil (cut line) at one or both poles where the glass stream was sheared. Later, fully machine-made Akro corkscrews typically have seamless poles. 

Locating the Pontil Marks

Pontil marks, also referred to as cut lines or seams in the context of early machine-made marbles, are found at the poles of the marble. 

Poles: These are the points on opposite ends of the marble where the marble's internal pattern (the "corkscrew" swirl) appears to converge or terminate.

Fascinating...

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Annealing Fracture IMO, even if you can or can't feel it, some are subsurface and can't be felt with your fingernail some aren't, 100% machine made whether you can see where it was sheared off or not, no indications of it being a single gather IMO. A HTF marble yes, still not a 9.9, 9.0 mint - because of the fracture IMO, rarity doesn't boost condition. Pontils always refer to handmades, torched pigtails, faceted, unfinished or whatever. Machine mades were cut off with shears by a machine, so no pontils, shear marks, if they can be found.

 

BTW- No such thing as "non fluorescing Ade glass" since that's what ade entails, if it has an ade base it should react to uv light. A good marble will sell itself in my experience. If you like it buy it, whatever makes you happy, as long as you're satisfied but I find the description more than misleading IMO.

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I agree with Chad- that is an annealing fracture, AKA a crack. No way is it a "cut off mark' or pontil. If you are still happy when you get it in hand, then congrats on the purchase and enjoy the marble.

But you paid good money for something that in my opinion doesn't match the description of "no cracks" or "mint 9.9 condition". So if you are not 100% satisfied, I would return it. It may be rare and hard to find again right away, but for that price, you should be beyond thrilled with what you got.

That's just my opinion. I usually don't like to weigh in on other people's purchases. I believe that if you went into a purchase knowing exactly what you were getting for the money you were spending and are happy with what you got- then that's all that matters. Buy what you like for what you can afford. It's your collection. But you did ask the group about this one and there is a question about the accuracy of the description, so I am commenting. I hope it helps and above all, I hope you love the marble you bought!

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