Slag or Swirl?

[SequoiaBET]

And who is the maker? It's 19/32 (.59) inches

[Chad G.]

Swirl IMO

[Tommy]

X2 Agree 

[SequoiaBET]

Any ideas on who made it?

[akroorka]

19 hours ago, SequoiaBET said:

And who is the maker? It's 19/32 (.59) inches

Truefully--I think that this one is a "practice marble" from a "polisher".

This is an Akro Slag that has been decimated imho.

I just hate this stuff.

Nice share--still pissed though.

I just hate polished machine mades that are passed as relics.

Great share though😁.

Marble--On!!

[Fire1981]

You nailed it. Sharp edges on the Flea Bite in pic 4 at 2:00🔥

RAR

[SequoiaBET]

Thanks to all for your input! Interesting about the polishing "practice"- I don't have much experience with polished marbles or how to ID them as such. Fortunately, this wasn't passed off to me as anything special. It was part of a bulk purchase and I got it cheap. It would have come from an estate sale at some point back, so it's long-term history is unknown.

[Fire1981]

Once you get a polished marble it will be easier to spot one. It’s really easy once you have one in hand. IMHO 🔥

RAR

[aussie]

@akroorka Do you call this a slag because of the irregular blobs of white whereas a swirl would have more regular/thinner ribbons of white???

[SequoiaBET]

Thanks Fire. Now I have one as an example to learn from. I understand the air bubbles, hit marks, flea bites, etc. looking a certain way are a key. Could you expand on what you mean by the "sharp edges"? To me they look and feel smoother than they might otherwise- like they have been polished or smoothed over (fancy that!). In my mind, that is the opposite of sharp, so could you clarify? Thanks!

[Fire1981]

Let’s start with a molten prick. It looks like a dimple and the circle it created has rounded edges. If it’s polished. The edges form a cup. Think of the rim on a can after it’s been opened. It will cut you.I hope that helps. 🔥

RAR