Steph Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) A lot of pix. Sources provided when I remember them. (click pix to enlarge) Note: There are many other pix in the links here: Links: Original Packaging Links: Vitro Agate Vitro Timeline And a treasure trove here: Vitro Agate , Marbles And A Little History The sequel ;-): "the" Vitro Thread ! ( Part Deux ;-) Value, Rarity & Names Oh yeah, this has some lovely pix also, from a 1938 ad someone sent me. Vienna Vitros !!! Many of these are from Marblealan auctions: 60 Vitro Agates: 30 Vitro Agates: Vitro's Victory Agates: Vitro Conquerors: Agates, 5 of them, 5/8" to 21/32": Looks like a stock box. No identifying marks. Posted by Nancy at LOM. Boxes like this are shown under the name "Tri-Lite Marbles" in an early Vitro brochure. (source) "More Or Less 100 Vitro Agates". If I understand correctly this box was filled in Vienna. It says Parkersburg because that was Vitro's mailing address even when the factory was in Vienna. (source) Edited January 10, 2014 by Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 (click pix to enlarge) Vitro Shooters Mesh bag: Closeups: The seller said about an inch. When asked for particulars he said, "I Measured a couple loose ones with my calipers and one was .985 inches and the other .995 inches so I would say they are 1 inch marbles." The seller is baam!!, with 2 exclamation points. I can't leave a link to his ebay sales page. The exclamation points are messing up the html code for some reason. Are these shooters? Poly bags: (source for bag on left) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 No. 6 Shooters. This style box can be seen in a 1954 Tiger-Eyes Ad. (click to enlarge) No. 1 "Shooters". No. 1 is typically 5/8" mibs. <-- edit: why did I say that? Is that right? .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 No. 1 Shooters (from eBay auction) This box sleeved box of No. 1 Shooters doesn't say Vitro on it anywhere, according to the seller. "Everyone" knows what the contents look like! (LOL) but these are some nice pix newbies might appreciate: (click to enlarge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Here's an Anacortes bag Galen posted at LOM once. Here's the thread where it was. (I think the attachments were removed to save space.) (click to enlarge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 (click pix to enlarge) Tom Sawyer marbles. Appear to be Vitro. I don't recall the name of the seller. Here's a note which a user calling himself "Elder CFO" posted at LOM in May 2007, in response to a 2002 question about the bag. He apparently was on a search for them and found the link to the old LOM thread. Yes, it is the real thing. This bag of marbles was a premium given away by Elder Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, a maker of boys clothing. I am not sure of the date, but I have been trying to obtain a bag of these marbles for our Corporate Collection of company memoribilia. Here's the current Elder site: http://www.elderwearwecare.com/. Here's what looks like a pre-1964 ad from their history page. It features an even older ad ... from a 1919 Saturday Evening Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Someone asked me what a Buttermilk looked like. First of all it is a tri-lite. And here's the description from Chuck B.'s article in the WVMCC newsletter, Issue #15, June 2006. Buttermilks have a red band on one side, a parallel red/blue band on the other side and a translucent buttermilk yellow base, sometimes with white. Buttermilks vary considerably in color and design. The blue sometimes darkens toward indigo, especially on the shooters. The smaller buttermilks tend to have ribbons and many of the shooters swirl significantly. Here are some photos which have been shown at various times. A classic design posted by Duffy: Two posted by Mary M. Guy and Randy both said the black ribbons were okay. A shooter sold by Alan: Dani's: Carole's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Tiger Eye bag. Containing Whities. (right?) Pic posted some time ago by Al. (click to enlarge) Apologies for my first Whities pic being sort of a nontraditional style. Had the pic out for another thread and figured I'd add it while I was thinking about it. mental note: add more whities and blackies and other standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 More whities and blackies. sources unclear/unknown. (click to enlarge) . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Aquamarines Here's the classic pic which has been shown in several threads. (taken by Bob B.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 Helmets Source: Splattman (these and a few more Helmet pix) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Anacortes (click to enlarge) . . . . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 All-Reds Had trouble finding a pic of some basic all-reds. So here they are. Next time I won't! Ebay auction pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 1930's (owned and/or sold by Les Jones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 1940's, I think, but a couple puzzle me, so I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I think we need some more Vitro pics.... Here are 25 of my Easter Eggs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 A few Superiors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Edit: That was for the Easter Eggs. I don't know what to say about the Superiors! Except wonderful pics!!! Those are wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 How about a 1 inch Fancy Neon Conqueror.... And a smaller Fancy Conqueror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 A sweet Pea and a Black Eyed Pea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Glad you like them, Steph. I hope to see others add to this as well! =} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausman Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Blackies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks, Gary, Great to see you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Not officially Vitro, but filled with Vitros. Circa 1950's. (Don Miller's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 These are Edna's Vitro 8 fingers, including some opaque ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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