Thursday, March 30, 2006
Gladden All Reds
This is a Gladden-Vitro All Reds. It is 5/8" in diameter and is in mint condition. Is a opaque white based marble with a red patch on one side and a blue patch on the other. These patches are petty much on the surface like they were painted on. These patches can form a "V" at the edges which can be helpful in identification of Vitros. I believe this is a Gladden Vitro because the colors are faded a bit. The colors are not faded in tint but, coverage. They look rubbed off, whereas older Vitro All Reds are more pronounced or bolder.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Popeye
This is a Akro Agate Popeye. This one is 3/4" in diameter and is mint condition. It is a clear based marble with a white swirl and two other colored swirls, yellow and green. This is your classic Popeye and is a prime example of an Akro. It was made by the Akro Agate Company. It was manufactured in the same time frame as the cartoon POPEYE was made because the marbles came in a box that had Popeye the cartoon character on the outside. I got this one from a junk shop for to much cash but, it is my first.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Brown Swirl
This is a Ravenwood swirl. It is a little less than 5/8" in diameter and is in great condition with couple flea bites. It is a opaque beige based marble with a light brown and brown ribbons swirled about. You could call it a tri-colored swirl. I believe this one to have been by the Ravenwood Novelty Works.
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Red Tadpole
This is a Champion Swirl. It slightly smaller than 5/8" in diameter and is in good condition. It is an opaque white based marble with a red ribbon swirl. This marble's red ribbon looks like a "J" or a tadpole and is only on one side. It is mostly a white marble which is a trait of the Champion white based marble. I got this marble at a local junk shop.
Friday, March 17, 2006
St Patty Half & Half
This is an Akro Half and Half. It is 5/8" in diameter and is in good condition with a few flea bites. It is a very transparent green based marble with a mint green patch that covers one half one the marble.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Purple Turkey
This maybe a Champion Swirl. I just not sure with the swirls what company made them, it is just the color I rely on. It is 5/8" in diameter and is in good condition. It is a opaque white based with a purple and a light blue swirled. Or opaque purple based marble with white and light blue swirled. This marble has a fold which creates the turkey head look.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Peltier
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Purple Jackson
This, I believe, is a Jackson swirl. It is 5/8" in diameter and is good condition with some hits. It is a clear based marble with a purple ribbon swirl and has some small air bubbles. I come upon this marble from a local junk shop from a old time junk dealer that I met awhile back.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Chinese Superman Corkscrew
This is a Chinese Corkscrew. It is about 1/2", a pee wee and is in mint condition. It is a baby blue based marble with a red and yellow brushed swirled ribbons. These are the colors that make-up the famous 'Superman' colored marbles, ergo a chinese Superman Corkscrew. I believe this is a handmade marble. It has a pontil like it was handmade. I bought this at a store last week for a quarter.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Akro Patch
Friday, March 10, 2006
Mexican Superman
This is a Mexican Superman. Actually this is a Vacor Serpent. Vacor Marbles are sold under the Mega Marbles name here in the States. These are about 5/8" in diameter and are in wet mint condition. They are a blue opaque based marble with red and yellow brushed patches. These marbles are often confused with older marbles.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Yellow & Red Sunburst
This is a Master Marble Sunburst. It is 5/8" in diameter with a few flea bites. It could be a Cloudy. It's base has wispy white filaments with some wispy yellowish and reddish filaments. It does has a translucent look to it but, then again it seems to be opaque. It does has a "U" shape seam. I seem to think its a Master Marble Sunburst. I got this marble from a local junk shop.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Green Meteor
This is a Master Marble/Glass Meteor. It is 5/8" in diameter and fairly good condition. It is a faint greenish base with a darkish green wispy patch. It has the "U" shape at the seams.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Green Corkscrew
This is an Akro Corkscrew. It is 5/8" in diameter and has some character (bumps and bruises). It is has a white opaque base with a dark translucent green ribbon and a thin light green ribbon that shadows the big ribbon. I got this one at a local junk shop.
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Vitro Patch
This is a Vitro Patch. It is 5/8" in diameter and is in great condition. It is primary a opaque white based marble with a opaque yellow patch and a translucent orange patch. It has two seams and one has the traditional hook or "v" , which makes me believe it is a Vitro. I maybe wrong.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Fiesta
This is a Vacor Fiesta. It is 25mm (1" for American) in diameter and in mint condition. It is a clear based marbles with a blue, red, and yellow ribbons swirled throughout the marble. This is a wire pull marble. The Vacor marbles are also known as Mega Marbles. I bought this as a group from a reseller on Ebay, Rainturble.
Friday, March 03, 2006
Alley Swirl
This is a Alley Agate swirl. It is 5/8" in diameter and is in mint condition. It is a opaque white based marble with translucent green swirls. The swirls almost give this marble a flame look on this side.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Akro Patch
This is an Akro Agate patch. It is 5/8" diameter and with a lots of character. It is a green based marble with a blue brushed patch . This patch has little fingers of color that extend beyond the crimp. Some call this pre-freese. I am not certain this is an Akro Agate, but the fact is Akro Agate did make patch marbles. Yes they did make the corkscrews, patches, slags, and solids. Every company from that era made all these types of marbles, not just one style as some believe. The coloring of the glass makes me believe that this is an Akro Agate. The color is very similiar to some corkscrews that I have or seen.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Blue Ace
This is an Akro Ace. It is 5/8" diameter and is in a slight used condition. Of course this is the good side. It has a translucent milky white base marble with a blue corkscrew. And yes I did pay money for this one. It came in a "box lot" with some other marbles I wanted, so realistically I purchased it.