Ravenswood 1928 1955.
Identifying akro agate marbles.
Other styles and patterns include moonies oxbloods and corkscrews with three or more colors.
The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.
Perhaps the best way to identify an akro agate slag is not by any particular feature but rather by its lack of features.
Vacor 1930 present.
Akro agate slags will lack the seams seen in christensen agate and peltier examples the fine feathering of the white seen in peltier examples and the nine and tail of the white as well as the cut off mark of m f.
Champion agate 1938 2005.
The first marbles by peltier were produced by miller machinery and were single stream slags and swirls.
Check the condition of the marble too.
The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Christensen and christensen agate were hand gathered and therefore may exhibit the nine shaped pattern of the white where the marble was twisted out of the glass furnace.
Kokomo opalescent glass co.
The vitro agate co.
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Flames are usually older and collectible.
Perhaps the best way to identify an akro agate slag is not by any particular feature but rather by its lack of features early akro slags like those of m f.
Christensen and son company.
Alley agate 1929 1947.
Master glass master made 1930 1974.
We have a wide variety of marbles for sale that were manufactured by the akro agate company.
Alox late 1930 s late 1940 s.
The akro agate company was formed in 1910 in akron ohio.
Like akro agate and christensen early peltier marbles are often composed of brilliant combinations of color.
Christensen agate 1925 1933.
A nicely corked marble was likely made by akro agate co which began making marbles in the u s.
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Many peltier marbles especially early examples have as made blow out holes that appear on the surface of the marble as tiny pits.
The peltier glass co.
Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass.
It was moved to clarksburg west virginia in 1914 where it remained until its bankruptcy in 1951.
Look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate.
Examine the marble for a logo from a comic strip.
The company originally repackaged marbles bought from the m f.
Check if the marble has a flame design.
