Identifying Akro Agate Marbles

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Identifying akro agate marbles. Kokomo opalescent glass co. Vacor 1930 present. Flames are usually older and collectible. Check the condition of the marble too.

The akro agate co. Check if the marble has a flame design. Many peltier marbles especially early examples have as made blow out holes that appear on the surface of the marble as tiny pits. Like akro agate and christensen early peltier marbles are often composed of brilliant combinations of color.

Corkscrew patterns generally have a white base with a second color twisted into a helix. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass. A nicely corked marble was likely made by akro agate co which began making marbles in the u s. The company originally repackaged marbles bought from the m f.

The first marbles by peltier were produced by miller machinery and were single stream slags and swirls. The vitro agate co. Look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate. Ravenswood 1928 1955.

Welcome to the akro agate collectors corner. Champion agate 1938 2005. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. 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.

The akro agate company was formed in 1910 in akron ohio. Other styles and patterns include moonies oxbloods and corkscrews with three or more colors. 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. Master glass master made 1930 1974.

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. We guarantee all of our marbles are original antiques and offer a 100 satisfaction guaranteed no questions asked refund policy. Christensen and son company. Christensen agate 1925 1933.

Perhaps the best way to identify an akro agate slag is not by any particular feature but rather by its lack of features. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Alley agate 1929 1947. The peltier glass co.

It was moved to clarksburg west virginia in 1914 where it remained until its bankruptcy in 1951.