Identifying Akro Agate Marbles

The akro agate company was formed in 1910 in akron ohio.

Identifying akro agate marbles.

The peltier glass co. The akro agate co. Corkscrew patterns generally have a white base with a second color twisted into a helix. Examine the marble for a logo from a comic strip.

The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Champion agate 1938 2005. The company originally repackaged marbles bought from the m f. Alley agate 1929 1947.

Flames are usually older and collectible. It was moved to clarksburg west virginia in 1914 where it remained until its bankruptcy in 1951. Vacor 1930 present. Check if the marble has a flame design.

Ravenswood 1928 1955. 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. 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.

Perhaps the best way to identify an akro agate slag is not by any particular feature but rather by its lack of features. Look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate. Like akro agate and christensen early peltier marbles are often composed of brilliant combinations of color. Welcome to the akro agate collectors corner.

Many peltier marbles especially early examples have as made blow out holes that appear on the surface of the marble as tiny pits. The vitro agate co. 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.

Christensen agate 1925 1933. We have a wide variety of marbles for sale that were manufactured by the akro agate company. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass. The first marbles by peltier were produced by miller machinery and were single stream slags and swirls.

Currently we are having a sale on superman corkscrews red yellow blue. 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 son company.

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