Some Akro Pictures

[Gnome Punter]

Nice to have but nicer to show and share

 

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[cheese]

Some nice ones there! I think akro is my favorite company... in a close run with Peltier and CAC.

 

[Gnome Punter]

Not a CAC or Pelt fan, overall
i like my Akros and MKs. I need me another 200 or so Bumble bees to finish a 1 gallon jar I am working on

 

[cheese]

Here's some akro eye candy from my collection since you like akros:

 

[cheese]

Got more if you like to see it... I don't want to take over the thread though.

 

[Gnome Punter]

Oh I do not mind.

 

[gunsil]

So what are these marbles worth? I collected the handmade ones for a while, but know little about machine made ones although I do have some.

 

[Uncle Jeff]

OMG I like those blue and white ones.. may I have one please? And Gnome Punter? Did you play on Povar if so I know you Xxax

 

[cheese]

I like those lemonade oxbloods. I don't have any of those for some reason.

 

[cheese]

Here's a pintle valve out of the tank at akro. This opened or closed the nozzle for the glass to flow out of one of the tanks.


This is a broken funnel from the akro machine where the glass flowed through to the spinner cup where the spiral was put on akro corkscrews. Next to it is a piece of fire brick from the tank with glass stuck to it.


And some more akro marbles with matching cullet

 

[Road Dog]

Nice Akros. I used to be a hardcore Akro collector, but sold most some years ago. I still have my Slags. Here are a few pics of some experimentals I sold.

 

[cheese]

Nice drizzle tail on that one! That lemonade is awesome too with that blue in it! Blueberry lemonade ?

 

[Road Dog]

They are all around 1" dia. . The blue and yellow is a moonie base marble.

 

[cheese]

Gnome, I love that aqua and white extra turn snake in the second pic of the ones in the wood box! I have some of that aqua color in cullet, but you don't see it often in a marble.

 

[cheese]

Were they dug Road Dog? I see the orange fire shining through at the bottom of that yellow one now. Even better!

 

[Road Dog]

Yeah, dug at the factory site. Also have some teal slags with Oxblood that were dug experimentals.

 

[Gnome Punter]

Gnome, I love that aqua and white extra turn snake in the second pic of the ones in the wood box! I have some of that aqua color in cullet, but you don't see it often in a marble.

I have 9-10 more and 2 have Oxblood strands going from end to end. I jsut call them tight twist since they seem to have 1 more ring.

I am not a cullet fan. I got several pieces sent to me and ended up tossing them in a box and into the closet. I have vases and trays, still only passing interest. The marbles, alone, seem to do it for me.
The only boxes I have are master and MK.
Most of my marbles are labeled and in storage for when the kids have need of them. These are what I have here that I have bought over the last year.

I have fairly good luck with the rarer marble bit poop luck on the mid range and lower. I have a purple on white base cork, only one I have ever seen but would love more. It's a light lavender. I will get pics and post them.
I have 1 Eggyolk left, but tossed it on the bay. I do not do damaged marbles. Factory or not.

NOT A SHAMLESS PLUG...but here is the one I tossed up
3 4 47 64 Akro Agate Eggyolk Oxblood Double Cork Corckscrew Shooter NM M | eBay

I have a few marbles with minor damage but they are here until I find Mint/Mint- to replace them.
I unload the damaged marbles in lots as well. trying to recoup to buy what I want. A lot of times when I buy large piles I ended up with damaged marbles, it is what it is.

I can post pics of my 1" later if anyone wants. Will have to find them. Have a 1" superman

 

[cheese]

I'll look at whatever pics you want to post! I love to look at them. I rarely find any for sale down here, and when I do, they're usually cateyes and stuff I don't collect. I get some off ebay once in a while. That blue and white snake with oxblood would be a cool one to see.

 

[cheese]

As far as cullet, I love it (if you can't tell). It's a great learning tool, and a byproduct of a hard days work at the marble factory. It sort of equates to having a brick from the White House if you're an American History buff, or a pebble form the Great Pyramid if your into that. In ways, I appreciate it more than a good marble. Sometimes it's prettier than the marble it made too.

 

[Road Dog]

Here's a Brick (no pun intended) piece of cullet.