Identifying Akro Agate Marbles

A nicely corked marble was likely made by akro agate co which began making marbles in the u s.

Identifying akro agate marbles.

Alley agate 1929 1947. Welcome to the akro agate collectors corner. Christensen and son company. Master glass master made 1930 1974.

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. 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. Currently we are having a sale on superman corkscrews red yellow blue. Check if the marble has a flame design.

Look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate. The company originally repackaged marbles bought from the m f. Champion agate 1938 2005. Many peltier marbles especially early examples have as made blow out holes that appear on the surface of the marble as tiny pits.

Christensen agate 1925 1933. We have a wide variety of marbles for sale that were manufactured by the akro agate company. Alox late 1930 s late 1940 s. We guarantee all of our marbles are original antiques and offer a 100 satisfaction guaranteed no questions asked refund policy.

It was moved to clarksburg west virginia in 1914 where it remained until its bankruptcy in 1951. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. The peltier glass co. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass.

The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Flames are usually older and collectible. The akro agate company was formed in 1910 in akron ohio. Examine the marble for a logo from a comic strip.

Kokomo opalescent glass co. Check the condition of the marble too. 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. Perhaps the best way to identify an akro agate slag is not by any particular feature but rather by its lack of features.

The vitro agate co. Corkscrew patterns generally have a white base with a second color twisted into a helix. The akro agate co. The first marbles by peltier were produced by miller machinery and were single stream slags and swirls.

Like akro agate and christensen early peltier marbles are often composed of brilliant combinations of color.