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Doogle
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 Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject: Akro corks that didn't cork |
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I read in Alan Marble's older site that some Akro corkscrew's didn't actually cork because of the spinning cup and pin not working during a run. Is this true? It is stated that these type of marbles are uncommon, but I have not seen a picture of one for reference. I have these two that look like patches, but to me, the patch is much too thin and too long. Also, the color is more on the surface than a patch shows with a deeper/thicker stripe of color. The bases on these two look like an opaque Prize Name standard color, and the translucent looks like an Ace base for a standard Ace.
This is a shot in the dark, but I have been wondering about these thinner stripes of color versus the larger patches on these Akro marbles. Any comments to shoot me down are welcome as usual! I am willing to act like a clay pidgeon anytime as long as I learn something.
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lstmmrbls
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Those appear to have been made as patches. Peace,Galen
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David Chamberlain
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| They both look like legitimate patches to me as well. Nothing funny about them at all. David |
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Doogle
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I agree to that, but is there such a marble as described in Marble Alan's archives? And if so, what would it look like? I am curious as to how a glob looked before it was spun in the cup.
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David Chamberlain
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| As I understand it the Popeye Patches qualify for what you're mentioning as attributed to Akro. I've a doz. or so of them around here someplace. They aren't particularly expensive as they seemed especially prolific. David |
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lstmmrbls
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| Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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It is believed by many that the so called Popeye patches were made as patches.
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David Chamberlain
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| Oops! I'm just remembering the Popeye Patches from when they first arrived on the scene in the 1990s and made a minor sensation....then it all died down. I haven't kept my nose to the grindstone regarding them but back then the initial assumption was that they were a slip up. They never really got off the ground in importance and I hadn't given them further consideration. I stand corrected. David |
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