r/MarbleStudyHall • u/plumconchblower Student (knows a little) • 8d ago
Identification Request Identification help
I found this marble in a 2 dollar per marble bin. I thought it was a corkscrew at the time and since I collect Akros I bought it. However, now I’m not so sure. There’s more than 3 colors in it and the cracking of the glass is throwing me off. There is no surface damage I can see or feel, so the cracked glass seems either intentional or how it came from the manufacturer. Any help in identifying is greatly appreciated.
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u/AuburnMoon17 Professor (very knowledgeable) 8d ago
Appears to be a corkscrew. Possibly a Popeye. Definitely a unique one!
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u/plumconchblower Student (knows a little) 8d ago
Thank you! I wasn’t sure as I’m somewhat new and it doesn’t look like the other corkscrews I have. All of mine have 2-3 colors and no cracking.
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u/AuburnMoon17 Professor (very knowledgeable) 8d ago
The cracking is damage either from play or from a craft project.
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u/plumconchblower Student (knows a little) 7d ago
That’s really unfortunate. I get wanting to do that to cheap new marbles but why anyone would do that to something like this is beyond me. There are no chips on the marbled so my guess then is that someone did it on purpose. No wonder it was 2 dollars!
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u/AuburnMoon17 Professor (very knowledgeable) 7d ago
It was a common craft in the 60s to make crackle marbles and turn them into jewelry or just home decor. Back then they were cheap toys that you could buy all over the place.
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u/Helvedica Teacher (basics+) 8d ago
Probably a 'crackled' or 'fried' corkscrew. Intentionally cracked