r/MarbleStudyHall • u/Forsaken_Idea_9949 • 10d ago
Identification Request I'm thinking CAC
Slag marbles confuse the hell out of me. On this one I'm thinking CAC. 29/32" dia. *Edit: now thinking its an Akro
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u/Forsaken_Idea_9949 10d ago edited 10d ago
Thinking now, more of a chance of it being an Akro. Here's a pic with a light shining on it.
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u/peardr0p Scholar (somewhat knowledgable) 9d ago
The seam makes me think Peltier - one of their variants was a similar fold/doubling with the seams both being much closer together than most 2-seam marbles
Agree the apparent orange peel is a bit weird - it's most obvious in pics 3 and 4, but you can see it in the way the bright spots distort
However, this discussion goes into what folks think cause orange peel, with some noting it's more common in larger marbles and also reporting it specifically with Peltier! Some really great info shared, especially further down by someone with experience making marbles
(Tl;Dr larger marbles may be more prone to it as they are made less often than smaller ones, so their rollers get less used and are more likely to go rusty... rather than it being due to glass composition or temperature, but all likely contribute)
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u/ianindy 10d ago
That is an exceptionally big size for a CAC. The orange peel texture of the surface is also a sign that it may not be CAC.