Red Special - Red and Blue Patriotic Special
Akro Agate · 1930s-1940s Machine-Made Classic Era
Identification summary
Opaque white base with oxblood-red banded patch and light blue accent, classic Red and Blue Patriotic Special.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Akro Agate
- Era
- 1930s-1940s Machine-Made Classic Era
- Pattern
- banded patch swirl
- Rarity assessment
- Uncommon
- Condition assessment
- Near Mint
- Size
- Standard player ~5/8 inch (15-17mm) estimated from notepad scale
- Material
- soda-lime glass with opaque white opal base
Why this candidate
Best match: opaque white base with dense oxblood-red banded patch showing fine white striations and sharp cut-line plus faint blue wisps on opposite side is textbook Akro Special construction. No full corkscrew twist seen.