Blackie - Green and White Banded
Vitro Agate Co. · Machine-Made Vintage 1940s-1950s
Identification summary
Opaque black base marble with banded mint-green and opalescent white to pale-blue stripes. Glossy machine-made swirl typical of Vitro Blackie play marbles.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Vitro Agate Co.
- Era
- Machine-Made Vintage 1940s-1950s
- Pattern
- banded opaque swirl
- Rarity assessment
- Common
- Condition assessment
- Near Mint
- Size
- Standard play size ~0.60-0.65 inch (15-16.5mm)
- Material
- opaque soda-lime glass
Why this candidate
Best match: opaque black base with wide mint-green band and opalescent white/blue band seen in both views is classic Vitro Blackie construction. Machine-made gloss, no pontil, standard size, and color layering match 1940s-1950s Vitro Blackie Green-White.