Blackie / Black Beauty
Vitro Agate · 1950s-1960s
Identification summary
Machine-made opaque black marble with faint gray-white swirl wisps and black-amethyst edge translucency, known as Blackie / Black Beauty.
Visible record
- Maker candidate
- Vitro Agate
- Era
- 1950s-1960s
- Pattern
- Opaque onyx swirl
- Rarity assessment
- Common
- Condition assessment
- Good
- Size
- Standard - approximately 5/8 inch shooter/play size (size not provided, inferred from images)
- Material
- Soda-lime glass, opaque black / black-amethyst
Why this candidate
Best match for opaque black glass with subtle gray wisps and deep amethyst translucency in strong light. High-gloss machine-made finish with no pontil and small bubbles/pits matches Vitro mass-production 1950s-60s Blackies.