Sam Raders Akro Agate
Recently we were invited to see Sam Raders unusual Akro Agate collection. Sam owns a lot of the pieces shown in the Florence Akro book. We were amazed at what we saw and snapped a few pictures for this page. Learning to use a new camera and a lot of the pictures didn't turn out . Decided to put the best ones on this page for now and maybe he'll give me a chance to take some better ones later. Click on the images to see a larger picture.
Sams newly acquired green tumbler on its tray. Both pieces are marked with the crow.
Some of Sams marbles. Don't know enough about marbles to talk about them.
More marbles.
WOW! Look at that star ashtray. (Next item on my want list). Check out the transparent blue bell. Sam says it was made by Akro for the telephone company as a handout.
The tire ashtray has some weird saying on it - can't remember exactly but something about a telephone company I think. Also in this picture is the rare finger bowl and a crystal hex ashtray.
Marbleized footed bowl. Remember bowls are my favorite.
This is a mold for the small treasure chest. Never knew how the pieces were made until now.
This is what the mold for a rectangular planter looks like.
These molds were for the fine ribbed bell and for a candle stick holder.
This mold was for the #292 flower pot. The plunger still has the part number and the crow on it.
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