El Aguila Marbles “Stories and secrets” (The rise of Vacor De Mexico part 3)

In this video Alejandro and Jorge Vazquez Medina share some wonderful old stories and factory secrets from the 1960’s Manufacturas De Vidrio El Aguila S.A. marbles company from Mexico City.
In this video we explore the vintage prelude to the Vacor De Mexico marbles company, Manufacturas De Vidrio El Aguila S.A.
We are joined once again by generous guests/co-owners from the family business: Alejandro and Jorge Vazquez Medina, along with Mary Vazquez and David Tamulevich. 🟢⚪️ 🔴
Very little was publicly known about El Aguila before the Vazquez Medina family agreed to take part in these interviews. I am very grateful for their time, information and energy!
Manufacturas De Vidrio El Aguila produced colorful, quality toy glass marbles from about 1960 to 1969 in Mexico City, Mexico. The owners: Carlos Vazquez, Jorge Vazquez Medina and Alejandro Vazquez Medina later moved to Guadalajara, Mexico to form the most successful machine-made marbles company in the world : Vacor De Mexico. (1970)
The El Aguila marbles products were available in the market in Mexico and Spain, before breaking into the entire European market. These marbles were not distributed to the United States and Canada.
Agradecimientos:
Carlos Vazquez Cornejo
Jose Vazquez Cornejo
Alejandro Vazquez Medina
Jorge Vazquez Medina
Mary Vazquez
David Tamulevich
Alejandra Lopez Ramirez
Andy Mc Laughlin
Ricardo Mendoza
Joep Van Kol
Mike Johnson
Irma Buachaitheamh
Juan Carlos Morales Jamies
Eneko Madariaga
Phil Kendrick
Wink Gross
Joseph Vasalastos
Jonathan Biel
Adam Obriek
Jordan Wolkstien
Greg Schiano & Rutgers University Football

[@mmartin556]

Stephen, at 3:35 there is the statement that even Atmospheres were manufactured with the rollers using water. This means Atmospheres are MACHINE MADE rather than HANDMADE (which is something I have suspected all along). The popular wisdom is that they were Handmade. Could you give some clarification on this? Thanks

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Yes M Martin you are spot-on correct! The glass used in an Atmosphere streamed out of a furnace, was cut by rollers and were further manipulated as they were rolling. I’m not sure how that myth started but we will definitely de-bunk it in the next video. Good eye on your part! 🔴

[@IronChief]

The idea of the atmosphere marbles being hand made, may have started with the posters that you could send off for from the information on the label on the packaging. On the poster, it says hand made. ​@stephenbahrmarbles

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

@@IronChief Yes ✔ I don’t believe Vacor produced those posters . It may have been mis-information from whatever that retailer was - Mega or Moon Marble or another jobber.

[@IronChief]

@@stephenbahrmarbles it may have been Moon, the address to send it to was K.C. Kansas.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

@@IronChief ok ✅ thanks ! I’ll dig out that info for that topic’s narration.

[@mmartin556]

My “Hats Off” to these gentlemen. They make beautiful marbles and make them so AFFORDABLE! Even Henry Fisher from Vitro admitted their good quality! Vacor’s marketing is GENIUS. Keeps collectors buying each new variety! These are a nice, affordable beginning to get into the hobby.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Said with reverence MMartin, 🙏agreed my friend!

[@randyburks7482]

Vacor and Aguila marbles rule all!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I suppose it depends on what your tastes are, personally:I love them ! 🟢⚪️🔴

[@marrazo3489]

I loved knowing the origin of the El Aguila factory, my grandfather bought boxes in the 60s and I have parakeet, mosaic, punch and centenaries of Aguila and Vacor after the closure of Aguila Trébol

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Wow Marrazo I would love see that collection!

[@adrianagl6432]

The anecdotes are the best!!! Pure gold !!! Thank you very much for these videos, Stephen!! It's always a pleasure to watch them!!👍🔴🔵💥

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Adriana - Agreed ! It was great to hear some of thier old war stories! 🟢⚪️🔴

[@onesmartally5529]

Love this. I see and hear the pride in their craftsmanship. Marbles and their colorful patterns remind me of galaxies. A fun watch. 😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you onesmartly! They made world class marbles for sure!

[@davidtamulevich8587]

Wow..this is great, and the marbles they made..I had no iodea!! Thank you, Stephen, for including me: such an honor to be able to interview Alejandro and Jorge!!!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Sir David thank you for joining in! And all of your senior advisement, it means so much to me!

[@CHUCKDARING]

something i noticed about the older "Canicas De Vacor" is that they had a wide variety and so much color.. very bonita!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

They are terrific vintage marbles !

[@shakrimh]

Thank you again, very interesting 👍

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks for watching Shakrimh!

[@apismellifera1000]

Another nice installment of Vacor De Mexico 🤩

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks! 😃

[@ericjohnson2320]

Another fantastic installment of the series!!! You have made me inspired to search even harder for marbles. Such a rich history of each manufacturer. Bravo Stephen!!! You're continuing Ron's legacy.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Eric my man thank you ! “The show must go on” I’m sure Ron would concur! 🌟

[@JoseMartinez-fi7xv]

Excellent video amigo.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Jose !

[@Patriciamiliaaudits]

Always a joy to watch your channel

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks for watching Patricia !

[@StarrysLostandFound]

Thank you 👍👊✨

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hey Starry thank you and I hope all is well! 🔑

[@cindymurphy457]

Awesome marbles and nice gentleman 😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Cindy! Thanks and yes I agree! They are a terrific family, very supportive!

[@chadgartner5434]

Yet another great video Stephen "Thank You"

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Chad as always! I appreciate it. 🟢⚪️🔴

[@IronChief]

The more I learn about these marbles, the more I want to learn! Thanks for another fascinating video, and I am looking forward to more.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank Iron Chief ! They’re Mexico’s best kept secret, wonderful marbles!

[@jeff-wisconsin8365]

Thanks Stephen! Nice to find your video.🙂

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Jeff, stay warm!!

[@fabianaguilar5848]

Those semi-sparklers are stunners!!! And I was just playing around with some vacors/mega earlier today thinking how much more beautiful they compare to your average cat eye.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Yes Fab they really made some special marbles! The glass for El Aguila is great quality and they used some unique & distinctive colors for their glass. Very underrated!

[@baronessbooks9909]

What a fascinating story, while I’m not sure if I have any of these I do have some 3 color rainbows that are pretty. So were they sold is USA? I bought a collectors off auction fathers and son. I have been sorting and keeping some and selling some on eBay. Thanks for the cute show.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Barones they were not disturbed into the USA, they are extremely difficult to find in the States. I have only found one group of them.

[@aikosuzuki4763]

I am sorry to hear that Alejandro had a bad experience in Japan, my country. I’ve watched other videos of him speaking. He's a friendly person. I am so ashamed. He or no one shouldn't be treated in that way. I wonder who he spoke to. According to my research, in 1974, there were two manufacturers and three factories in Japan, located in Osaka, Tokyo, and Nagoya. Yasuda had already closed his factory several years earlier. That year, it is known that Isamu Yasuda was setting up a marble factory in Baghdad. He also worked for factories abroad. If Alejandro had visited Isamu, things would have been different.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks for the wonderful comment Aiko, he is indeed a nice guy! I would love to hear more about the Japanese factories! Please email me at [e-mail] if possible. Thank you ! 🔴

[@marrazo3489]

Cage, water, balloons and box of champions from the 1968 Olympic Games... It is a lot of more than 50 thousand VACOR and AGUILA marbles still in closed boxes.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

That sounds like a museum of El Aguilas ! I would love to see that collection! 🟢⚪️🔴

[@IronChief]

How long until episode 4 ?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I need to work through a few more requested topics before I get back to El Aguila . Hopefully within a year - with a full identifications video.

[@IronChief]

@@stephenbahrmarbles did you see my other comment on the atmosphere controversy?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I don’t think so, I’ll look for it ✔️

[@sutrey9012]

vacor series not my favorite. more interested in examples of marbles from specific makers. and nothing personal but the interviews and dialog with owners is unwatchable and a repetative trainwreck.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you surety for your critique, I appreciate it! Most of my viewers are more interested in the marbles identifications, as they are sizing up their own collections trying to figure out what they have. The videos in this series are more focused on the marble manufacturing and the history of this particular company. It isn’t often we get to talk to owners of a factory from 50 years ago and get their first hand accounts. To me, these videos are some of the most important content I would be able to provide. I don’t often get this type of feedback from viewers so please answer for me : What videos on this channel are your favorites? And thank you for your time.

[@Js-sq7fx]

@@stephenbahrmarblesgreat videos. I enjoyed them and learned a lot.