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The Akro Agate company was one of the companies during the Depression that specialized in speciality items like ashtrays, vases, powder jars, and children's dishes. They are most famous for their production of glass marbles, which is where the name aggies came from. The Akro Agate Company worked hard to establish their unique nitch in glass history. The company was incorporated in Clarksburg, West Virginia in 1914. They began their production with glass marbles and developed their distictive colors working with them. By the 1930s Akro Agate was using unique colors to produce other products like the ones mentioned above. The company remained in business until 1951. Most Akro items are marked with a crow (A-kro), with marbles in it's beak and claws. If you are collecting Akro Agate there are several good books on the subject that you may want to add to your library.
The Collectors Encyclopedia of Akro Agate Glassware by Gene Florence
The Complete Line of The Akro Agate Co. by Roger and Claudia Hardy