Antique Pictures And Names Of Marbles

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

Antique pictures and names of marbles. Crockery marbles most crockery or stoneware marbles were brown with a blue glaze. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. Radiant and aesthetic in appearance with patterns.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro. Aug 7 2013 explore cynthia s board marbles followed by 428 people on pinterest. They are still inexpensive and within reach of the average marble collector. If you are looking for a particular style of marble feel free to email me as i just might have one for sale.

See more ideas about marble glass marbles paperweights. Most crockery or stoneware marbles were brown with a blue glaze. Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s. Identification and price guide 5th edition after i approved the final draft of the book the publisher changed two of the images without my consent.

There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. To buy bulk marbles chinese checker or. Rare marbles antique commies are still fairly common. Erratum sheet for marbles.

They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. They have a chalky unglazed porous appearance. I sell marbles regularly at marble shows around the country as well as on ebay. With a range of colors measurements and patterns marbles can be tough to identify at times.

This section discusses these. They come in varied range of colors with diverse vein patterns on them glass marbles.