Old German Marbles

Lot of 25 peltier rare early 3 color cat s eye marbles.

Old german marbles. Size quality and design. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Antique handmade marbles are works of glass art and old world craftsmanship highly prized by marble collectors. For this reason they are sometimes called german swirls but most collectors refer to them as handmades.

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. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Vintage marbles are typically more attractive and brighter than modern ones because they were individually made compared to the new ones that were made in high quantities. Usually they are machine made or contemporary.

10007m mint very rare kayo peltier comic picture marble with aventurine 66 in. Most were made in germany from the late 1840s until around about 1915 and most are the swirl variety. In fact according to the national toy hall of fame even shakespeare mentioned marbles in his play the twelfth night marbles also have an entire. Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart.

Marbles have always been popular. The prices of the most expensive marble are. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate.

Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. 4 5 out of 5 stars 35 35 reviews 9 99. Make offer antique handmade marble german 0 69 1 28 inches german handmade divided ribbon swirl vintage marble 32mm.

Ending friday at 4 47pm pdt 4d 20h. If you know one you may want to get their help. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.

You can often see vintage marbles selling for 50 100 a pop but the costs of the most expensive marbles in the world make that seem like nothing. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that could cut molten glass was invented by a german glassblower. 10 glass large marbles vintage german interestingsmallshop. Make offer 4 vintage hand made german marbles group lot of 4 68 to 51 antique handmade marble german 0 69 35 00.