Old Rare Marbles

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Old rare marbles. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. 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.

Make offer vintage rare kokomo marbles. 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. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. We strive to provide collectors with unparalleled access to high quality rare or hard to find marbles at reasonable prices with the assurance of a money back satisfaction guarantee to maximize the collecting experience to new collectors through educational information on marbles and to become a trusted resource for exploring building and enjoying the antique marble collecting hobby.

Early handmade examples produced in germany are particularly sought after. Following the outbreak of world war i sales of american machine made marbles grew as german exports were banned. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Super rare vintage old world stained glass 3 large marbles.

Millions of marbles with. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference.

As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. The prices of the most expensive marble are. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.

Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.