Collecting Antique Marbles

Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.

Collecting antique marbles.

Size quality and design. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. It can take years to gain enough experience to become an expert in vintage marbles but having just a small interest in marble collecting and old marbles can get a decent collection started. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.

Identification and price guide 5th edition 2012 schiffer publishing and features almost 400 images of various types of marbles to help you with marble identfication. Aesthetics are also highly important. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Make offer super rare vintage old world stained glass 3 large marbles 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl 162 50. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt.

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. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting.

Knowing the value of vintage collectible marbles often is a key component when buying marbles because even though you may be. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Shop for and learn about vintage and antique marbles. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. Usually they are machine made or contemporary.