Collecting Vintage Marbles

As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.

Collecting vintage marbles.

This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. If you know one you may want to get their help.

Size quality and design. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. 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.

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. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Marbles at morphy auctions september 23 24 2016.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. 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. Once again morphy auctions is auctioning off some terrific marbles and the online catalog photos are exquisite.