Collectible Machine Made Marbles

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

Collectible machine made marbles.

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. Usually they are machine made or contemporary. 8 years and up 4 0. Confetti is a common pattern on cheaper marbles but the pattern is often.

Until about 20 years ago machine made marbles were not considered collectible by many marble collectors. Size quality and design are important. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass.

Christensen west virginia lutz mica shooters 3 4 7 8 jumbos 15 16 up peewees 1 2 down. Most collectors ended up with machine made marbles as part of collections that they were buying because they wanted the handmade marbles in them. There have a fairly morbid backstory. A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc.

Below are examples of some new marbles. 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. Single gather confetti mica marble 10 999 created circa 1860 this marble is in incredible condition for its age. This section gives a short history of many marble companies and offers an image idenficiation library.

Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. They would generally throw the machine made marbles in a box and forget about them. 95 free shipping only 3 left in stock order soon.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. While these are all very colorful and beautiful marbles they hold no particular value to collectors other than current face value. 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.

More buying choices 3 39 2 new offers ages. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market.