Size quality and design are important.
Collectible machine made marbles.
Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market.
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.
Until about 20 years ago machine made marbles were not considered collectible by many marble collectors.
A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc.
The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt.
Below are examples of some new marbles.
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Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles.
Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.
Usually they are machine made or contemporary.
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.
Most collectors ended up with machine made marbles as part of collections that they were buying because they wanted the handmade marbles in them.
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They would generally throw the machine made marbles in a box and forget about them.
This section gives a short history of many marble companies and offers an image idenficiation library.
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Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.
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The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.
The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young.
Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.
Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china.
Single gather confetti mica marble 10 999 created circa 1860 this marble is in incredible condition for its age.
Confetti is a common pattern on cheaper marbles but the pattern is often.
