Valuable Collector Marbles

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Valuable collector marbles.

Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. Painted standing bear sulphide marble 2 850. Below is a list of marble collectors sorted by state who have indicated to the mcsa that they are willing to assist other marble collectors with identifying their marbles. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. Explore examples of collectible marbles. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

The ultimate online resource for marbles. There have a fairly morbid backstory. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Marbles vintage 899 99.

Single pontil birdcage marble. Barbara crews is a lifelong collector who was featured on a e for her collections. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what. 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.

Many of the cat s eye marbles you ll find are recent imports that contain poor quality glass with fine bubbles and will not build a valuable collection. This list is presented as a service to the public. A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too. Marbles vintage jet pilot knife vietnam era rare modifications wsheath.

Great deals on rare marbles. Onionskin mica marble 2 632. Marbles vintage collectible s rare. Look for older or vintage cat s eye marbles like nine veins which be worth collecting.

Marble identification can be difficult and rely on subtle differences in color and design. Black and white navarre marble 1638. Marbles 34 750 00. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate.

Staffordshire agateware 888 42. Staffordshire agateware extremely rare set of 5 pottery 18th century marbles. She has contributed to antique trader today s vintage and more. Fast free shipping on many items.