Vintage Clay Marbles

The most common antique clay marbles material is metal.

Vintage clay marbles.

Beginning around 1840 a factory in ohio was producing clay marbles at a rate of 100 000 per day. Make offer 146 antique vintage clay marbles hand made in new haven connecticut never used. Vintage clay marbles over 20. Favorite add to collection of 11 vintage clay and porcelain marbles swansongantiques.

There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Well you re in luck because here they come. Foil clays are small usually less than 1 2 diameter clays with a metallic coating on them. 146 antique vintage clay marbles hand made in new haven connecticut never used.

The dyed marbles are usually found in red blue brown green or yellow. 5 out of 5 stars 691 691 reviews 25 00. Clay marbles were first made in america in 1884 by the akron toy company. Lot 72 vintage clay marbles striped china bennington blue brown purple red.

This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. 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. Vintage marbles are especially popular with collectors though custom marbles sometimes made with rare materials can also command impressive price tags. Commoneys or commies this name refers marbles that are very common.

Only 1 available and it s in 2 people s carts. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique clay marbles. Vintage collection of clear yellow red marbles 6 jar mixed lot. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Time left 1d 20h left. Billions of the plain clay marbles were made in the usa from 1884 until about 1950. Colored clay marbles were referred to as polished. Prior to 1884 they were imported from germany.

Originally clay marbles were the least expensive marbles. There are 83 antique clay marbles for sale on etsy and they cost 38 71 on average. Clay marbles are usually found in their natural tan color but they may also be dyed. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.

The most popular color. Despite being antiques these clay commies are still common today and not really collectible.