Marble Collecting For Beginners

As they lack an eye appeal collectors prefer glass or china marbles to clay ones.

Marble collecting for beginners.

Refer to the marble collectors handbook for value and pattern. 2 watch for unusual sizes of marbles. Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing. Commies the name for marbles originated as they were common and used by children in their marble games.

Non glass marbles marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Learn how to recognize the classic marbles identify the nine basic marble features play the old ga by richard maxwell overview a first of kind book on marble collecting for beginners interested in learning about how to identify and value old marbles. This leaves a tiny rough patch on the marble which is known as the pontil. Knuckle down and join us today.

Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. 1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. Measure a marble s size using a circle template to know whether it is authentic or a reproduction.

Marbleconnection is the web s oldest active vintage marble collecting and identification forum. 3 4 black and blue marble br estimated 20 40 br sold for 40. This first of kind book collecting marbles. Visit this section for a brief history of handmade marble manufacture and to see an image library to help you identify various types of handmade marbles.

The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting. Know the grading system mint condition down to collectible. Measure a marble s size using a circle template to know whether it is authentic or a reproduction. Mass production for clay marbles started when sam dyke of akron ohio invented a machine in 1884 to speed up the process of making marbles.

A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies. Rich and lynn live in the kansas city area where one of their favorite pastimes is showing children fun ways to play with marbles from the old game of ringer to roller coasters contraptions. During this procedure a stick is used where the marble is attached. Two inches and larger and one half inch or less are sizes that may make an ordinary marble a rare one.

Look for the pontil. Refer to the marble collectors handbook for value and pattern. Inspect for flaws with an eye loupe. Marbles are part of a wide variety 865 lots of toys trains die cast vehicles and figures that was auctioned live on ebay october 26 2003.