Beginner Marble Collector

Buy a book it will be a small investment when compared to the cost of a few mistakes.

Beginner marble collector. The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting. 3 4 black and blue marble br estimated 20 40 br sold for 40. Don t buy a book primarily for the price information buy it to find out more about possible reproductions company history marks to look for etc. Unlike the newer ones these marbles did not shatter.

Guided tour and discussion of my antique machine made marble collection. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section. Alan s classic identification guide appears here in its full glory.

Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. Identifying glass marbles glass quality. 1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century.

Rich and lynn live in the kansas city area where one of their favorite pastimes is showing children. 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. The marble collectors handbook by robert s. A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies.

Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. This first of kind book collecting marbles. Showing examples and identification of the major american glass marble maker pieces. The national marble museum is now part of this museum.

American toy marble museum glossary fantastic and authoritative glossary of marble related terms. Identification and price guide 5th edition 2012 schiffer publishing and features almost 400 images of various types of marbles to help you with marble identfication. If you re collecting vintage items research is the key to being a smart collector. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.

Earlier marbles were collected and used for playing games. Therefore high quality glass was used in old glass marbles.