Collectible Marbles Worth Money

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Collectible marbles worth money.

Certain examples of these miniature pieces of art have since become very valuable but unless you know exactly what you re looking out for it can be difficult to tell if you ve just found the big one. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Condition is directly related to the value of vintage collectible marbles. Many marble sellers do not know that there is a difference in value and the asking price.

The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality.

Black and white navarre marble 1638. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Prior to the introduction of machine made marbles almost all were hand blown. 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.

This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives. Steelies are metal marbles normally made for industrial use and are fairly common. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Look for large marbles and peewees because these usually are more valuable and often in better condition than playing marbles of 9 16 inch size. Prices for these may be less than 50. Solid core swirl marbles made in 1998 surprisingly have a value of 25 to 40 each.

This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth. 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. Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.

Look for the pontil. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. Older clay handmade marbles are simple and lack decoration.