Collecting Vintage Marbles

This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference.

Collecting vintage marbles.

Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Highlights include a rare christensen agate company cobalt based guinea with only red and white colors.

Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles.

Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Marbles at morphy auctions september 23 24 2016. 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. Size quality and design.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Vintage marbles are typically more attractive and brighter than modern ones because they were individually made compared to the new ones that were made in high quantities. Once again morphy auctions is auctioning off some terrific marbles and the online catalog photos are exquisite.