Rare Glass Marbles

The quality of glass used when making marbles in the old days was high.

Rare glass marbles. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Blue wasp blue tiger blue bee. These vintage marbles were manufactured using a glassblowing technique inducing characteristics like bubbles and pontils. The prices of the most expensive marble are.

These marbles are some of the rarer and more difficult to find from the peltier glass co. While modern marbles are also used for playing the glass used is not as high quality as the old ones so they could easily break. You can often see vintage marbles selling for 50 100 a pop but the costs of the most expensive marbles in the world make that seem like nothing. 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl.

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. 3 80 5d 3h 3 95 shipping. 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. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl.

Shooter blue ribbon swirl marble vintage very rare. 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl. This is because they were used for playing so they shouldn t easily break. Determine the quality of the glass.

However some vintage glass marbles could be from the transition period when machines were introduced in marble making. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl. Rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship. 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.

Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in.