Collecting Vintage Marbles

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.

Collecting vintage marbles.

If you know one you may want to get their help. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Size quality and design. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt.

Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.

Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. Highlights include a rare christensen agate company cobalt based guinea with only red and white colors. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.

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. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. Once again morphy auctions is auctioning off some terrific marbles and the online catalog photos are exquisite.