Collectible Clay Marbles

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.

Collectible clay marbles. The design on the stone marbles was a result of the impurities or sand chert clay silt iron oxides. Though they weren t as appealing as glass marbles they weren t as rough as the clay ones either. They were popular because they were inexpensive to produce requiring none of the special equipment or knowledge necessary for the production of glass marbles which made them inexpensive to purchase. 0 bids 5 00 shipping.

Rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Antique clay marbles large size set of 6 beige colours games toys kids collectible vintage display prop art natural cyclopaedia. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.

Lot of 20 vintage antique handmade clay marbles various colors lot 10. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Make offer rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very.

Time left 6d 20h left. 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. Favorite add to antique clay marbles nice colors various sizes free shipping rusticandfine. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.

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. 16mm goldfish glass mega marble players 5 8th inch translucent orange rare. These vintage marbles were manufactured using a glassblowing technique inducing characteristics like bubbles and pontils.

Guaranteed by sat oct. New listing vintage marbles lot of 14 clay and glass various sizes with leather pouch. Clay marbles were produced extensively in the 1800s and 1900s. 5 out of 5 stars 586 586 reviews 18 80.

Old rare vintage antique civil war relic clay marble recovered atlanta georgia. These marbles were the easiest to produce and millions still exist. Clay marbles are the most common old marble that you will find. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.