Collecting Vintage Marbles

Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.

Collecting vintage marbles. Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference.

Highlights include a rare christensen agate company cobalt based guinea with only red and white colors. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Size quality and design. Vintage toy marbles one color on opaque white lot of 10 black and white red and white blue and white swirl marbles marble collector cdickinsonvintage from shop cdickinsonvintage.

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. Marbles at morphy auctions september 23 24 2016. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. If you know one you may want to get their help.

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. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.