Collecting Vintage Marbles

Size quality and design.

Collecting vintage marbles.

Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. 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.

The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Marbles at morphy auctions september 23 24 2016. 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. Highlights include a rare christensen agate company cobalt based guinea with only red and white colors.

Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. 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. If you know one you may want to get their help.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.