Collectable German Marbles

Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod.

Collectable german marbles.

Antique handmade marbles are works of glass art and old world craftsmanship highly prized by marble collectors. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. There are hundreds of color combinations and styles but most fall into a handful of categories.

Lot of 25 peltier rare early 3 color cat s eye marbles. German handmade marbles were one of the earliest type of marbles imported to the united states. Size quality and design. Marbles have always been popular.

In fact according to the national toy hall of fame even shakespeare mentioned marbles in his play the twelfth night marbles also have an entire. Make offer 4 vintage hand made german marbles group lot of 4 68 to 51 antique handmade marble german 0 69 35 00. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.

Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the. If you know one you may want to get their help. 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.

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. Make offer antique handmade marble german 0 69 1 28 inches german handmade divided ribbon swirl vintage marble 32mm. Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Ending friday at 4 47pm pdt 4d 20h.

16 vintage pee wee handmade german marbles lot very nice htf antique glass rare. These remain one of the most popular of collectible marbles worldwide. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate.

Most were made in germany from the late 1840s until around about 1915 and most are the swirl variety. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. For this reason they are sometimes called german swirls but most collectors refer to them as handmades.