Collectible Machine Made Marbles

Single gather confetti mica marble 10 999 created circa 1860 this marble is in incredible condition for its age.

Collectible machine made marbles.

This section gives a short history of many marble companies and offers an image idenficiation library. A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc. Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china. There have a fairly morbid backstory.

Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass. Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. Usually they are machine made or contemporary.

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. Most collectors ended up with machine made marbles as part of collections that they were buying because they wanted the handmade marbles in them. They would generally throw the machine made marbles in a box and forget about them. Size quality and design are important.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. 8 years and up 4 0. Mega marbles 24 collectible marbles 1 shooter net bag polar bear 5 0 out of 5 stars 4 8 95 8.

While these are all very colorful and beautiful marbles they hold no particular value to collectors other than current face value. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. 95 free shipping only 3 left in stock order soon. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

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. More buying choices 3 39 2 new offers ages. The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt. Christensen west virginia lutz mica shooters 3 4 7 8 jumbos 15 16 up peewees 1 2 down.

The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Below are examples of some new marbles. Marbles machine made antique handmade contemporary handmade akro agate christensen agate peltier glass co.