posted on May 22, 2004 08:48:18 PM new
Does anyone here know ANYTHING about marbles? ...besides that some of us have lost a few!
I've got a jar of marbles that KNOW are at least over 30 yrs. old.
I want to list them, but don't know enough to even get started.
Here are some lousy pictures (forgive them please, I think my camera is getting ready to die)...
Any suggestions?
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posted on May 22, 2004 08:59:38 PM new
The ones in the picture on the bottom look older than the others. The whitish one looks like it is made out of clay--is it? In which case it is pretty old, as they haven't used clay in a long time. The bottom most one looks like it is actually carved out of agate, as well.
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posted on May 22, 2004 09:00:32 PM new
There are some rather in depth website on marbles. Did you know that there are "designer" marbles that go for big bucks depending their maker? (so popular that there are actually modern day counterfeits of them) Take a couple hours and do a little googling on vintage marbles. It's actually pretty interesting. I caught up in it after doing some checking up on a coule old advertising marbles (with logos in the glass ). If nothing else you will at leat get the names of the different types which could help you increase the bids.
Try this as a jumping off point
http://www.marblecollecting.com/reference/faq.htm
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posted on May 22, 2004 09:03:21 PM new
Bunnicula - You're right the one larger one does look like it is made out of clay. The brownish colored one almost LOOKED wooden to me, but it's not. I confess...I don't know what agate looks like.
posted on May 22, 2004 09:05:21 PM new
fenix - Thanks! I tried looking at some marble sites, but a lot of them didn't have pictures...just descriptions and I ended up more confused than when I started!
posted on May 22, 2004 09:15:43 PM new
Clay marbles haven't been made since about 1910 or 1912.
They still make stone marbles, but it is not too common, I believe. Agate is a variegated stone with swirls of color,like the brownish one at the bottom of your last picture.
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Most of the marbles you have pictured are every day stuff..sorry, especially the cat's eyes. The ones in the bottom picture include a clay marble (most people don't collect clays even though they are old, due to no color, etc.) a Bennington, which are pottery "coated" marbles that were made in a big drum and then "picked" out..thus the missing color from the two ends of the marble. The one large marble is an English or German handmade, which if near mint would be worth a lot...but that one looks like it has been through the wringer. List them all as a lot with plenty of pictures..
posted on May 23, 2004 05:03:23 AM new
what about japanese marbles??are they worth anything??
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posted on May 23, 2004 09:45:52 AM new
Thanks toyzme! I didn't really think there was anything outstanding in the lot...I don't have that kind of luck. LOL
You're right - The large one does look like it's been through the wringer! It must have been someone's favorite 'shooter' or they tried to bounce it like a superball on a concrete sidewalk!
posted on May 23, 2004 11:31:32 AM new
search ebay and see how the other sellers start theirs,dont forget bidder has to pay shipping.
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posted on May 23, 2004 02:00:09 PM newMost of the marbles you have pictured are every day stuff..sorry, especially the cat's eyes.
Yeah but the cat's eyes brought back memories. I must have been all of six years old, and the fad was making jewelry out of "fried" marbles. I think we rolled them around in a hot cast iron skillet, then dumped 'em into ice water. I remember there were ready-made bracelet findings you could glue the marbles into.
With the crackled surface, they were really quite pretty. I haven't seen fried marble jewelry in years.
posted on May 23, 2004 03:25:47 PM newWith the crackled surface, they were really quite pretty. I haven't seen fried marble jewelry in years.
Thank you Fluffy!
I had never heard of fried marbles before, so I just had to google it.
I may take the cat's eye marbles (since they aren't worth much) and make a necklace / earring set for each of my daughters. They would probably love these.
posted on May 23, 2004 03:33:11 PM new
Gee, I haven't thought of fried marbles in decades! Might be fun to do when the grand-kidlets are here for summer visit with their Dad.
Prolly as much fun as the infamous Make Your Own Pizza project.
Oh, that G'ma Lucy is so clever and creative! Once a Cub Scout Den Mother always a Den Mother...
I just Googled fried marbles and found a bunch of pages with instructions.
posted on May 23, 2004 04:18:33 PM new
I see those fried marbles all the time but didn't know the name - thanks Fluffy. Now my knowledge is complete lol
