Identifing Old Marbles

Antique marbles are collected the world over with rare examples traded for thousands of dollars.

Identifing old marbles.

Can you help me identify these old marbles. Clambroth marbles from germany for instance are milk glass marbles with exterior swirls dating from the late 1800s. Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years rarer still are those featuring human figures. Other factors must still be considered in order to arrive with the right conclusion.

They have a chalky unglazed porous appearance. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Early handmade examples produced in germany are particularly sought after. Help identifying vintage marbles you.

An online reference guide for marble collectors. Identify marbles manufactured before 1950 by the vitro agate company by their patchwork of colors. Crockery marbles most crockery or stoneware marbles were brown with a blue glaze. Radiant and aesthetic in appearance with patterns materializing from different countries each one of these handmade marbles were skillfully made.

Following the outbreak of world war i sales of american machine made marbles grew as german exports were banned. They are called benningtons because their glaze resembles that of the brown and blue glazed bennington ware pottery produced in bennington vermont during the nineteenth century. Vintage gl marbles what are they worth coppa not intended. Top 10 most expensive marbles 2018 gazette review.

In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. The wvmcc was organized on march 30 2003 and is dedicated to educating individuals about the collecting and preservation of marbles art glass orbs related artifacts and documents. They feature three to four colors in a rough quilt like pattern. Patches style marbles are generally opaque.

Antique marbles identification vaseline gl contains small. This section gives a short history of many marble companies and offers an image idenficiation library. Antique commies are still fairly common. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass.

They are still inexpensive and within reach of the average marble collector.