Identifying Machine Made Marbles

In such cases the antique marbles could be machine made.

Identifying machine made marbles.

A pontil is a rough mark on a handmade marble which was caused when the marble was cut off of the cane the glass rod they were formed on. We didn t know any better we were nothing but. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. However with the advent of marble machines in the early 1900 s glass marbles were able to be mass produced at up to 1 million marbles per day in some factories.

Take a second opinion if you are in doubt. 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. If you are presented with a perfect marble as an antique think twice before buying. These remain one of the most popular of collectible marbles.

Agate machine made agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. They come in varied range of colors with diverse vein patterns on them. Machine made glass marbles 1900 1970. There have a fairly morbid backstory.

There were some notable exceptions to this especially in the area of some easily identifiable types made by akro agate company or peltier glass company. Weird shit with goofy names and it was true we ate it up man. Keep in mind that many machine made marbles are as old as some handmade marbles. If you know one you may want to get their help.

Between marbles and pogs we used to just think you know what kids will like. They have a chalky unglazed porous appearance. Shooters 3 4 7 8 jumbos 15 16 up. The marbles listed on this page are all vintage machine made marbles circa 1910 1960.

Other apps september 18 2019 man fads used to be so strange right. Clay marbles were the earliest type of marbles made in the united states. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass. To determine if they were handmade look for the pontil mark to determine how they were created.

The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Very little attempt was made to identify or classify the many different types of machine made marbles either by appearance or by manufacturer.