Marble Collecting For Beginners

1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130.

Marble collecting for beginners.

Chips or nicks depreciate the value. This leaves a tiny rough patch on the marble which is known as the pontil. Measure a marble s size using a circle template to know whether it is authentic or a reproduction. 3 4 black and blue marble br estimated 20 40 br sold for 40.

Once done the stick is broken on its end. This first of kind book collecting marbles. Identification and price guide 5th edition 2012 schiffer publishing and features almost 400 images of various types of marbles to help you with marble identfication. Refer to the marble collectors handbook for value and pattern.

Know the grading system mint condition down to collectible. Knuckle down and join us today. Inspect for flaws with an eye loupe. The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting.

Learn how to recognize the classic marbles identify the nine basic marble features play the old ga by richard maxwell overview a first of kind book on marble collecting for beginners interested in learning about how to identify and value old marbles. Marbles are part of a wide variety 865 lots of toys trains die cast vehicles and figures that was auctioned live on ebay october 26 2003. Visit this section for a brief history of handmade marble manufacture and to see an image library to help you identify various types of handmade marbles. Two inches and larger and one half inch or less are sizes that may make an ordinary marble a rare one.

Non glass marbles marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies. Commies the name for marbles originated as they were common and used by children in their marble games. Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not.

Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing. Marbleconnection is the web s oldest active vintage marble collecting and identification forum. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. Look for the pontil.

Measure a marble s size using a circle template to know whether it is authentic or a reproduction. Refer to the marble collectors handbook for value and pattern. Rich and lynn live in the kansas city area where one of their favorite pastimes is showing children fun ways to play with marbles from the old game of ringer to roller coasters contraptions. As they lack an eye appeal collectors prefer glass or china marbles to clay ones.