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.
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The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s.
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Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market.
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Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.
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Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive.
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.
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If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles.
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Value is only assigned by what another collector pays for a particular piece.
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Check condition size color multi colors artistic merit and shapes within the glass marbles to arrive at a value for vintage collectible marbles.
The maker is helpful but not essential to determining value.
These vintage marbles were manufactured using a glassblowing technique inducing characteristics like bubbles and pontils.
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Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years.
In such cases the antique marbles could be machine made.
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The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.
However some vintage glass marbles could be from the transition period when machines were introduced in marble making.
You can often see vintage marbles selling for 50 100 a pop but the costs of the most expensive marbles in the world make that seem like nothing.
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