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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.
Common shapes are the number nine and the turkey head.
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Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.
Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them.
Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.
Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.
Corkscrews are a specific shape as are handmade swirls but marbles often have a heart shape or something that makes them more valuable than they would be without the shape.
Learn to look for shapes in marbles.
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Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in.
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As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.
This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.
In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale.
The beautiful colors ribbons and patterns made them popular among children in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.
Glass marbles are famous among marble collectors today.
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These guidelines will help you identify rare antique marbles and add them to your collection.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.
Check for vintage collectible marbles with shapes inside them.
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