Beginner Marble Collector

Don t buy a book primarily for the price information buy it to find out more about possible reproductions company history marks to look for etc.

Beginner marble collector.

Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. 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. The marble collectors handbook by robert s. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section.

Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. Therefore high quality glass was used in old glass marbles. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. Buy a book it will be a small investment when compared to the cost of a few mistakes.

Showing examples and identification of the major american glass marble maker pieces. 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. Earlier marbles were collected and used for playing games. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century.

This first of kind book collecting marbles. Rich and lynn live in the kansas city area where one of their favorite pastimes is showing children. If you re collecting vintage items research is the key to being a smart collector. 1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130.

This first of kind book collecting marbles. The national marble museum is now part of this museum. Guided tour and discussion of my antique machine made marble collection. Unlike the newer ones these marbles did not shatter.

The marble faq has basic information on the history of marbles and marble collecting. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Alan s classic identification guide appears here in its full glory. A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies.

3 4 black and blue marble br estimated 20 40 br sold for 40. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to.