Beginner Marble Collector

A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies.

Beginner marble collector.

If you re collecting vintage items research is the key to being a smart collector. Unlike the newer ones these marbles did not shatter. Guided tour and discussion of my antique machine made marble collection. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles.

Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. Earlier marbles were collected and used for playing games. 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. This first of kind book collecting marbles.

Identifying glass marbles glass quality. Twelve years ago his passion for marble collecting was ignited again when his wife lynn gave him a book on marbles for his birthday. The marble collectors handbook by robert s. American toy marble museum glossary fantastic and authoritative glossary of marble related terms.

Therefore high quality glass was used in old glass marbles. This first of kind book collecting marbles. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. 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.

The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. 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. A beginner s guide has united both of rich s current hobbies. 1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130.

Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. Showing examples and identification of the major american glass marble maker pieces. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section. Alan s classic identification guide appears here in its full glory.

Rich and lynn live in the kansas city area where one of their favorite pastimes is showing children. Buy a book it will be a small investment when compared to the cost of a few mistakes.