Bert Cohen Marble Collection

His first was a german made sulphite with the image of a rooster given to him 45 years ago by an antiques dealer who told him that collecting marbles was a way to have fun with his children.

Bert cohen marble collection.

Bert in san francisco 1991. When we arrived at the show wow so many lovely people stan block who was the only other collector i knew was there and i. Bert will be missed by many collectors. Bert cohen marble collection awc0506 bert cohen does indeed have all his marbles some 300 000.

I stayed with bert in boston and he showed me his collection of marbles and other marbles memorabilia including some of his then 9 scrapbooks. It is with great sadness we report that bert cohen passed away suddenly at the age of 83 on december 21 2014. His passing is a huge loss to marble collectors all around the world. He was a already a legend in the marble world.

I first met bert in the 1970 s. Bert has 6 jobs listed on their profile. Sep 10 2019 bert cohen hasn t stopped playing with marbles old and new handmade and mass produced. A personal remembrance.

See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bert s connections. Bert i did dozens of marble deals every year. Sep 10 2019 bert cohen hasn t stopped playing with marbles old and new handmade and mass produced. He always had a big smile and was full of fun marbles.

Bert was known throughout the marble community as marblebert. He was one of the pioneers of marble collecting. 21 estimated that he had collected 300 000 marbles that filled his home and life. Some of my collection of marbles in jars.