Rare Marbles Names

Playing for fair all marbles are returned to owner after the game.

Rare marbles names. We strive to provide collectors with unparalleled access to high quality rare or hard to find marbles at reasonable prices with the assurance of a money back satisfaction guarantee to maximize the collecting experience to new collectors through educational information on marbles and to become a trusted resource for exploring building and enjoying the antique marble collecting hobby. Taw another name for a shooter. When i am corrected on a name i correct myself and any posts which may have provided any incorrect information on the marbles in question. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. I use such names on the marble boards in ebay auctions on facebook and in regular conversation.

Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. Computer games are a favorite with children today and games like ringer marble arch lagging etc playing with marbles are yet to captivate the minds of these young ones. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

Today these vintage marbles are collected rather than played with. They are called benningtons because their glaze resembles that of the brown and blue glazed bennington ware pottery produced in bennington vermont during the nineteenth century. Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in. Another name is kimmies.

Hobbyzeal s collection of marbles reveals some secrets on how to identify antique marbles for your collection. Kenan ramphal douinot recommended for you. Antique commies are still fairly common. Crockery marbles most crockery or stoneware marbles were brown with a blue glaze.

Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Best marbles rare and unusual collection différent marbles names duration. They are still inexpensive and within reach of the average marble collector. In late 1999 i began collecting buying trading and selling vintage marbles.

There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Plunking hitting the targets on the fly. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.