Rare Sulfide Marbles
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Rare sulfide marbles. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. 54 results for sulphide marbles. Vintage rare handmade sulfide marbles for sale. Top rated seller top rated seller.
From united states c 52 45 shipping. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. There is a series of sulphide marbles that contain the individual numerals 0 to 9. Great deals on antique sulfide marbles.
These marbles will have a pontil mark left by the glass blower s rod on one side and are extremely scarce. Make offer vintage large 1 7 8 ins. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Sulfide marble with quail bird not polished estate huge rare old german sulphide marble with hog figure inside 74 99 3d 4h.
These are usually coins numerals on disks or pocket watches. There are also sulphide marbles with figures of inanimate objects in them. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. They are extremely rare.
The scanning electron microscope was also used to gather 3 d images of the marbles surfaces. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. End of the day marbles were made with leftover glass at the end of the manufacturing day. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Painted sulfide marbles are quite rare most vintage. Customs services and international tracking provided. Rare awesome sulphide vintage almost 2 clear marble bird in center german. Colored sulphide marbles are very rare.
Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. 3 is in only good condition and shows wider and deeper scratches plus larger irregular shaped fractures. Please contact us at. Sulphide marbles can bring you several thousand dollars in the marketplace.
Fast free shipping on many items. Although the desig n on this marble may seem a bit weathered from the photo sulfide marbles actually look quite brilliant in person.