Marbles That Are Valuable

Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.

Marbles that are valuable.

There have a fairly morbid backstory. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.

Agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. Find handmade marbles that contain swirls or opaque marbles that are machine made from a specific company. Look for large marbles and peewees because these usually are more valuable and often in better condition than playing marbles of 9 16 inch size.

Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Marbles made christensen agate company are some of the most sought after and most expensive marbles around. Look for specific colors or styles. Founded in 1925 the now defunct company ohio based company s boxed marble sets were.