An online reference guide for marble collectors
2014年1月1日 · The earliest manufactured marbles were made by hand. Visit this section for a brief history of handmade marble manufacture and to see an image library to help you identify various types of handmade marbles.
Transitional Marbles - MarbleCollecting
Transitional is the term used to collectively describe a variety of slag-type marbles that have pontils or shear marks on them. Amongst this type are the earliest German marbles, the earliest American-made marbles, as well as marbles from Japan and China.
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2014年1月1日 · The Online Marble Guide and the Marble Gallery are based on my book, Marbles: 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.
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2014年1月1日 · An online identification guide to hundreds of different types of marbles. This guide follows the categorization in Marbles: Identification and Price Guide.
Handmade Marbles - MarbleCollecting
2014年1月1日 · Handmade marbles are generally classified as either cane-cut (sometimes called rod-cut) or as single-gather. Almost all handmade glass marbles are cane-cut type marbles. This type of marble starts as a cane of glass which contains the design of the marble.
EARTHENWARE MARBLES - MarbleCollecting
2014年1月1日 · Clay marbles are the most common old marble that you will find. These marbles were the easiest to produce and millions still exist. Unfortunately, Clay marbles do not have nearly the eye-appeal of any other marbles and therefore are the least collectible of any marble.
Stone and Mineral Marbles - MarbleCollecting
2014年1月1日 · Aside from Agate, the only stones known to have been used to produce marbles in any significant quantity are Limestone and Shale. These were produced extensively in both Germany and the United States.
All Other Handmade Swirl Marbles - MarbleCollecting
2014年1月1日 · The outer layer can be Swirl type (bands and strands) or End of Day type (stretched flecks of glass). Click on any image below to display a full-screen version of it. There are several types of swirls that are specialized examples of banded or coreless swirls.
Get a Marble Identified - MarbleCollecting
2014年1月1日 · If you have a bunch of marbles and are looking for a general idea of what you have, you can send a group shot. We will give you an idea of the age and manufacturers of the marbles in the group shot. Do not call me to ask me about identifying a marble.
Marbles by Akro Agate Company - MarbleCollecting
Many Akro Agate marbles are very collectible today.The company produced both single-stream and variegated stream marbles, in all types except ribboned and veneered. As with many of the other manufacturers of the time, Akro Agate produced a staggering number of …