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Collecting And Identifying Antique Marbles





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What is the fascination of collecting and identifying antique marbles?Antique Marbles are considered miniature works of art. A lot of artistry and technical skills are required to produced one.People with an eye for aesthetics usually collects them.

A seasoned antique marble collector suggests reading up and researching about the subject if you want to take up the hobby.Then there is always the internet and surf the super highway of information at your fingertips.You can join the forums and groups of antique marble collectors and share ideas and tips on collecting and identifying antique marbles. And of course there is Ebay.

If you are really serious about collecting and identifying antique marbles you must be familiar with marble nicknames such as peppermints, ribbons, gooseberries, toothpastes, turtles, glimmers, bloods, bird’s eggs, clouds, lemonades, comics, bumblebees, jennys, cub scouts, fluorescents, micas, corkscrews etc.

Know the different types of style and designs like Latticinos, Lutzes (various types), Onionskins (various types), Joseph's Coat, solid core swirls, open core swirls, ribbon core swirls, submarines, clouds, sulphides (with small ceramic figures inside), mists, butterscotch swirls, Indians, six-ribboned open core swirls, peppermints, gooseberries, clambroths, banded clears, banded opaques,oxbloods, cat's eyes, rainbows, transparent swirls, shooter swirls, bloodies, corals, ades, Popeye corkscrews, shooter specials, "prize names," and regular corkscrews.

Also be familiar with the different companies that manufactured them.Akro Agate, Alley Agate, Bogard, Champion Agate, Christensen Agate, Heaton Agate (agates are very popular!), Jackson Marble Company, Master Marble/Master Glass, Marble King, M.F. Christenseen and Son, Peltier Glass, Ravenswood Novelty, Vitro Agate, and Navarre Glass. And some contemporary companies that make machine made marbles like Jodi Fine, Ray Laubs, China Handmade, Eddie Seese, Josh Simpson, Winlock Marbles, and Davis Marbles. Jabo Vitro, Inc. and Vacor de Mexico .

One nice thing about the hobby of collecting and identifying antique marbles is that it has entry points for people with bulging pockets and kids who are on a budget.

Among the most desirable and sought after marbles are the ones made by Christensen Agate like the striped opaques, guineas or swirls. They fetched thousand of dollars. Because they are rare and very seldom up in the market.

Seen in the picture is the Golden Rebel. It is also one of the most collectible marbles. The Golden Rebel is identified by the yellow base glass, red and black ribbons usually flecked with shimmering adventurine.

Marbles are timeless,universal and spanning culture, generation, language and class...such is the allure of collecting and identifying antique marbles.

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