Marbles That Are Valuable

As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.

Marbles that are valuable.

Find handmade marbles that contain swirls or opaque marbles that are machine made from a specific company. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. 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. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young.

Look for specific colors or styles. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Marbles made christensen agate company are some of the most sought after and most expensive marbles around. Founded in 1925 the now defunct company ohio based company s boxed marble sets were.

Agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. 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. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner.