Marbles Collecting Guides

This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference.

Marbles collecting guides.

Glass marbles are handmade or machine made and may be old sulphides with figurines in the center or may be imports from mexico or china. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles. Identification price guide. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.

As with any other collectible there is no substitute for knowledge of the subject. Learn some general information for collecting marbles. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Marble identification and.

Size quality and design are important. Identification and price guide 5th edition after i approved the final draft of the book the publisher changed two of the images without my consent. Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.

Mel morrison and carl terison marble collectors handbook. The marble collectors handbook by robert s. Hand made glass marbles. Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years.

Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars. 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. Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Erratum sheet for marbles.

Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. Hand made non glass marbles. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. Small updates and changes to pictures new names for marbles etc.

If not thousands of years. Christensen and son company. Identification and price guide 5th edition after i approved the final draft of the book the publisher changed two of the images without my consent. Will be made to try and keep it current.

Moreover you may check on books that specialize on antique marbles. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. Not all marbles are glass so recognize crockery benningtons stoneware china agates and even wooden marbles. Erratum sheet for marbles.

Click on the links to go to each page. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Note that unscrupulous dealers have. Identifying glass marbles would you like to write for us.

If you know one you may want to get their help.