What Are My Old Marbles Worth

Erratum sheet for marbles.

What are my old marbles worth.

In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. Watch 11860m rare vintage german handmade sitting monkey or ape marble 1 44 inches. 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. They are cheaper and produced in mass volumes so they can be replaced easily even when chipped or damaged.

Pg5 2 errata pdf adobe acrobat document 205 4 kb. So here s a copy of one i produced. Steelies are metal marbles normally made for industrial use and are fairly common. Old rare vintage antique civil war relic clay marble recovered atlanta georgia.

Rare mint peltier 5 8 unique yellow green blue rainbo w blue base. If the person selling the marbles is old they are more likely to be old too. Almost every marble collection contains a few inexpensive steelies. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

It can take years to gain enough experience to become an expert in vintage marbles but having just a small interest in marble collecting and old marbles can get a decent collection started. Take note of the color pattern and the transparency to choose marbles that fit your personal taste. Older clay handmade marbles are simple and lack decoration. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.

Knowing the value of vintage collectible marbles often is a key component when buying marbles because even though you may be building your marble. Solid core swirl marbles made in 1998 surprisingly have a value of 25 to 40 each. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. While modern marbles are also used for playing the glass used is not as high quality as the old ones so they could easily break.

They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Simply email a digital image to us so we can give you a more accurate value of the marbles. If possible study the age of the marble and the material used to make it which sometimes indicates the scarcity and value of the marble. Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years rarer still are those featuring human figures.

The most common question i am asked is are my marbles worth anything if you have a few marbles you need help identifying or would like an approximate value we are always happy to try and help you out at no cost. Black and white navarre marble 1638.