marble finds

[kiddrock33]

i have found about a thousand marbles in about ten or twelve years. i have never given it a thought if any were valuable or rare. some days i have found fifteen to twenty marbles usually in old homes or detecting. ill see if i can get a few pictures to show you all. kiddrock33

 

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[Marbleguy]

A different kind of value..

All of the marbles made from 1915 to 1951 are vivid reminders of times-past when men sweated over vats of molten glass in competition to produce marbles to sell to children for pennies. And kids are hard to please. Glass-artists lost sleep thinking up new designs,new colors,new materials to sell a penny marble. That kind of single-minded effort demanded character the likes of which we seldom see today.

 

[savant365]

Here is a pretty neat site if you would like to learn some marble history. And please do post some pics.

http://www.akronmarbles.com/

HH Charlie

 

[kiddrock33]

thanks for the interesting link ill see what i can do about some pictures. matt

 

[kiddrock33]

heres the other days finds. found in floor boards of attic. the jar needs to be emptied and counted maybe ill see what i have found over the years. please let me know if you see anything in the other days finds .

 

[treasurefiend]

Holy cow that a lot of marbles!!!

 

[kiddrock33]

some days i find ten to twenty. other days none. all are old.

 

[Marbleguy]

Save your melted marbles..

Marbles dug at old trash dumps are often melted. This because oldsters burned their garbage for health reasons. You don't want rats and other vermin living in your town's garbage dump. And boy did they burn it! Hot enough to melt glass. So a lot of the marbles dug at old garbage dumps are partially melted. Don't throw them away because they're not perfect. They can be made into jewelry. Earrings,bracelets,etc. Don't run them thru a rock tumbler. They'll fall apart if you do. It amazes me that some people dig up melted marbles and throw them back in the dirt 'cause they're not perfect. They are still unique and colorful.

 

[Cheeko]

Nice collection of marbles

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice collection of marbles. I've only found 2

 

[allen]

looks like a great collection !!

 

[silvercop]