Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market.
Identifying antique marbles.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Size quality and design.
This web site is dedicated to the hobby of collecting antique vintage and contemporary marbles and those who participate in it.
Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.
Alans reputation among marble collectors was beyond reproach.
Value is only assigned by what another collector pays for a particular piece.
Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years.
Buddy alan basinet marble alan 1964 2012 we lost an icon in the marble community in 2012.
Free marble appraisals and identification.
Today these vintage marbles are collected rather than played with.
Computer games are a favorite with children today and games like ringer marble arch lagging etc playing with marbles are yet to captivate the minds of these young ones.
Avid collectors regularly study realized.
Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann.
The history of marbles traces back to ancient china and marbles were also found in the great pyramids of egypt.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
Usually they are machine made or contemporary.
Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive.
If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles.