Pictures Of Agate Marbles

It is one of the most prized vintage marbles on the collector market.

Pictures of agate marbles.

Rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. 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. Make offer marbles.

Just check out the photos of these beautiful examples. Many of the marbles produced were game marbles but transparent translucent and opaque swirls were also manufactured along with various other designs. A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young.

Rare mint alley agate 5 8 monochromatic yellow flame w aventurine. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Recognize valuable guinea marbles from the christensen agate company by their brilliant rare colors and specific pattern. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them.

The guinea pattern is a tiger stripe featuring three or more colors. Great deals on agate pre 1970 time period toy marbles. Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. See more ideas about glass marbles marble paperweights.

As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Apr 11 2020 explore sheila russell ebinger s board marbles mf christiansen agate co followed by 657 people on pinterest. Jul 3 2013 glass marbles make wonderful collectibles and gifts. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.

Some of the swirls tended to produce flames much like the christensen agate marbles of a few years before and in fact it has been suggested that alley purchased and used christensen s. Fast free shipping on many items. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section.