Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not.
Most valuable identification vintage marbles.
The beautiful colors ribbons and patterns made them popular among children in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years.
Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.
The guinea pattern is a tiger stripe featuring three or more colors.
Recognize valuable guinea marbles from the christensen agate company by their brilliant rare colors and specific pattern.
As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.
They often display varied patterns and colours.
Sulphide handmade this type is for many collectors the holy grail.
Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing.
Generally speaking the wider the variety the more valuable the marble.
Look for the pontil.
These guidelines will help you identify rare antique marbles and add them to your collection.
Glass marbles are famous among marble collectors today.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.
Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.
It is one of the most prized vintage marbles on the collector market.
During this procedure a stick is used where the marble is attached.