Marbles Collecting Guides

Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars.

Marbles collecting guides.

There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Click on the links to go to each page. Note that unscrupulous dealers have. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.

This will always remain here as a memorial to alans legacy. Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. Size quality and design are important. Marble identification and.

Usually they are machine made or contemporary. The marble collectors handbook by robert s. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Hand made non glass marbles.

Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. Moreover you may check on books that specialize on antique marbles. Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years. 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.

As with any other collectible there is no substitute for knowledge of the subject. Christensen and son company. Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market. Not all marbles are glass so recognize crockery benningtons stoneware china agates and even wooden marbles.

Erratum sheet for marbles. Small updates and changes to pictures new names for marbles etc. If not thousands of years. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.

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. This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Alan you will be missed.

They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Glass marbles are handmade or machine made and may be old sulphides with figurines in the center or may be imports from mexico or china. Erratum sheet for marbles. Will be made to try and keep it current.

Mel morrison and carl terison marble collectors handbook. Hand made glass marbles. Identification price guide. If you know one you may want to get their help.

The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles.