This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth.
Most valuable identification vintage marbles.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
Glass marbles are famous among marble collectors today.
The guinea pattern is a tiger stripe featuring three or more colors.
Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them.
As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples.
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.
Magnifying glass or jeweler s loupe.
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.
Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.
Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Look for the pontil.
Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing.
Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.
These guidelines will help you identify rare antique marbles and add them to your collection.
Generally speaking the wider the variety the more valuable the marble.
Sulphide handmade this type is for many collectors the holy grail.