Marbles That Are Valuable

Agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market.

Marbles that are valuable. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Find handmade marbles that contain swirls or opaque marbles that are machine made from a specific company. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. Marbles made christensen agate company are some of the most sought after and most expensive marbles around.

Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. There have a fairly morbid backstory. Founded in 1925 the now defunct company ohio based company s boxed marble sets were.

Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Look for large marbles and peewees because these usually are more valuable and often in better condition than playing marbles of 9 16 inch size. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship.