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.

Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years. Christensen and son company. Alan you will be missed. Identification and price guide 5th edition 2012 schiffer publishing and features almost 400 images of various types of marbles to help you with marble identfication.

This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to.

If not thousands of years. If you know one you may want to get their help. Not all marbles are glass so recognize crockery benningtons stoneware china agates and even wooden marbles. Mel morrison and carl terison marble collectors handbook.

Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. This will always remain here as a memorial to alans legacy. Learn some general information for collecting marbles. Moreover you may check on books that specialize on antique marbles.

Identification price guide. As with any other collectible there is no substitute for knowledge of the subject. 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. The marble collectors handbook by robert s.

Erratum sheet for marbles. Marble identification and. Small updates and changes to pictures new names for marbles etc. 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.

Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market. Identifying glass marbles would you like to write for us. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book. Hand made non glass marbles.

Erratum sheet for marbles. 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. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. The online marble guide and the marble gallery are based on my book marbles.

Usually they are machine made or contemporary. Note that unscrupulous dealers have. Hand made glass marbles. Will be made to try and keep it current.

Size quality and design are important.