A pontil is a rough mark on a handmade marble which was caused when the marble was cut off of the cane the glass rod they were formed on.
Marbles handmade or machine made.
A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc.
Machine made marbles the mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century.
To determine if they were handmade look for the pontil mark to determine how they were created.
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An influx of new collectors into the hobby created a demand for handmade marbles that had not previously existed.
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The marbles listed on this page are all vintage machine made marbles circa 1910 1960.
Machine made marbles 1980 current.
Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china.
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Below are examples of some new marbles.
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This increased the prices of handmade marbles.
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