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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: user9318 on February 12, 2012, 08:45:59 AM

Title: Glass marbles
Post by: user9318 on February 12, 2012, 08:45:59 AM

I have a collection of glass marbles I recently got with a couple of wooden solitaire boards and was wondering if there was anywhere on the web to help identify the age of some of the marbles, as some of them look very old.

There are also a few latticino marbles and swirl type ones, large and small marbles.

Any help in finding a site of forum that could help would be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Glass marbles
Post by: glassobsessed on February 12, 2012, 10:49:21 AM

I don't know of any websites but there are books available, here is one title available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Everett-Grists-Book-Marbles-Identification/dp/089145540X

John

Title: Re: Glass marbles
Post by: user9318 on February 12, 2012, 10:54:47 AM

Thank you, I will take a look at the book and see if I can identify any of these marbles.

Title: Re: Glass marbles
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 12, 2012, 02:14:33 PM

I'd have thought there would be some forum dedicated to marbles somewhere - they're a big collectable field on their own.  :spls:

Title: Re: Glass marbles
Post by: pamela on February 12, 2012, 04:49:14 PM

 :hi: + welcome

 interesting pages  (http://www.marblesgalore.com/)

 forum  (http://www.allaboutmarbles.com/)

and a lot more to google - good luck!

Title: Re: Glass marbles
Post by: user9318 on February 12, 2012, 05:02:32 PM

Thank you Pamela for the links and the welcome :)

The sites are just what I am looking for, now hopefully I can date some of these marbles, some look to be Victorian in age.

Thank you everyone for the replies and help.