Jul 3 2013 glass marbles make wonderful collectibles and gifts.
List of marbles and pictures.
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Following is a list of marble types according to their colour since there is clearly a very wide and varied colour range our list below aims to highlight the most representative marble types.
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If you are looking for a particular style of marble feel free to email me as i just might have one for sale.
Just check out the photos of these beautiful examples.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.
Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries.
No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts.
These marble names refer to categories of marbles.
According to wikipedia marble is a compact metamorphic rock composed of recrystallised carbonate minerals that have been subject to high temperatures and pressure resulting in different types of marble.
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Some enthusiasts achieve success identifying toy marbles on the web because fellow enthusiasts have created websites with photos and company information to assist in marble identification.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Agates or aggies by the middle of the nineteenth century marbles made of agate had become so popular that the word aggie a nickname for agate came to be used for all stone marbles.
I sell marbles regularly at marble shows around the country as well as on ebay.
With the hundreds of marbles that are distinct in color size and patterns three common toy marbles stand out.