"you have no marble"

Kyser · February 24, 2021 8:15AM

Kyser · February 24, 2021 8:17AM

I show you mine, show me yours.

ricko · February 24, 2021 8:48AM

OK... Here are some Guineas and Cobras..... Cheers, RickO

Kyser · February 24, 2021 8:54AM

the bottom front left ..... RickO. Very nice stash.

spirityoda1 · April 13, 2021 9:58AM

After seeing @ricko marbles. I thought I would start a very small collection of marbles... 1st 1 bought off Etsy.com for $48

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spirityoda1 · April 13, 2021 10:02AM

I think they are small works of art. In my mind I am asking myself how did they make this marble. I find them beautiful.

ricko · April 13, 2021 11:37AM

@spirityoda1 .... That is a real beauty... a modern art marble. Cheers, RickO

spirityoda1 · April 13, 2021 9:45PM

Thank you.

Bayard1908 · April 14, 2021 7:48AM

I sometimes find an old marble while digging a coin, never have found a clay one though. The ones I remember best from childhood in the late 1960s were milk glass with a red or green swirl.

spirityoda1 · April 14, 2021 9:09AM

I remember marbles when I was 7 years old. I think they called them "cats eyes" ???

ricko · April 15, 2021 6:48AM

@spirityoda1....Yes, Cats Eye marbles are modern... not part of the collectible segment.... mass produced in Mexico and elsewhere....Cheers, RickO

spirityoda1 · April 15, 2021 6:51AM

@ricko Can we see more pics of your marbles collection.

Namvet69 · April 15, 2021 6:52AM

I've dug a lot of clay marbles, many have a blue or brown glaze. Also dug glass akro agates, which have a nice swirl to them. Always a nice find. Peace Roy

spirityoda1 · April 15, 2021 6:53AM

Roy post pics of these marbles I would like to see them.

spirityoda1 · April 15, 2021 7:39AM

@ricko 2nd marble bought off Etsy for $51. Amazing colors. Looks like a planet...

ricko · April 15, 2021 7:53AM

@spirityoda1.... I will try to get another picture of other old marbles later....Cheers, RickO

spirityoda1 · April 15, 2021 8:16AM

Namvet69 · April 15, 2021 3:04PM

@spirityoda1 Well, finding my marble hoard was easier than I thought. All these marbles were dug by me in Pa, NJ and a few in Bklyn NY over the course of 25+ years. The medium clear with white swirls glass one below the huge blue guy is European. The rest are clay, porcelain, Benningtons, fancy Benningtons etc. Are you a marble collector? Peace Roy

spirityoda1 · April 15, 2021 3:29PM

@Namvet69 I just started collecting marbles 2 days ago. Your collection looks nice. I like this 1 in your collection...

Namvet69 · April 15, 2021 3:45PM

Yup, that's a German. I love to detect old stone foundations. Google shall give lead you in the right direction. Good luck. Peace Roy

ricko · April 16, 2021 5:31AM

@Namvet69 ... Nice old marbles... That German Swirl is nice, they made some interesting marbles. Cheers, RickO

pocketpiececommems · April 16, 2021 4:32PM

Found in the dirt while picking up walnuts

Kyser · April 16, 2021 4:36PM

I metal detect and I am always checking fresh dirt for treasures. My favorite are the old kids toys like marbles, army men, cars, jacks. I have an odd collection of ground finds. I buy and sell collectibles on Ebay. But I have never sold something I found, those are my treasures. Thanks for all the pictures, I like to look and learn.

spirityoda1 · April 16, 2021 5:38PM

@ricko created a marble collector monster in me. lol just kidding, but I can see the beauty in these modern marbles. I need to slow down on my buying them lol It's cutting into my coin buying money. ha ha ha. Next pay check I will buy a marble display stand like yours.

spirityoda1 · April 16, 2021 5:43PM

After looking on Etsy and Ebay for marbles I noticed some huge price tags on some very beautiful marbles that are way out of my reach money wise. lol I think I will stick to the $50-100 dollars a glass marble level.

Namvet69 · April 16, 2021 5:48PM

@spirityoda1 do some sleuthing to find a local glass blower, cause that's where you'll get nice glass marbles before they end up in a gift shop or gallery and overpriced. Peace Roy

spirityoda1 · April 16, 2021 5:49PM

Good idea. Thanks for the tip.

spirityoda1 · April 16, 2021 8:05PM

@ricko yea right me wait until next payday Ha! Nope.... got it... Thanks stimulus check....

spirityoda1 · April 16, 2021 8:16PM

Waiting until marbles to get to me to post new pics of marbles in the display holder.

spirityoda1 · April 18, 2021 9:31PM

I just won the high bid on this 1 on Ebay...Tammie Tanner 1.68" Glass Marble (Orange Blue Vortex) It sure draws your eyes to the center...

Will1960 · April 18, 2021 11:10PM

Amazing.
I guess that the Hipsters would call them Trippy.
I found a lot while roto tilling and using a bulb planter to make a hole for plants.
Nothing super fantastic but very pleasing to the eye.
I store them in glass cigar tubes that a friend saves for me.

Namvet69 · April 19, 2021 2:23AM

@spirityoda1 Nice, signed is good. Reminds me of a guy I knew who was making killer marbles in Marin Co. back in the 70's in Larkspur Calif. Steve Maslach had a studio in an industrial park. Nice guy, very talented. I wonder if he's still around. Peace Roy

ricko · April 19, 2021 6:53AM

That is really nice.... Those art marbles are amazing. Some very talented people making them. Cheers, RickO

spirityoda1 · April 20, 2021 12:23AM

Later I will want to buy vintage marbles. I have my eye on some vintage Geman marbles. Are there any others vintage marbles that I should know about ?? I probably will buy a book on Vintage and contemporary marbles.

emeraldATV · April 20, 2021 12:49AM

You marble guys need to put a strobe light warning before you post pics.
They are the best eye catch I've ever felt.
Love the burst of color with a touch of glass,
Do they roll true?

ricko · April 20, 2021 7:39AM

@emeraldATV... Most art marbles are perfect spheres and roll true... not that you want to do that...it will scratch the perfect surfaces. Cheers, RickO

metalmeister · April 20, 2021 7:46AM

I wonder how many nice marbles my brother and I shot with our wrist rockets at crows back in the day.

johnny9434 · April 20, 2021 9:18AM

love the colored marbles

spirityoda1 · April 20, 2021 9:23AM

@emeraldATV yup they roll perfectly. Looks perfectly round.

Jimnight · April 20, 2021 5:03PM

spirityoda1 · April 20, 2021 10:33PM

Well I just made my 1st rookie mistake on the marble display case. Got it in the mail and it is for** small size marbles**. Dohhhhh!!! oh well I will get some small marbles too.

spirityoda1 · April 20, 2021 10:35PM

I might get just stands for the 1 1/2- 2 inch art marbles.

Namvet69 · April 21, 2021 2:08AM

@spirityoda1 A less expensive display is a flat wood rack. You can make it any size with trim wood as marble shelves. Google shall guide you. Peace Roy

ricko · April 21, 2021 6:52AM

@Jimnight... Do you have more pictures of the marble in the upper left corner (as viewed)? Cheers, RickO

Jimnight · April 21, 2021 11:30AM

@ricko
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ricko · April 21, 2021 11:38AM

@Jimnight .... Interesting.... Is it a new art marble? Cheers, RickO

Jimnight · April 21, 2021 1:34PM

@ricko said:
@Jimnight .... Interesting.... Is it a new art marble? Cheers, RickO

No ... I've had it for 50+ years.

ricko · April 21, 2021 2:27PM

@Jimnight.... Interesting... What is the diameter? I am asking because if it is even older than fifty years, and the right diameter, it could be a Christensen cobra. Cheers, RickO

Jimnight · April 21, 2021 4:28PM

@ricko ... I get 1.145". I didn't know marbles had names.

ricko · April 21, 2021 7:07PM

@Jimnight.... Yes, particularly the old ones. There are Guineas, Cobras, Ox blood, swirls and many others... New ones that are popular are Cats Eyes.... I do think that is an old one, it has some air bubbles as well, another indicator. A tad larger than I expected, but still possible. Very nice. Cheers, RickO

"you have no marble"

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