Marbles Collecting Guides

Erratum sheet for marbles.

Marbles collecting guides.

Identification price guide. If you know one you may want to get their help. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. The marble collectors handbook by robert s.

Small updates and changes to pictures new names for marbles etc. Will be made to try and keep it current. As with any other collectible there is no substitute for knowledge of the subject. Click on the links to go to each page.

Christensen and son company. Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available. Alan you will be missed. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book.

This will always remain here as a memorial to alans legacy. 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. Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars. Collectors must quickly identify a vintage marble recognize its manufacturer spot any flaws and have an in depth knowledge of the market.

There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Learn some general information for collecting marbles. Marble identification and. Note that unscrupulous dealers have.

Not all marbles are glass so recognize crockery benningtons stoneware china agates and even wooden marbles. Moreover you may check on books that specialize on antique marbles. Erratum sheet for marbles. Today s collectible marbles are from the late 1800s and newer.

This may be a little challenging for new collectors but experienced collectors would be able to tell the difference. If not thousands of years. 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. Usually they are machine made or contemporary.

Marble collecting is all about displaying specific colored marbles. Size quality and design are important. Hand made non glass marbles. They have refused to put an erratum sheet in the book.

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. Marbles have been valued by collectors for nearly 100 years. Hand made glass marbles. Identifying glass marbles would you like to write for us.

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.