Are Old Clay Marbles Worth Anything

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Are old clay marbles worth anything.

Agate marble and stone marbles continued to be. In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. Unfortunately clay marbles do not have nearly the eye appeal of any other marbles and therefore are the least collectible of any marble.

Colored glass marbles were used in 15th century germany. These marbles were the easiest to produce and millions still exist. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Varieties of blown glass marbles were available from 1870 to 1890 in many colors and patterns.

Clay marbles are the most common old marble that you will find. Size the larger a marble is the more it is worth no matter what material it is made of. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

China and pottery marbles were used in the 1800 s. Black and white navarre marble 1638. Clay marbles were often glazed or painted which makes the clay marbles more susceptible to damage than other marbles. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship.

The earliest known marbles were made of stone marble or clay.