Glass Marbles
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Collecting Marbles is Fun!
Do you love glass marbles? I sure do. There are tons of varieties, but my favorite kinds of marbles are large, colorful, and slightly iridescent. You can stare into these beautiful glass balls and lose yourself in them. It's almost like another world trapped inside.
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"Contemporary" marbles tend to be large (anywhere from 3/4" to 2") and striking. They're often iridescent and have dramatic swirls. Sometimes they look like they have jellyfish, birds, or flowers trapped inside. You can see examples of contemporary glass marbles listed below on eBay.
See How Glass Marbles are Made
This video shows how marbles are made. Not just the mass-produced marbles you see sold in virtually any toy store, but the elaborate art glass marbles that are made by hand. If you ever wondered why art glass marbles cost so much, well, this video shows just how time consuming it is to create them! It gave me a new appreciation for marbles.
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A Short History of Marbles
Thousands of years ago, children in Egypt and Rome played with marbles. Even Ceaser Augustus was said to play with marbles in the streets. However, marbles in those days were usually made of stone, bone, or sometimes actual marble. Marbles could also be made of baked clay, but they weren't very durable for games.
Germany and Venice were the first countries to make glass marbles during the 1800s. A German glassblower with the very long name of Elias Johann Christoph Simon Carl Greiner revolutionized the glass marble industry when he invented marble scissors (marbelschere). The marble scissors were slicing tongs that had a cup-shaped mold on one end.
Germany and Venice were the first countries to make glass marbles during the 1800s. A German glassblower with the very long name of Elias Johann Christoph Simon Carl Greiner revolutionized the glass marble industry when he invented marble scissors (marbelschere). The marble scissors were slicing tongs that had a cup-shaped mold on one end.
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Marbles Sizes
Peewee - 1/2" or smaller. Rare and valuable.
Shooter - 3/4" is the standard size, though the Rules of the Ringer state that a shooter can be anywhere between 1/2 and 3/4" in diameter. Used to shoot other marbles.
Target - 5/8". These are the marbles you try to knock out of the ring with your shooter.
Boulder - 1" to 2". Also known as a jumbo, this marble is too big to use as a shooter.
Source: American Toy Marble Museum
Shooter - 3/4" is the standard size, though the Rules of the Ringer state that a shooter can be anywhere between 1/2 and 3/4" in diameter. Used to shoot other marbles.
Target - 5/8". These are the marbles you try to knock out of the ring with your shooter.
Boulder - 1" to 2". Also known as a jumbo, this marble is too big to use as a shooter.
Source: American Toy Marble Museum
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Why Collect Marbles?
There's something nostalgic about collecting marbles. Marbles take us back to the days of our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Before we had iPods, cell phones, video games, television, and all these other modern distractions, children played with marbles. They were also skipping rope, playing hopscotch, and for the most part doing things that required a little more participation on their part.
Marbles can also be very beautiful. Even the simplest glass marble has something to offer when you hold it up to the light. A handmade marble with intricate patterns and sparkling colors is breathtaking.
Marbles can also be very beautiful. Even the simplest glass marble has something to offer when you hold it up to the light. A handmade marble with intricate patterns and sparkling colors is breathtaking.
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pyngthyngs
Jan 4, 2012 @ 9:30 pm | delete
- Marbles can be so beautiful, don't you think? Your lens definitely exposes some of that beauty. Do you by any chance know where the phrase "losing your marbles" come from? That would be an interesting addition to the lens. :)
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RuntFarmSeries
Nov 19, 2009 @ 3:53 pm | delete
- Beautiful lens! Love the video about how marbles are made . . . Lensrolling and 5 ****!
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