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Welcome to the Marble Connection! You have come to the right place. There are many years of marble experience here. The best way to start off might be to show us a few of your favorites or if you're interested in trying to identify some, just post a few different views of the one's you're most interested in over in the "Marble ID's" section. Otherwise, just peruse the the threads and photos and ask any questions that might come to mind - there are plenty of people here who love to talk marbles and are more than willing to help you out. I'm digging the old beverage dispenser!

I have been collecting marbles for a long time but only when i would find them out in the wild.. Crazy I could spot a marble from a block away in 6 feet of brush under a log in a swampy marsh.. Lol for real though its weird they just jump out at me. I never purchased them or spent much time on learning things about them until the last few years. So now I have this massive collection of antique and vintage marbles and no actual knowledge. I just know they are old and i want to leave them to my kids someday I would love to learn more about them. I recently redid an ould farm house window so i could give the marbles proper display. However its not turning out to be what I expected in order for it to work proper I think my only option is to glue them.. I dont want to damage them in any way so I have paused for a moment on how to proceed. Anyway this is me with my marbles and my lack of marble knowledge. I was doing the gumball and jar display thing. I do believe this pretty little things should be seen. I find it incredible that something so little can hold the beauty and talent that they do. Im excited to be apart of this community and hope to learn more about my marbles. I added a few pictures of some of what I have and until I can come up with something for my windoe I am now on a hunt for a glass top table that I can use.

I have seen a few JABO corkscrews fool well-seasoned Akro collectors. Ron had one that was unbelievable! Just don't be too surprised if you see JABOs with a lazy or better corkscrew pattern.

Looks like a lotta fun. I'm in PA too! Glad you are here.

And here are some Tie Dyes for comparison . . . Sorry for all the reflections - I hurried.

As I said earlier, she was as sweet as they come. And she had collected marbles forever. Her son, who was about 60 years old at the time, told me he remembered getting dragged around hunting for marbles with her when he was kid! Here's a little box of trinkets, exactly as I found it in her collection - it's one of my favorite things. The wee German is 7/16". And at the risk of sounding sappy, I will say that I am at a stage of marble collecting and life where I have come to the realization that, while I definitely love marbles, what I cherish the most are the experiences I have had and the friends and memories I have made because of them. 🙂

Seems pretty obvious from my vantage point. Those are nice marbles, Jess. The lashes on the last two are awesome!

Given the numbers, I'm guessing it was a happy accident.