I,ve had marbles as long as I can remember.my uncle left his bag of marbles at the house I grew up in.i played marbles till third or fourth grade.new school with play ground put a end to marble playing.did,nt know they were collected till antique roadshow came to tv.so I started collecting sense I had mibs.my first akro oxblood I found in a jar I got at auction was a thrill to me.i still like to look at it from time to time.a milky oxblood that looks like a cartoon brizzard.if I spelled that right.dusty