The English style is a modern term, given to marbles with bright colors most often found in England. It is only assumption by a few they were made in England with no facts to back up the assumption. Maybe some day there will be, but untill that happens there are many facts that these type marbles were made in Germany including some of the so called "English Types" being found in German dig sites and complete sets of matching marbles found on Solitaire boards marked Made in Germany.