Serine23 Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I am new to the community, hello. I sell a lot of vintage and antique items, and from time to time I find old marbles. In fact I have jars in boxes in my garage, and I never know how to identify them, or if they are even old. I recently found this jar, plus some clay ones I set aside. Does anyone know if these are old? Special? Or simply just a fun collection. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you. - Serine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Hi Serine. Welcome. I think mostly a fun collection. Mixed ages. Some from around 1930 and a smattering of others right up to modern day. Also a mix of makers. Peltier, Vitro, Master, Peltier, some from Asia (we wouldn't be able to tell company names for those), and I think some from West Virginia swirl companiees. In your last photo, there is a black and red one which might be the most valuable in the lot -- assuming it is mint condition -- which I'll guess it isn't. A single chip can knock marble value down by half or more. One very interesting one to me is the swirly one with the inky blue ribbon on a white and clear base, with a touch of yellow. Nothing is standing out as very valuable, but I'd pull out the two I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 p.s. 23 is my favorite number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serine23 Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Thank you Steph! I genuinely appreciate that! I was thinking the two clear on the bottom of the image were pretty neat. But I'll pull out the red too. I have others I should dig out, plus a jar of my grandfathers marbles I keep in my window. Come to think of it, I hope that the sun isn't bad for them, they are so beautiful! 23 is a lucky number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That blue and yellow swirl on translucent white looks really cool and mysterious. I grew up with a bag of yucky coke bottle foreign cats eyes like the one shooter, but I received them new in the mid 70s. Modern marbles can still be relatively old depending on how one looks at things. The majority are "older." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Yep. It's all relative. But cat's-eyes (lots in your photos) don't appear until 1950, so that can serve as a kind of marker for you -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Your cats eyes are Peltier, Vitro and Asian that I'm sure about. Plus odds say there will turn out to be some Marble King cat's eyes in there also. The large Peltier Banana cat's eyes could be worth a few bucks apiece. (You have one in a pale green and one in yellow-orange.) So still not bunches, but they're nice to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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