How do you display your Marble Collection?

[Jose]

Would like to know how you display your Marble Collection? I'd like to display mine but need ideas. Thanks

[DINDO]

I like solitaire boards . They have built in marble holders and made of wood , no scratching.  Usually find them cheap at thrift stores.

[jten]

Made trays with sliding tops

[jten]

folding case 600 + mibs all corks

Edited March 20, 2019 by jten
add corks

[Jose]

Ohhhh Boy, Those look Amazing.

[Al Oregon]

Plastic trays are one way for me.  Also, the paper boxes with dividers.

[Jose]

It "was" a nail polish holder.

[jten]

store display case. I made inserts.

[Jose]

jten,  LOVELY Collection. All those colors made my mind smile.

[I'llhavethat1]

real nice displays guys, jten those slags are sweet.  I really like to see other peoples collections and how they're displayed, humbling actually

[bumblebee]

A gentleman named John on another forum uses a method I plan to try. He uses "Cornell University" drawers normally used for displaying bug specimens. He then cuts strips of Plastazote foam that he holds down with pearlized pins from Michaels. These strips are put close enough to hold marbles in place (about 200-250 depending upon marble sizes).  The trickiest part, he says, is cutting the strips straight and even which he does with a very sharp box cutter and a metal square.

Though not cheap at about $85 with shipping, In my opinion the results appear to be the best way to group marbles and show as much of each marble as possible. Be careful not to drop a tray!

Here are the products and links:

1012AFP pine hardboard bottom & plastazote foam cardholder/pull

1028P Plastazote Foam Sheet, 16 x 18"

Edit: Also while search the BioQuip vendor, I noticed these cardboard trays which may be of interest to collectors: https://www.bioquip.com/search/DispProduct.asp?pid=1025A

[wvrons]

 Here Is 2 1/2  gallons of dirty Alleys.  One room of four with marbles. 

[Jose]

I wish this Museum was in California, I'd surely visit. I can see decades of care and love in all those items. Love it. 

[Kevin]

On 4/1/2019 at 7:35 AM, wvrons said:

 Here Is 2 1/2  gallons of dirty Alleys.  One room of four with marbles. 

Some nice marbles there. Did you dig those dirty marbles lol? I see you have some nice codd bottles, that dark codd looks rare.

[wvrons]

 Yes I dug the marbles in the jug. I have dug marbles at every marble company site in WV, except Master. Some of them many times and years.  Myself and two very close friends had a lease for about 1 1/2 yrs. to dig  where Alley produced marbles in Pennsboro WV. I have also dug marbles in OH and St.Louis.  Good eye on the Codd bottle. I dug marbles many places for about a 20 year time period. Today there is no place to dig and many sites are empty. 

[Ms.Marbleous]

Hi Ron , 

I'm very curious to know what sizes are  your largest and smallest on  Hand made German and machine made marbles ?  Sorry , just dying to know ... 🙂

[wvrons]

My largest hand made marble is 2 1/4 inch. The smallest is about 5/16 maybe 9/32.  There has been ,three inch hand made found. It sold for around $32,000.00 -$34000.00 . There are several 2 1/2 inch hand mades in collections. Over 2 1/2 inch and the numbers are less. 

[Ms.Marbleous]

Nice ,  very nice collection and display setup Ron .  Hard to beat your passion and dedication for marble memorabilia and the some ... 

[Marian]

WOW, Ron! Just WOW!!!

[wvrons]

This is about 1/3 of what I have displayed. About the same amount packed away, or more. 

Thanks ! 

[Ms.Marbleous]

Astonished to hear that is only a small percentage of your collection.   I  can only image the overall beauties you have stored away .... Amazing !