dating marbles

[SherryFain]

I have a good bit ID'd, now I'd like to date them and add a bit of history.. Are there any tips to go about narrowing down a particular date it was made? Resources? I appreciate your help!!

[Ric]

I didn't think marbles dated - they're inanimate objects. 😁

But a good place to start looking for manufacturing dates is in the "Timeline" threads in Steph's Study Hall.

🙂

[SherryFain]

Thanks so much!!!!!!

13 minutes ago, Ric said:

I didn't think marbles dated - they're inanimate objects. 😁

But a good place to start looking for manufacturing dates is in the "Timeline" threads in Steph's Study Hall.

🙂

 

[Alan]

One starting point is learning when a manufacturer was in the marble business.

[wvrons]

Companies history and time lines. American Machine Made Marbles book by Mike Johnson, Dean Six and Susie Metzler.  

[Chad G.]

                                                                                       A great book, I 've used it extensively.

                                                            

 

[akroorka]

8 hours ago, SherryFain said:

now I'd like to date them and add a bit of history

Books are great, Internet items are a good reference, and old auctions will tell you much.
Stick around here and ask questions is always the best option imho, rejection here is almost nil---just be nice as you have always been.

What Steph did with "Steph's Study Hall" is a collectors dream find, search and be rewarded.(Thanks again Steph😁)
There are folks here that have contributed so much to the world of marble collecting that it may be hard to imagine for anyone with a limited knowledge of the hobby.
Do not be shy, just do it, ask it, and of course--- keep asking. We all appreciate a challenge and no one here will know it all.

We all will learn from what anyone has to offer at one time or another🦾.

And of course----
Marble--On!!!