Don't waste your money!! Unless these are what you collect!!!Clay Marbles; Beware of marbles listed as:Civil War Era Clay Marbles. These are solid color base with a 5 pointed star Marbles are believed to have...
I like to buy marbles or at least try to. Marbles sold on Ebay is hodge podge of truth, ignorance, and out right fraud. You might say it is the wild west, where anything goes. It is even hard for experts. With...
When you are selling and buying Marbles on ebay you will find that there is a lot of different opinions about the Marbles out there. I found that most are just looking in books and some are writing books on...
Marbles strike a chord, not only for their vivid swirling colors, but also because they are so evocative of childhood. These multicolored glass toys produced from the mid 19th century onward are avidly...
Making a marble ROUND The #1 question I get asked as a marble maker is, "How do you make them round?" People just can't wrap their head around the idea of liquid glass being controlled in the first place, let...
Bagged advertising marbles are all over the net these days. They use attractive and nostalgic label images to imply that the marbles inside the bags are "old" or "antique". The following guide provides...
The best tip I can give anyone is ask lots of questions! I always answer questions asap. And look at the shipping costs before you bid! It doesn't cost very much to ship a marble. I offer the cheapest...
I bought ebay item 120088029068 from onemomnson2 for $69.00. The marble was a mexican marble worth .25Cents. He would not return my money and he would accept delivery when I returned the marble. So beware of...
GOOD REFERANCE MATERIAL This is a good reference book for marbles. A bit dis-jointed and hard to follow. Pictures are not as clear as some other referance material but book should be in a marble collectors...
What is gold and silver fuming? One of the aspects of lampworking that I find amazing is called gold and silver "fuming". Very few artists out there have a good understanding of fuming, and even less in the...