Value Of Shooter Marbles

Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors.

Value of shooter marbles. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Old rare vintage antique civil war relic clay marble recovered atlanta georgia. Blue wasp blue tiger blue bee.

Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. These marbles are some of the rarer and more difficult to find from the peltier glass co. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors.

In official tournaments in the u s your shooter must be between 3 4 and 1 2. All sizes are approximations and can vary from one marble to the. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage marbles. Also called the boss or taw the shooter marble is used to play ringer and other marble games.

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Find multi colored marbles with clear distinctive lines. Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit. Cats eye marbles 6 lbs glass 5 8.

Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann. 5 out of 5 stars 8 total ratings 8 3 50 new. 4 6 out of 5 stars 23 total ratings 23. Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye.

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This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives. If you have found a bag of your grandfather s old shooters it could be worth your time to know what to look for to determine their value. A player needs only one shooter to play the game. Mega marble 24 collectible marbles 1 shooter net bag milky way.

Shooter marbles usually range between 17 18 5mm. Click the picture for full screen view. If possible study the age of the marble and the material used to make it which sometimes indicates the scarcity and value of the marble.