Marbles Handmade Or Machine Made

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Marbles handmade or machine made.

A pontil is a rough mark on a handmade marble which was caused when the marble was cut off of the cane the glass rod they were formed on. Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china. The marbles listed on this page are all vintage machine made marbles circa 1910 1960. As those prices began to move up at a rapid rate collectors found that they could acquire many beautiful and colorful machine made marbles for the price of a single handmade marble.

A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc. Below are examples of some new marbles. Separate marbles into groups of hand made or machine made. To determine if they were handmade look for the pontil mark to determine how they were created.

Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f. Machine made marbles the mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Machine made marbles 1980 current.

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