Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.
Antique crock marbles.
Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process.
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Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.
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This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
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Each crock is unique and often symbolizes the time period in which is was designed.
Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.
Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s.
Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit.
No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts.
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While most historians believe that the first crocks were made in france and germany they became very popular in colonial america where they were used for a variety of kitchen storage methods including fermenting canning and pickling in a brine especially for turning cabbage into sauerkraut and cucumbers into pickles.
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Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye.
All crock values discussed below are in usd.
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Find multi colored marbles with clear distinctive lines.
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A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too.
A collection of popular and valuable antique crocks can be found below.
A basic guide to antique ceramic and porcelain crocks.
