Antique Steely Marbles

Steelies are metal marbles normally made for industrial use and are fairly common.

Antique steely marbles.

Medium price range for antique marbles. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Prices for these may be less than 50.

Almost every marble collection contains a few inexpensive steelies. Make offer rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. A true steely not just a bearing ball was made from a flat piece of steel folded into a sphere and shows a cross where the corners all come together. Vintage steel marbles steelies or ball bearing various sizes and condition.

Today these vintage marbles are collected rather than played with. This doesn t mean that you need to look for a damaged or broken marble as this would affect its value. However do not expect to see a perfect looking marble because if you get one it may probably not be vintage. Mica antique handmade german marble.

5 out of 5 stars 2 625 2 625 reviews 5 00. Antique steel marble lot of 12 ball bearings. Older clay handmade marbles are simple and lack decoration. Solid core swirl marbles made in 1998 surprisingly have a value of 25 to 40 each.

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. Hobbyzeal s collection of marbles reveals some secrets on how to identify antique marbles for your collection. Aside from the pontil antique marbles typically have flaws including bubbles. Glassy to translucent with streaks or patches of mica ranging from clear to misty.

Steely made of steel. Black and white navarre marble 1638. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Vintage antique marble leighton glass super rare old.

Computer games are a favorite with children today and games like ringer marble arch lagging etc playing with marbles are yet to captivate the minds of these young ones. Make offer vintage steel marbles lot different sizes steely marbles. Favorite add to. Vintage glass marbles set of 10 retro classic americana childhood game hobby pastime jewelry jar filling craft knick knacks trinkets cassandrasnotebook.

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