Antique Crock Marbles

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.

Antique crock marbles.

Make offer lqqk. Antique crock marbles have not heard of these before homemade for children s games perhaps. 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. Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.

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. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out. Find multi colored marbles with clear distinctive lines. A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too.

Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors. Make offer 146 antique vintage clay marbles hand made in new haven connecticut never used. Saved by anita brewer pulley. Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.

Over 50 antique marbles 6 clays you decide. Make offer rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod. 1 blue decorated stone wear crock.

Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit. 146 antique vintage clay marbles hand made in new haven connecticut never used. Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate.

Hamilton and jones 1870 s. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. People also love these ideas. A basic guide to antique ceramic and porcelain crocks.

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Vintage antique marble leighton glass super rare old. Each crock is unique and often symbolizes the time period in which is was designed. A collection of popular and valuable antique crocks can be found below.

Over 50 antique marbles 6 clays you decide. Antique toys vintage toys vintage antiques antique glass marble art glass marbles jolie photo glass paperweights glass ball. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.