Value Of Shooter Marbles

Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit.

Value of shooter marbles.

Blue wasp blue tiger blue bee. Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors. Vintage marbles are only limited in number which is why they are more expensive. 4 6 out of 5 stars 23 total ratings 23.

A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too. Cats eye marbles 6 lbs glass 5 8. If you want to start making them part of your collection you should know how to identify vintage 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.

Mass production of marbles started only in 1800 s. Christensen son christensen agate akro agate and peltier glass this section. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. In official tournaments in the u s your shooter must be between 3 4 and 1 2.

Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye. Mega marble 24 collectible marbles 1 shooter net bag milky way. Shooter marbles usually range between 17 18 5mm. Watch this video summarizing a book on collecting antique marbles and identifying them by paul baumann.

Find multi colored marbles with clear distinctive lines. 5 out of 5 stars 8 total ratings 8 3 50 new. The mechanized production of glass marbles was developed in the united states in the first quarter of the 20th century. Also called the boss or taw the shooter marble is used to play ringer and other marble games.

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. A player needs only one shooter to play the game. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors. The golden age of machine made marbles is dominated by marbles from such companies as m f.

Click the picture for full screen view. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. 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. This unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives.

All sizes are approximations and can vary from one marble to the. 16mm goldfish glass mega marble players 5 8th inch translucent orange rare. Net bag of 25 comet glass mega marbles 24 players 1 shooter rare.