|
Pelteir Peerless Patch Marbles
The Peerless patch marbles are a two-color patch. They are identifiable by the uniqueness of their shades of color and their design.
|
|
|
|
|
|
European Sparklers
Sometimes called Sunbursts, it is believed these marbles were made in the 1940s or 50s.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Akro Agate Sparkler Marbles
A truly beautiful marble, this type of sparkler is unique to Akro Agate Company, which produced them in the mid to late 1920s.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ben Burton Glass
Ben Burton began his adventure into the glass world in January of 1999 with a simple apprenticeship making pendants and small vessels. . .
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contemporaries by Mike Gong
Another of the select group of young, talented West Coast glass artists, Mike makes a wide variety of marbles from 1 to 4 inches in diameter. His subject matters include colors, shapes, and even bugs [you gotta check them ou...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cross Sulphide Marble
Made in Germany around the late 1800s, here's a rare sulphide from the collection of Damian and Harlan Walters.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cornelian Marbles
Made in the 1930s and 40s, cornelian is a single-stream opaque type of slag - a combination of opaque red and white glass. Cornelians are very rare and not to be confused with the Akro Agate red carnelian slags.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont Glass Workshop Marbles
Harry and Wendy Besett create innovative contemporary marbles using a variety of unique techniques. Pictured are two cameo style etched spheres [top], and an Eisenglass metallica mica sphere [bottom].
The mica sphere was a ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contemporary Sulphide Train Marbles
I met Jim Davis a few years ago at a marble show and he told me that he made just two of these train sets. My grandson Jacob is now the proud owner of this set of 2" marbles.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share a Story link
