All Types Of Toy Marbles

These balls vary in size.

All types of toy marbles. They are often collected both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors. A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate. Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process. Ceramic as in the trademarked dyke s american agates registered to samuel c.

With the hundreds of marbles that are distinct in color size and patterns three common toy marbles stand out. In the north of england the objects and the game are called taws with lar. Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod. Most commonly they are about 13 mm in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm to over 8 cm while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm wide.

The low rating is because there are only 24 different marbles and most are very common. Whether produced by a device or by hand specific types of marbles possess recognizable colors and designs. Crystal clearie purie any clear colored glass including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc. Mica glassy to translucent with streaks or patches of mica ranging from clear to misty.

A name adopted by early american marble manufacturers to describe any and all classes types and styles of marbles including. Cat s eye superman and onionskin. Oilies opaque with a rainbow iridescent finish. Toy marbles what are some of the differences between antique and modern marbles.

There were around 8 plain clear catseyes several craft store types some white ones and a few common swirled opaques.