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Antique clay marbles, Bennington marbles, new goldstone spheres, Vaseline glass marbles, article on fraudulent "Civil War" clay marbles
All have been dug up in different parts of the country, with different histories. Enjoy a bit of the past!
We are not purchasing more clay or glass marbles, folks. We suggest if you have some you'd like to sell, do so on Ebay!
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#L-107. Five clay marbles, circa 1800, Wisconsin Native American marbles used in games. 1/2" each. | $15.00 |
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#L-108. Four clay marbles, circa 1800, New York Native American marbles used in games. 1/2" each. | $12.00 |
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#L-109. Four clay marbles from Bennington, Vermont Clay Factory, circa 1800. Unglazed, 1/4" across. | $12.00 |
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#L-112. Six mini clay marbles from New York, used in Native American games, circa 1800. 1/4" across. | $12.00 |
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#L-113 Northwestern Ohio clay marbles, circa 1800, unglazed, average 1/4" across. | Set of 8 for $16.00 |
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#L-114 Set of 5 English circa 1700's (Georgian era) clay marbles, found in the plowed fields of Staffordshire, 1/4"-1/2" diameter. | Set of 5 for $15.00 |
COOL GLASS MARBLES!!! |
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#L-120. Vaseline glass marbles were made with traces (not harmful doses) of uranium. These cause an awesome bright neon yellow color when exposed to black light. 1/2" diameter. | 5 for $4.00 |
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#L-121. OR, choose the crackle vaseline glass marbles, same as above. Photo is BEFORE putting under black light. Dynamite! | Set of 5 for $4.00 |
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#L-122. OR, choose the JUMBO vaseline glass marbles (1" diameter) (note under regular store lighting, and under black light! | Set of 2 for $8.00 |
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THE SCOOP on the CIVIL WAR STAR MARBLES?
They are fakes. They are new clay marbles painted to look old, or old grayish clay marbles dug from a site, then painted over with common latex paint with a star on each one. The history that is claimed: They were recovered from a factory that made porcelain and clay marbles between 1840-50 in Atlanta Georgia. The original site burned in 1864 during the Fall of Atlanta at the hands of William Tecumseh Sherman. Fragments of these marbles have been found at the Gettysburg Battlefield where they were broken during the firing of the canister rounds. Bulldozer operator James W. Kirkland of Harriman TN found the stash of 5,000 or so 19th century marbles. He wa sa subcontractor for a construction company that flattened the dilapidated buildings in a 72 acre area that became Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park (excerpt from Atlanta Journal Constitution "Window to the Past" by Bill Hendricks, dated 3/23/97). There were no companies mass producing clay marbles during that era, only glass cane cut swirls imported by the barrel-load. The story sounded so plausible that many folks bought them. Now they are so famous, people collect them as an example of FRAUDULENT MARBLES, their notoriety has made them collectible. |
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