End of Day Onionskin

This beautiful 2 inch handmade end-of-day onionskin was made in Germany in the late 1800s and was for sale at the 2009 Las Vegas Marble Show. From the collection of Tom Rudolf.

German Onionskin Circa Late 1800s

Handmade in Germany in the late 1800s, this 32 lobed Onionskin measures 2 3/8".

German Onionskin circa Late 1800s

A 1 9/16" green, yellow and red slightly shrunken onionskin encased in clear glass with lots of bubbles.

End of the Day Cloud

This beautiful, multi-colored cloud was handmade in Germany in the late 1800s. It measures 1 3/4".

German Paperweight-Style Cloud Marble

Handmade in Germany in the late 1800s, this single pontil, end of day, cloud, paperweight-style marble, measures 1".

End of Day Indian Swirl

End of day marbles are some of the rarest handmade marbles. They have a single pontil, and typically, a multitude of colors.

The single pontil results from the fact that an End of Day marble is the final marble made from a glass cane. For a swirl marble, the glass cane can look like a large, straight, glass candycane. Five to twenty five marbles would typically be made from one cane, with the final one being the End of day marble. So, because they are the final marbles made from a cane, they have just one pontil, and typically, a multitude of colors; which can sometimes look like an onionskin or splaches of color.

Onionskin Cloud with Mica circa Late 1800s

Red, white and blue with mica, this end of the day 1" German onionskin cloud is a real beauty.

Onionskin Cloud circa Late 1800s

This handmade, end of day German multi-colored transparent cloud measures 13/16".