Brushed Turquoise

Three early machine made turquoise-colored marbles, possibly made by Christensen.

Razer Blade Sharpeners

Used to sharpen razors and knives, the wire frames hold two glass marbles together, with the razor drawn between the marbles. The marbles are common machine made marbles, usually clearies. Made in the 1940s in the USA. From the collection of Matt Riley.

Akro Agate Ruby Bee

Circa 1940s, this Akro corkscrew with a yellow base and red stripe is sometimes called a Ruby Bee.

Ravenswood Novelty Works

Ravenswood marbles were made in the 1940s and early 1950s.  All Ravenswood marbles are less than 1 inch with a random pattern and many were brown based. These are 5/8".

Vitro "Citrus"

This lemon, lime and orange marble is called a citrus and was made by Vitro Agate Company in the 1930s or 1940s. It measures one inch.

Akro Agate Box Sets

An Akro Agate box set as seen at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

Marble King Girl Scouts

Here is one of the many color combinations made by Marble King from the late 1950s to the present. Also known as John Deere marbles.

Three Color Corkscrew

These Akro Agate shooters from the 1940s have the white, black and red rebel colors.

Machine Made Slags

A group of early machine made slags ranging in size from 9/16" to 1 1/4". Slags were made by both Akro Agate and Christensen from the early 1930s well into the 1950s.

Jobber Box

A Peltier Jobber Box with 88 mini Peltiers. These little marbles made in the 1930s measure 5/16". I bought them at the 2010 Orange County Marble Show.

Blue on Blue Corkscrew

A very pretty color combination made by the Akro Agate Company in the 1940s.

Peltier Sunset

Sunset marbles are transparent Rainbos with sparkling bubbles and red,orange,yellow,white or green ribbons. Made by the Peltier Glass Co in the 1940s.

Brown Flame

It's a Christensen! It's a slag! It's a flame! A very pretty and unusual 1 inch marble for sale at the 2010 Orange County Marble Show by Dave Gardner

Peltier "Baseballs"

A group of red, orange and yellow Peltiers from the 1940s. The  ribbons form a pattern like a baseball.

German Wirepull

Made in Germany in the 1950s these machine made marbles measure 3/4".

Champion Metallics

Not too much is known of the Champion Metallics but I believe they were made in the 1980s. I find them to be interesting and very pretty.

Czechoslovakian "Guinea"

This unusual machine made marble made in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s or 60s is about 1 inch and a little out of round. It has a cream colored base with multicolored spots.

Unusual Rainbo

I think this is a Peltier Rainbo, though the blue, black and red combination is unusual and is not listed in any of my books. probably made in the 1930s, and measures 5/8".

Akro Agate Boy Scouts

The blue and yellow Boy Scout colors make a very pretty marble. These corkscrews were made by the Akro Agate Company in the 1940s.

Akro Agate Corkscrew

A corkscrew shooter of transparent red and opaque green made by Akro Agate in the 1940s. I don't know if it has a name, but I call it a red dragon.