March 8, 2009

Turquoise Marble

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This semi-precious stone marble made of polished turquoise from the Southwest United States is light-weight and colorful.

March 3, 2009

Mike Close Flower Marble with Leaf Stand.

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Flower marble with leaf stand. New marbles by Mike Close for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show.

February 28, 2009

Volcanic Glass

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This 2 inch slightly out of round volcanic glass marble was made by nature and polished by machine. It is one of the many natural stone marbles in my collection.

February 20, 2009

Set of Five Patriot Marbles

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Set of five end of day German Onionskin Patriot Marbles from the late 1800s. They were for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show for $1,100.00 by Leo Contreras.

February 14, 2009

David Salazar Hearts and Flowers

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David Salazar's holiday marbles just in time for Valentines Day. Photographed at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

February 7, 2009

A Maslach Valentine

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A small glass heart by Stephen Maslach with his signature colored ribbons. Just in time for Valentines day.

February 6, 2009

Marble T-Shirt

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This was seen at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show.

February 5, 2009

Wonder Stone

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A tan colored marble made of stone measuring 1 1/2". Hold it in your hand, and you can feel the cool wonder and magic.

February 1, 2009

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January 30, 2009

Contemporary Clay Marbles

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These clay marbles made by Marlow Peterson glow under black light. They were for sale by the artist at the Las Vegas Marble Show.

January 25, 2009

Four Paneled Onionskin

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This beautiful German onionskin was for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show. From the collection of Leo Contreras.

January 23, 2009

Box Set of Champion Marbles

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Box set of Champion marbles circa 1940s. From the collection of Bill and Vicki Bass. On display at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show

January 21, 2009

Tiger Iron

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A very heavy stone and iron marble from Australia measures 1 1/2".

January 17, 2009

Patriot Swirls by Matt Potter

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Patriot Swirls by contemporary glass artist Matt Potter. From the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show

January 15, 2009

German Banded Opaque

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A beautiful banded opaque hand made in Germany in the late 1800s. It measures a little over an inch and the maker never quite finished it. The pontils were never ground down. For sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Show by Pat and Gerry Coleman.

January 11, 2009

Akro Agate Box Sets

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Four box sets of Akro Agates from the 1940s. From the collection of Bill and Vicki Bass. These and many other boxes were on display at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

January 1, 2009

Marble Shooter Pistol

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A very unique device manufactured by Groetchen Mfg. Chicago, Ill. in the early 1900s for shooting marbles. From the collection of Bill O'Connor.

December 28, 2008

Peltier National Rainbos

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Rare box of Peltier National Rainbo Marbles on display at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

December 19, 2008

Czechoslovakian Marbles

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A bag of Czechoslovakian marbles made in the 1950s or 1960s.

December 15, 2008

Akro Agate Box Set











Box set of Akro Agates from the 1930s including lemonades and limeades on display at the 2008 Amana Marble Show. From the collection of Kevin and Judi.

December 12, 2008

Ring World by Bill Tow

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Experimental contemporary marble by Bill Tow. From the collection of Charles Williams

December 5, 2008

Peltier Tigers













Orange based black striped Rainbos by Peltier.

November 19, 2008

Marble Challange - Contempory Hummingbird Sulphide












2 1/8" Contemporary Hummingbird Sulphide with rings of bubbles. Artist unknown.

November 13, 2008

Peltier Burnt Christmas Tree















White based with red and green stripes dark around the edges make this a burnt Christmas tree. One of Peltiers rainbos made in the 1930s.

November 10, 2008

Marble Challenge - Holloween Swirl

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Black and orange with a little glitter, this pretty marble is here just in time for Holloween. This 1 1/14" contemporary is unsigned. If you made this marble or know who did please let me know.

September 13, 2008

Marble Pins


A few of the buttons and pins I have picked up over the years at some of the marble shows I attended. I love going to marble shows and wish I could go to all of them.

September 7, 2008

Lemonade Patch


Made by Akro Agate in the 1930s this lemonade shooter has an oxblood patch.

September 4, 2008

Harry Kravet

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Harry is an East Coast Marble Maker from Connecticut. If you would like to see more of his work take a look at his myspace page by clicking here. He also sells his handmade marbles on ebay, to see what he has for sale search for seller privatebenji.

September 1, 2008

Peltier Superboy

The vivid blue and red-orange colors make the Superboy a very popular marble. Made by Peltier in the 1930s and measures 7/8'.