Images And Names Of Marbles

The marble collectors handbook by robert s.

Images and names of marbles.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Agates or aggies by the middle of the nineteenth century marbles made of agate had become so popular that the word aggie a nickname for agate came to be used for all stone marbles. Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries.

A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts. These marble names refer to categories of marbles.

A peawee is the name used for any very small marble. Is a general name applied in many parts of the country to all glass marbles including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc. Block with over 500 pictures of different marbles is an excellent guide to refer to. Bumbo bumboozer or bowler are names applied to very large marbles of any description.