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Clay Marbles? - 11/25/2011 7:43:24 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 765 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Just wondering when these were made? Ive been digging a 20-50s dump (older is somewhere near just havent found it yet) While digging the other day I had a clay color marble and then a blue and white swirl type roll from the rubble. Id always thought the clay were very old? Thanks for any information. Post #: 1

RE: Clay Marbles? - 11/25/2011 10:06:17 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4293 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Sounds like you're talking about Benningtons, which can date from any time pretty much... I dig them in my 1890's dump, and I dug a near identical one in a 1940's dump... But generally I'd say you're right, they are older. Maybe some guy, who was a kid in the 1890's, gave his childhood marbles to his grandkids in the 1950's... Then the ungrateful buggers threw it in the dump... _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 2

RE: Clay Marbles? - 11/26/2011 10:19:49 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Hmmm, lots of different style clay marbles.... These are the kind I seem to find the most of. Have quite a few Benningtons, and also a few swirls, (which I think are older) By swirls, I'm referring to the China type swirls...Digswithstick is pretty knowledgable on marbles...Haven't seen him on here lately.... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 3

RE: Clay Marbles? - 11/26/2011 10:20:37 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline * Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 4

RE: Clay Marbles? - 11/26/2011 6:25:22 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 765 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Yes Sir thats the ones. Although I only have 1. I found another dump that hasnt been touched near the one Iam working. Maybe find some more there. (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 5

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