beendiggin
Well-Known Member
I've enjoyed reading the posts so far and I'm glad we have some marble collectors to help out here. This was a great idea.
I've bought two books in the last ten years or so on marbles and both are good. However, I'm still finding it hard to feel confident in id'ing them. I've sorted them out by "style" like slag, cats eyes, etc, etc, but my question is this: Is there some step by step method that can be used to narrow down the id? I know that with experience it would be second nature...but what are the main ways to narrow down the id of a marble? With bottles, there's clues to age and origin if you know what to look for. I assume it's the same with marbles. What are the clues?
I have a lot of marbles I've dug and I will post some pics soon. Cool category!
I've bought two books in the last ten years or so on marbles and both are good. However, I'm still finding it hard to feel confident in id'ing them. I've sorted them out by "style" like slag, cats eyes, etc, etc, but my question is this: Is there some step by step method that can be used to narrow down the id? I know that with experience it would be second nature...but what are the main ways to narrow down the id of a marble? With bottles, there's clues to age and origin if you know what to look for. I assume it's the same with marbles. What are the clues?
I have a lot of marbles I've dug and I will post some pics soon. Cool category!
