When were the clay marbles made?
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Hey Rich,
Are'ya speaking of the plain clay ones?
I've found them in the oldest holes in my area. Sometimes, they were actually kid made, rather than factory.
They're really prehistoric in origin. Some of the earliest toys / gaming pieces...
There's a pretty good article HERE, Dial "M" for Marbles.
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Are'ya speaking of the plain clay ones?
I've found them in the oldest holes in my area. Sometimes, they were actually kid made, rather than factory.
They're really prehistoric in origin. Some of the earliest toys / gaming pieces...
There's a pretty good article HERE, Dial "M" for Marbles.
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Well up in my NY home, I have a wooden box with a little brass hook that has some really early clay marbles that my Grandfather gave me when I was a kid. He said he had them since he was a kid. No other knowledge. I have a box of collected marbles from my youth playing.
I also have a box of early play tops, that just set waiting for someone to visit about them. RED Matthews
I also have a box of early play tops, that just set waiting for someone to visit about them. RED Matthews
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LoL,...Thanks,...they're really just std. sized marbles,...but that's a midget mason they're in!....[
]glass man
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The clay marbles were cheaper then the glazed ones long ago...so poorer kids had those....late 19th early 20th century?I THINK!They came in many colors the brown being the most common though old not worth much...JAMIE
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Clay marbles were made as toys into the 1940's. They are still manufactured for industrial applications today. In the 1890's and early years of the 20th century - the US plants made over a million a day. Most clay marbles are not as old as people believe they are.
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