Marbles 101 Pix

[Staunton Dan]

You can tell who digs privys here and who doesn't as most of the early marbles are found when privy digging. When I dig a privy I also like to sift which tends to catch most of the smalls like marbles. When I dig in a dump there is not enough time to sift and the smalls are found by the hit and miss process. If I dig one or two marbles in a day while digging in a dump, I feel fortunate. No telling how many marbles and other smalls are lost this way but bottles are the primary focus when dump digging. Thanks for the pics. Love the swirls and Chinas. Actually, I love 'em all.

 

[Clam]

Thanks Dan. Actually some of the later dumps 1930's to 1960's can have some of the more valuable machine made marbles in them tanks and submarines start at $1500 and can go way up there. The mid 20th century was the hayday for machine made marbles.

 

[Digswithstick]

Thanks Clam ,very nice !!!! WARNING all , marble collecting is as addicting as bottle collecting ,just send them to me and i will isolate them ,and you can come visit them anytime

These are Alley Agate Company on frogs ,they can cause hoarding among other afflictions

 

[Digswithstick]

Your bottles could end up like this if you are not carefull

 

[coboltmoon]

Thanks Clam for showing the early marbles. Digswithstick I love the flower frog idea.

 

[Digswithstick]

I collect the frogs as well ,the green depression glass are my favorites

 

[cobaltbot]

Actually some of the later dumps 1930's to 1960's can have some of the more valuable machine made marbles in them tanks and submarines start at $1500 and can go way up there.

Hey Greg, great marble pics! Curious, what do the above look like?

 

[Clam]

Hey Steve I am going to drop a few of the more valuable glass marbles on here so you can get a idea that some of the marbles that come out of the first foot or so of the ground can be worth more that a whole privy full of bottles....

 

[Clam]

More submarines

 

[Clam]

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