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    Posted 9 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    Often, I dig up marbles.
    Digging a hole for a tree, a foot and a half down the final one (larger clear) I spot.
    Poking around the creek where once and old school was, the 3rd (tealy) I spot. Same with the almost fluorescent blue-white one in pic 1.
    Digging along the foundation of our house, the very odd half-gold half-crackle one I spot.
    Walking on the path through the woods, the little yellow and little white one I spot.
    Digging in a small hillside dump of item from 1910ish to the 1960s, I find clay marbles.

    What I don't spot is helpful information on dating these, and a number of others. Somewhere, my favorite is swirled orange in blueish-white opaque glass.

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    Comments

    1. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      LOL. That's terrible!!

      For some reason, I only now have realised that your name doesn't say Nice Fire.
    2. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      It's probably because I'm reading black text on white. My eyes hate that.
    3. Deano Deano, 9 years ago
      I can dig it, that you dig it. Keep your mini shovel handy at all time, seems to be paying off!
    4. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      I try. :P
    5. AnnaB AnnaB, 9 years ago
      Very nice little treasures, Spirit! I like the crackle one most. If you do find useful info on dating them, please post. I find them on my property occasionally too. No idea how old they are.
    6. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      The clay are oldest. Probably 1930s on them.
    7. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      I always love finding old marbles when digging in yard through the years and several houses . I notice you have same problem as me reading black text on white it is very hard on my eyes and it glares. Neat post !
    8. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Manikin, they are fun little things.

      When letters are too close together, such as iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, I see the entire rainbow in them.... LOL.
    9. OMG, 9 years ago
      http://joemarbles.com/1Marble%20Picture%20Pages/Marble%20Identification.htm
    10. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      OMG, that is a very comprehensive site, thanks for sharing! :)
    11. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      They have some very pretty marbles.
    12. antiquerose antiquerose, 9 years ago
      I love marbles too...Thanks for the Post !!
    13. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Thanks for commenting. :)
    14. Collectomaniac Collectomaniac, 9 years ago
      Omg's is a good site. I was using this one just yesterday.http://www.marblesgalore.com/antique-handmade-marbles/
    15. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Sadly the glass ones are made by machine.
    16. Collectomaniac Collectomaniac, 9 years ago
      That's ok. There's some good (valuable) hard to find machine made ones out there. Even Mexico's Mega marbles (Vacor) are collectable. Some date back to the 30's.
      It can be a fun and affordable hobby I found.
    17. Collectomaniac Collectomaniac, 9 years ago
      Here's a cool want ad from c/list I was looking at yesterday. http://skagit.craigslist.org/wan/5396497846.html

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