June 21, 2009

Contemporary Mica


















This golden yellow 2 inch contemporary mica was made about 20 years ago by an unknown artist.

June 4, 2009

Ben Burton Glass




















A carrot marble by Ben Burton

June 1, 2009

Box Set of Akro Agate Ringers



Box set of Akro Agate "Ringers" made in the 1930s. From the collection of Bill and Vicki Bass.

May 25, 2009

Davis Family Sulphide Mouse



















This little mouse was purchased in the 1980s at the Santa Cruz Marble Show. It is unsigned and measures 1 1/2 ".

May 12, 2009

Antique German Sulphide Horse


A beautiful Standing horse sulphide handmade in Germany in the 1880s. Was for sale by Arthur Jones a the 2008 Amana Marble Show

May 9, 2009

Advertising Marbles

These contemporary one inch advertising marbles started showing up in the 1980s. The first ones I bought were Coke and Pepsi. Now they are everywhere and are used as business cards, to commemorate birthdays, anniversaries and marble shows.

May 5, 2009

Marble Tournament Medals









Four Marble Tournament Medals, two are not dated. One says Trenton Times award and one just says Marble Champ. The other two are from the National Marble Tournament dated 1930 and 1941.

April 28, 2009

Snowflake Obsidian

This natural stone marble is made of volcanic glass and measures 1 1/2"

April 15, 2009

Kitten Sulphide Marble













A contemporary kitten sulphide marble by the Davis Family.

April 14, 2009

Bullseye Marble Shooter




This metal marble shooter was made in the 1930s.

April 3, 2009

Mike Close



A swirly from the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show

April 1, 2009

Akro Agate Indian Blanket

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A beautiful example of an Akro Agate red, black and yellow corkscrew from the 1940s.

March 25, 2009

Alaska Marble by John Vinson

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Oh, and you can also learn the art of glassmaking at D'vinE Glass Studio!

March 23, 2009

Peltier "Superman"

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This Peltier National Line Rainbo Superman measures only 9/16". It was made in the late 1920s to late 1930s.

March 17, 2009

David Salazar Shamrocks

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with some beautiful shamrocks by David Salazar. These marbles were for sale at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

March 16, 2009

Akro Zebra Corkscrew




This is a shooter-sized Akro Agate black and white corkscrew, with a touch of green, circa 1930. Maybe an Irish Zebra????

March 10, 2009

Scrappin' Boy Marbles

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Scrappin' Boy Marbles by Douglas Fergusen who's been making his torchworked marbles at his Fergusen Studios in Northern California since 1997.

March 8, 2009

Turquoise Marble

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This semi-precious stone marble made of polished turquoise from the Southwest United States is light-weight and colorful.

March 3, 2009

Mike Close Flower Marble with Leaf Stand.

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Flower marble with leaf stand. New marbles by Mike Close for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show.

February 28, 2009

Volcanic Glass

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This 2 inch slightly out of round volcanic glass marble was made by nature and polished by machine. It is one of the many natural stone marbles in my collection.

February 20, 2009

Set of Five Patriot Marbles

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Set of five end of day German Onionskin Patriot Marbles from the late 1800s. They were for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show for $1,100.00 by Leo Contreras.

February 14, 2009

David Salazar Hearts and Flowers

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David Salazar's holiday marbles just in time for Valentines Day. Photographed at the 2008 Amana Marble Show.

February 7, 2009

A Maslach Valentine

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A small glass heart by Stephen Maslach with his signature colored ribbons. Just in time for Valentines day.

February 6, 2009

Marble T-Shirt

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This was seen at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show.

February 5, 2009

Wonder Stone

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A tan colored marble made of stone measuring 1 1/2". Hold it in your hand, and you can feel the cool wonder and magic.

January 30, 2009

Contemporary Clay Marbles

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These clay marbles made by Marlow Peterson glow under black light. They were for sale by the artist at the Las Vegas Marble Show.

January 25, 2009

Four Paneled Onionskin

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This beautiful German onionskin was for sale at the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show. From the collection of Leo Contreras.

January 23, 2009

Box Set of Champion Marbles

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Box set of Champion marbles circa 1940s. From the collection of Bill and Vicki Bass. On display at the Las Vegas Marble Show

January 21, 2009

Tiger Iron

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A very heavy stone and iron marble from Australia measures 1 1/2".

January 17, 2009

Patriot Swirls by Matt Potter

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Patriot Swirls by contemporary glass artist Matt Potter. From the 2008 Las Vegas Marble Show
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