Playing Marbles In The Uk In The 1960s

A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size.

Playing marbles in the uk in the 1960s.

Many of the american marble manufacturers were put out of business in the 1950s which means the marbles they produced are now considered rare. We ll describe the rules to one way to play below but it s best if you make sure everyone understands the rules before you play so there aren t any misunderstandings. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. The scene differed a little from my own school days in the 1950s but.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Marbles is a game that has been played for many years. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship. The game has been around for hundreds of years and continues in popularity today.

Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. But handmade glass marbles rolled onto the collector scene once more in the 70 s and 80 s glass craftsmen once more having a go at the orbs. Agate marble and stone marbles continued to be popular until the first machine for creating marbles was invented in 1890. No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts.

Varieties of blown glass marbles were available from 1870 to 1890 in many colors and patterns. I arrived at a local school today and to my delight the kids in the playground were playing marbles before school. If you have found a bag of your. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors.

Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. Mention playing marbles and most people can recall stories of their childhood. Older marbles in good condition are hard to find as most were used to play marble games and can be very expensive. By the 1940 s japan was producing cat s eyes which were the most popular marbles and by the 1960 s nearly all the world s little round ones were produced in the far east or mexico.

Marbles are not just a childhood plaything.