Also check for marbles that are pleasing to the artistic eye.
Antique crock marbles.
While most historians believe that the first crocks were made in france and germany they became very popular in colonial america where they were used for a variety of kitchen storage methods including fermenting canning and pickling in a brine especially for turning cabbage into sauerkraut and cucumbers into pickles.
Most antique marbles are handmade and contain a pontil mark or a rough spot that indicates cutting from a can or glass pontil rod.
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Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s.
Look for marbles with four colors and clear divisions between the colors.
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Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.
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Each crock is unique and often symbolizes the time period in which is was designed.
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.
All crock values discussed below are in usd.
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Most modern marbles come machine made and lack a pontil mark.
Vintage marble prices and value often relate to artistic merit.
Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years.
A collector is more likely to find value in machine made marbles that are opaque too.
This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.
A basic guide to antique ceramic and porcelain crocks.
There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.
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Antique and modern marbles differ in a few key ways including appearance quality perfection and manufacturing process.
A collection of popular and valuable antique crocks can be found below.
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Find multi colored marbles with clear distinctive lines.
