The finest antique marbles were produced from about 1840 to 1935 by decorative-glass makers in Germany and Italy. Their best shooters, made for their own children, were crafted during lunch hours ...

Perhaps they recognize some of the color, craftsmanship and flaws indicative of the more valuable hand-blown antique glass marbles. Or maybe the elevated bidding ($550 as of press time ...

Howard Powell scales the mounds of rubble at the former Akro Agate factory site, occasionally bending over to pick up a glass ... his antique shop. “I could talk all day here about Akro marbles ...

Prices can range from a nickel or dime for a common marble to more than $3,000 for a rare ... than digging for marbles," he said. For the past 10 years, machine-made glass marbles have been ...

Morphy Auctions Of course you'll also need your wallet, because good condition marbles do not come cheap. Your average vintage duck can run anywhere from $10 to a few hundred dollars. Shooters ...

The owner of an antique shop was curious about my buying the bottles of buttons and small glass marbles as well as a few larger ones. I had to explain that my purchases reminded me of enthusiastic ...

This is a big-time collectible with a huge following, especially in the state of West Virginia. Marbles come in three categories that include glass handmade, glass machine-made and the non-glass.

Thousands of vintage, new and handmade marbles were ... Festival organizer Steve Strother, who also makes glass marbles, said this was the third year for the festival to be held in Paden City ...

Perhaps they recognize some of the color, craftsmanship and flaws indicative of the more valuable hand-blown antique glass marbles. Or maybe the elevated bidding ($550 as of press time ...