List Of Marbles And Pictures

Following is a list of marble types according to their colour since there is clearly a very wide and varied colour range our list below aims to highlight the most representative marble types.

List of marbles and pictures.

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. These marble names refer to categories of marbles. According to wikipedia marble is a compact metamorphic rock composed of recrystallised carbonate minerals that have been subject to high temperatures and pressure resulting in different types of marble. Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Find images of marbles. Free for commercial use no attribution required high quality images. If you are looking for a particular style of marble feel free to email me as i just might have one for sale.

This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library. I sell marbles regularly at marble shows around the country as well as on ebay. Just check out the photos of these beautiful examples. Some enthusiasts achieve success identifying toy marbles on the web because fellow enthusiasts have created websites with photos and company information to assist in marble identification.

Cat s eye superman and onionskin. Agates or aggies by the middle of the nineteenth century marbles made of agate had become so popular that the word aggie a nickname for agate came to be used for all stone marbles. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. Sep 29 2016 this pin was discovered by dinah garcia.