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Sulphide – antique, handmade German marble; large (3 to 8 cm or more) clear glass sphere with a small statuette or figure inside. Most common are domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, cows, etc.; then wild animals; human figures are scarce; inanimate objects such as a train or pocket
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combined with the main stream in a variety of ways. For example, in the "cat's-eye" style, colored glass veins are injected into a transparent main stream. Applying more expensive colored glass to the surface of cheaper transparent or white glass is also a common technique.
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Art marbles are high-quality collectible marbles arising out of the art glass movement. They are sometimes referred to as contemporary glass marbles to differentiate them from collectible antique marbles, and are spherical works of art glass.
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Indian – antique, handmade German marble; dark and opaque, usually black, with overlaid groups of color bands; usually white, and one or more other colors. Can also have many colors like blue, green and scarlet. Medium price range for antique
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Crystal or clearie or purie – any clear colored glass – including "opals," "glimmers," "bloods," "rubies," etc. These can have any number of descriptive names such as "deep blue sea", "blue moon", "green ghost", "brass bottle", "bloody Mary".
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401:"Bombies": when called, it allows a player to take one or two steps while holding their marble and, while closing one eye, to line up over one of the opponent's marbles and drop the marble trying to hit the marble on the ground.
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398:"Elephant stomps": when called, it allows a player to stomp their marble level with the ground surface, making it very difficult for other players to hit.
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857:(1997), a PC puzzle game where players line up marbles of the same color to add marbles to the other player's board and eventually block their board
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Bumblebee – modern, machine-made marble; mostly yellow with two black strips on each side
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1553:"Event preview: British And World Marbles Championship, Tinsley Green"
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1585:"Village rolls out a welcome for a World Marbles Championships"
1383:"British team defeats Germans to win World Marble Championship"
1333:"Marble King now only marble manufacturer that remains in U.S."
865:(2003), a "get to the finish" first person game for the PC and
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1773:"Agates, Corkscrews, and Onionskins: Fun with Antique Marbles"
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1690:"Kinds of Marbles – Antique, Vintage and Collectable Marbles"
1359:"Top 24 Most Popular Traditional Indian Games Gen Z Must Try"
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Pearls – opaque with single color with mother of pearl finish
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Red devils – same color scheme as a devil's eye but swirly
923:(2018), a marble racing game made to be live-streamed on
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Oilie or oily – opaque with a rainbow, iridescent finish
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Opaque – a popular marble that comes in many colors
2206:"Marbles that belonged to Anne Frank rediscovered"
1649:"Going under in the marble halls of Tinsley Green"
1270:Acton, Johnny; Adams, Tania; Packer, Matt (2006).
1004:, a game for two to four players involving marbles
540:Turtle – wavy streaks containing green and yellow
1196:"History of Marbles - Corner Cafe Message Board"
1055:. Electors drop marbles to vote for a candidate.
1171:Hide and Seek: Looking for Children in the Past
775:Playrite Marble and Novelty Company (1940–1947)
702:Marbles were originally made by hand. Stone or
614:Baby – white with colors visible on the outside
2012:"Master Marble Company / Master Glass Company"
1236:Abernethy, Francis Edward (12 November 1997).
19:"Marbles" redirects here. For other uses, see
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1118:"The Dimensions of a Marble A Small Wonder"
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551:Plaster – a form of china that is unglazed
527:Oxblood – a streaky patch resembling blood
255:Various games can be played with marbles.
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1624:. TIME Inc. 17 April 1939. Archived from
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793:Mid Atlantic of West Virginia (1990–2004)
608:Shooter – any marble but in a bigger size
376:Learn how and when to remove this message
2177:. Chichester: Phillimore & Company.
802:Dave's Appalachian Swirls (2014–current)
611:Tiger – clear with orange-yellow stripes
189:, a device for making marbles, in 1846.
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766:Kokomo Opalescent Glass Co. (1939–1942)
559:Bennington – clay fired in a kiln with
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495:Beachball – three colors and six vanes
286:British and World Marbles Championship
1962:"All Other American Marble Companies"
1822:"M. F. Christensen & Son Company"
1738:Jenkins, Tiffany (25 February 2016).
1657:. London: Guardian News and Media Ltd
1561:. London: Guardian News and Media Ltd
443:An orange and white toothpaste marble
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2520:Physical activity and dexterity toys
2121:Marble Collectors Society of America
2096:Marble Collectors Society of America
2041:Marble Collectors Society of America
2016:Marble Collectors Society of America
1991:Marble Collectors Society of America
1966:Marble Collectors Society of America
1926:Marble Collectors Society of America
1901:Marble Collectors Society of America
1851:Marble Collectors Society of America
1826:Marble Collectors Society of America
354:adding citations to reliable sources
1242:. University of North Texas Press.
875:(2006), was released later for the
2066:Mackey's Antiques and Clock Repair
1798:"Marbles by foreign manufacturers"
790:C.E. Bogard & Sons (1971–1986)
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772:Jackson Marble Company(1945–1946)
751:Peltier Glass Company (1927–2002)
498:Devil's eye – red with yellow eye
2158:. Alfriston: Snake River Press.
1647:Pearson, Harry (26 April 2003).
1407:Misra, Dr Sanjana (2024-02-14).
1363:Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn
781:Heaton Agate Company (1946–1971)
778:Cairo Novelty Company(1946–1952)
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96:and for their aesthetic colors.
1474:Zubair, Muhammad (2021-12-26).
763:Vitro Agate Company (1932–2004)
737:U.S. machine made manufacturers
212:. This company was started by
1593:. London: Times Newspapers Ltd
886:(2007), a game for the PC and
784:Davis Marble Works (1947–1948)
745:Akro Agate Company (1911–1951)
714:. Clay marbles, also known as
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748:Christensen Agate (1925–1933)
459:A green glass marble in India
154:In 1503, the town council of
1583:Sandy, Matt (7 April 2007).
1551:Aitch, Iain (4 April 2009).
1141:Marshall, John, ed. (1931).
1116:Elvan, Mehmet (2023-07-25).
908:Neo: The World Ends With You
742:M.F. Christensen (1904–1917)
566:Crock – made from crockery (
451:Glass marbles from Indonesia
206:Martin Frederick Christensen
193:marbles entered inexpensive
1897:"Christensen Agate Company"
1744:. Oxford University Press.
1715:"Vintage Cat's Eye Marbles"
582:Princess – a tinted crystal
533:Toothpaste – also known as
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2147:Collecting Antique Marbles
2117:"Berry Pink / Marble King"
1987:"Lawrence Alley Companies"
787:Marble King (1949–current)
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1761:– via Google Books.
1616:"Sport: At Tinsley Green"
1357:Kazi, Saad (2018-06-14).
1272:Origin of Everyday Things
1259:– via Google Books.
1069:, a similar Japanese game
218:Clarksburg, West Virginia
133:Indus Valley civilization
2154:Collins, Sophie (2007).
1511:BBC Inside Out programme
960:, a variation of Pachisi
958:Aggravation (board game)
760:Master Glass (1930–1974)
216:in 1911, but located in
2535:Collectible-based games
2525:Games of physical skill
2062:"Vitro Agate Marble Co"
1922:"Peltier Glass Company"
1053:Elections in the Gambia
977:Bakugan Battle Brawlers
902:The World Ends with You
757:Alley Agate (1929–1947)
467:Aggie – made of agate (
21:Marble (disambiguation)
2173:Gwynne, Peter (1990).
2092:"Heaton Glass Company"
1431:(in Hindi). 2022-09-04
1336:West Virginia Explorer
1225:Marbles — Encyclopedia
1017:Rube Goldberg machines
1009:rolling ball sculpture
796:JABO, Inc. (1991–2021)
754:Ravenswood (1928–1955)
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1876:Ohio History Central
1872:"Akro Agate Company"
1847:"Akro Agate Company"
1777:Collectorsweekly.com
1688:Media, Cider Press.
1628:on December 14, 2008
1413:. SBPD Publications.
1239:Texas Toys and Games
993:Hungry Hungry Hippos
952:Abalone (board game)
350:improve this section
318:Gameplay terminology
2156:A Sussex Miscellany
1719:inkspotantiques.com
1059:Jelle's Marble Runs
830:(1991), a game for
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2199:Marbles Federation
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1038:Carved stone balls
939:Marble Blast Ultra
872:Marble Blast Ultra
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2165:978-1-906022-08-2
1802:Marble collecting
1181:978-0-947595-23-4
920:Marbles on Stream
862:Marble Blast Gold
854:Lose Your Marbles
647:Marble collecting
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812:Video games
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304:Good Friday
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141:Mesopotamia
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1368:2024-02-18
1342:25 January
1290:Thinkquest
1127:2024-04-27
1103:References
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883:Switchball
628:Art marble
561:salt glaze
222:Paden City
210:Akro Agate
2550:Glass art
2489:Tinikling
2437:Red Rover
2400:Hopscotch
2385:Dodgeball
2289:Chain tag
2274:Ante Over
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