Jabo Land Marbles

Holding a marble in your hand and talking to someone who knows about them is without a doubt the best way to learn.

Jabo land marbles.

Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china. Rare marbles from the jabo 2008 2010 experimental runs. By bghedtodd mar 11. Glasfirma formerly vacor de mexico.

The first is marble shows. With dave mccullough s help and sammy houge s glass dale simmons ran the actual marbles for this historic run. You can buy them one at a time ten at a time or by the pound. Marble connection be sure to visit steph s study hall with its plethora of notes and images relating to all things antique marbles.

You will be amazed at what you will learn at these events. 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. March 26th 28th 2008 jabo sammy hogue run marbles were run on the 5 8 machine sammy sparkles and on the 3 4 machine sammy s big brother. Very first message board for the toy glass jabo collector.

A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc. This was the first of many more of what came to be known as the. Very first message board for the toy glass jabo collector. Jabo marbles and more auburn california.

Jabo made somewhere between 150 200 of these marbles and reportedly less than 10 have the lutz in the red glass it s usually in the brown. Promoting marble collecting buying and playing. A while back our friend ben wrote a post called we ve lost our marbles about how the great tradition of american toy marble making has almost become a lost art. We make it easy for you to buy marbles.

There are still a few companies mass producing toy marbles. The internet is a great resource for learning about marbles however there are two other invaluable resources that you shouldn t overlook. January 14 2009 posted by ourfriendben in uncategorized wit and wisdom. Below are examples of some new marbles.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Post mar 11 2011 6 2011 03 12t00 34 and the rarest jabo s of them all. While these are all very colorful and beautiful marbles they hold no particular value to collectors other than current face value. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.