For instance the onionskin is a toy marble that has a color pattern making it look like a pealed or sliced onion.
Toy marble names.
He was a world war ii veteran and purchased an old alley agate marble making machine from corning glass.
Benningtons got their name from bennington pottery in vermont which made some spotted pottery that resmebled these marbles.
If i go in the way back machine seriously who didn t just love rocky and bullwinkle i can remember my marbles images marble games marble toys marble machine marble art glass marbles glass paperweights glass ball vintage toys.
Other abalone board game a board game in which white and black marbles try to knock each other into a gutter that lines the.
Bombies elephant stomps knuckle down bunny hole kunchey leaning tops and grids are just a few of the hundreds of games played.
Wilson davis founded the davis marble works in 1947 in pennsboro west virginia.
Bumbo bumboozer or bowler are names applied to very large marbles of any description.
Aggravation board game a variation of pachisi b daman a toy that fires marbles and can be played under several game rules bakugan battle brawlers a game which uses.
A peawee is the name used for any very small marble.
Decide whether the marbles are made by hand or machine.
Incorporated july 1891 with 100 000 capital stock.
Is a general name applied in many parts of the country to all glass marbles including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc.
Alleys have come to mean very good marbles or marbles in general.
The names of games are legion.
1891 1904 this akron ohio company was the largest toy company in the united states during the 19 th century.
Handmade marbles usually aren t perfectly rounded or smooth and will include cut off markings on either or both poles ends of each marble.
However as with most games there is a time and a place where all is at stake where an opportunity is on offer to win one s place in the pantheon of marble greats.
American marble toy manufacturing company the.
Decide whether the marbles are made by hand or machine.
Alleys or allies get their name from alabaster which is a soft stone related to marble.
Marble day types of marbles.
He was a world war ii veteran and purchased an old alley agate marble making machine from corning glass.
For instance the onionskin is a toy marble that has a color pattern making it look like a pealed or sliced onion.
Article by dinah garcia.