Jabo Land Marbles

There are still a few companies mass producing toy marbles.

Jabo land marbles.

The internet is a great resource for learning about marbles however there are two other invaluable resources that you shouldn t overlook. 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. This was the first of many more of what came to be known as the. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.

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. Jabo land visit here to keep up with the latest of jabo s creations. Very first message board for the toy glass jabo collector.

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. Most marbles however are manufactured in mexico and china. Glasfirma formerly vacor de mexico. You can buy them one at a time ten at a time or by the pound.

Rare marbles from the jabo 2008 2010 experimental runs. While these are all very colorful and beautiful marbles they hold no particular value to collectors other than current face value. By bghedtodd mar 11. January 14 2009 posted by ourfriendben in uncategorized wit and wisdom.

Very first message board for the toy glass jabo collector. We make it easy for you to buy marbles. Jabo marbles and more auburn california. Below are examples of some new marbles.

With dave mccullough s help and sammy houge s glass dale simmons ran the actual marbles for this historic run. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. A few marble companies remain in the united states today including marble king and jabo inc. You will be amazed at what you will learn at these events.

Holding a marble in your hand and talking to someone who knows about them is without a doubt the best way to learn. 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. The first is marble shows. David mccullough jabo marbles machine made marbles marble collecting marbles toy marbles trackback.