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Marbles
are often mentioned in Roman literature, and there are many examples of marbles from ancient Egypt. They were commonly made of clay, stone or glass.

Ceramic marbles entered inexpensive mass production in the 1870s.

Glass marbles were invented around 1848 in Germany[1], and entered mass production in the early 20th century when World War I cut off their importation from Europe, causing American industry to be applied to the task, producing a mechanized method of glass marble production which became the most common system in the world. Glass marbles, too, became the most popular variety, and have remained so to this day.

In some developing countries, children use steel, minerals or large rocks as a less pricy marble substitute.

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15 URANIUM VASELINE MARBLES MARBLE -GLOWES_ FREE_SHIP_	10	$6.50	20m
Marble- New Clay Over Glass - Hand made - By Norrine103	-	$4.99	40m
11 Oxblood vintage marbles Nice selling out	3	$5.50	1h 52m
LOT 20 Vintage Glass Marbles Swirls Core FREE SHIPPING!		$8.00	2h 2m
LOT 20 Vintage Opaque Glass Marbles FREE SHIPPING! gift		$8.00	2h 3m
100 MARBLE HOLDERS STANDS FOR OLD VINTAGE & NEW MARBLES	-	$8.95	2h 38m
6 Various 1" Cat Eye Shooter Marbles - FREE S & H		$12.50	3h 29m
46 piece marble collection	-	$3.99	3h 40m
NEWBUMBLE BEE set 24 marbles & 1 Shooter 16mm & 25mm	-	$1.99	6h 10m
EXTREMELY RARE 1937 LIFE MAGAZINE COVER MARBLES	-	$39.99 $69.00	7h 21m

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Old Hand made Marbles

The great majority of vintage handmade marbles were produced individually in German in the second half of the 19th century, and first decade of the 20th century. Several factors, including the invention of automated processes by US companies, and the banning of German imports at the onset of World War I sealed their demise. These were the first marbles collected, each an individually made work of art.

Machine made Marbles
Numerous marble companies thrived in the US during the first half of the 20th Century, capitalizing on the monopoly the US enjoyed regarding machinemade marbles.