Pictures And Names Of Marbles

But what sets this marble apart from the other kinds of marble is the irregular dramatic veining that it features.

Pictures and names of marbles.

This marble type typically comes in light gray tones and displays darker and larger veining while maintaining a polished glossy and reflective surface. See more ideas about marble glass marbles paperweights. These marble names refer to categories of marbles. 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.

Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. Sep 29 2016 this pin was discovered by dinah garcia. Aug 7 2013 explore cynthia s board marbles followed by 428 people on pinterest. Agates or aggies by the middle of the nineteenth century marbles made of agate had become so popular that the word aggie a nickname for agate came to be used for all stone marbles.

Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries. Childhood memories marbles by jane zins lukoskie. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. Statuary marbles are noted for usually having a uniform background.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that.