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100 Antique Marbles 1920’s-1950’s Peltier Akro

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This listing is for 100 old marbles, generally 5/8″ size. Most of these will be from the late 1950’s or older, some possibly back even to the 1800’s. Many, if not most of these will be in one or more of the various marble price guides for as much as $2 to $8 each! That means that technically, in each lot you are getting several hundred dollars worth of marbles here. However, they are common enough patterns the experienced collectors already have them and don’t look at these. So at shows i wholesale these out for $1 each and go through hundreds of them. Home decorators and artists love these, as do children or beginning collectors, because they are so colorful and varied. I’ve even had fellow marble dealers pick up a couple hundred at a time. Just about anything could potentially show up here: Peltier baseballs, Akro corkscrews, Vitro tri-colors, dyed clays, Peltier Rainbo’s, Marble King multi-colors, Master Made Sunbursts, Champion Jr.’s, unglazed chinas, Vitro Helmets, Banana-style and caged cat’s eyes, slags, hybrid cat’s eyes, older patches and brushed, Peltier sunsets, older All-Reds or Blackies, West Virginia swirls from a number of companies…..you get the idea. Anything old might be found. Pictures are examples of the mix taken at various times so you can see some of the possible range. I’ll simply pick the next 100 marbles out of my bins. Most will be mint or near mint condition, though in large lots like this you are bound to get an occasional chip or manufacturing flaw. I’ll drop the price down to $65 for each lot, multiple lots available. For more great items from Dayspring Collectibles, click this link to go to our main shop page:

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