Hey Cheese

[Carolina Tom]

I hope that you are well sir.

I’m really excited. I think that I found my first clay marble.



Only problem is... it’s smaller than a regular marble.



Please tell me it’s a “pee wee” clay marble from the 1800s.

Thanks for your help.

 

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[cheese]

Hi Tom! I am doing great, thank you! Hope you and yours are the same.

You are correct! The most common size of clay marbles is smaller than the average glass marble. They made clay marbles in all sorts of sizes, from 3/8" or so to over an inch. Most of them were probably around the 9/16" mark. The average glass marble is 5/8". It should be late 1800s to early 1900s.

 

[Carolina Tom]

I’m thrilled with this news Cheese. It came from an old place and was 8” down, I knew it looked right, but the smaller than expected size threw me.

I appreciate your expertise.

Have a wonderful holiday season sir.