Eastern North Carolina Points/ Clay Marbles

[27davis]

These points and marbles are field finds from many years of walking plowed fields. I am not sure if the Indians traded for these marbles or if they made them? I still pick them up when I come across one in the field. Please post any North Carolina artifacts you have or Displays.

 

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[rock]

Wow that is some great looking marbles and game stones. I like the points too.

 

[GatorBoy]

Cool clay marbles.. they are colonial and were made that way until the early nineteen hundreds.
Very common on civil war era sites.
Here are some north Carolina photos from a good friend of mine.














Don't know how that last pic. Got in there.

 

[rock]

@ GB I have to ask......so did they make the bigger ones in colonial times or are they game balls? I know the small ones are.

 

[SCrocks]

Some real nice points in your collection. Like the marbles too

 

[GatorBoy]

@ GB I have to ask......so did they make the bigger ones in colonial times or are they game balls? I know the small ones are.

They made many different sizes.. remember these were hand made..and even painted and salt glazed in some cases... the game of marbles requires a larger one that's used to knock the others.

 

[NC field hunter]

They made many different sizes.. remember these were hand made..and even painted and salt glazed in some cases... the game of marbles requires a larger one that's used to knock the others.

The shooting marble! I see some in his pile I know are salt glazed. On the other hand, I see some that I do believe are native. It's hard to call with only a picture to go on.

 

[GatorBoy]

Compare the material and temper to the Native pottery in the area.

 

[alaldrid]

I have not found any marbles but here are some NC points that I have found over the past couple of years in the NC Piedmont.