Loose marbles

[Chitlin]

rattlin around my head.

The little painted one is my favorite... one of those finds I still remember the what, where's, who's and the exact moment it rolled out the dirt.

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

That's a nice group of marbles you have there. I like the small painted one too. You never know what is going to be in the hole with the metal target. Thanks for sharing! DDinPA.

 

[Chitlin]

What do yall think about this big one... is it the mother of all marbles? I think it is marble... obviously worked/spun.... you can see the lines and the one small indention. Sadly, this was in the box from my office stuff and I cannot remember where I got it or any info to where/how it was found ... looks like it had been half buried looking at the rust stains.....tad bit bigger than the baseball.

 

[duffytrash]

i have no clue...iis it hollow?

 

[Chitlin]

No, it's solid.... weighs 1.2 lbs as far as I can tell by my body weight scale.

 

[Gnome Punter]

Lawn bowling kitty 1880's-1910's

 

[duffytrash]

maybe a check valve....

 

[cheese]

In the 6th picture, the green marble on the left... wet it and see if those bands are gold/glittery. If so, they are lutz. The marble is in rough shape, but if it has lutz it would be worth polishing. It will bring some decent money with a quality polish. Lutz marbles are often out of range price wise for many collectors, and it would sell quickly. Nice collection! Lots of oldies there.