Marble, dug today

[Roger Mn.]

I got permission to detect this yard and dug this marble up.
It looks old and not perfectly round.

 

[Marbleguy]

Circular portion on base?

I get hit with these finds often. The marble may be the remnants of a bottle stopper,jar lid,etc.

 

[Roger Mn.]

Re: Circular portion on base?

I get hit with these finds often. The marble may be the remnants of a bottle stopper,jar lid,etc.

This Is a marble not a bottle stopper. It looks like a clay marble that has been glazed over and baked. You been out in the sun to long.

 

[Road Dog]

Bennington Marble.

 

[Roger Mn.]

This looks like the Bennington Marble "eyes" on it just about like the one
Montana Jim posted only less colors.

 

[Roger Mn.]

Bennington Marble.

Thanks Road Dog. I just found it posted below.

 

[RPG]

Re: Circular portion on base?

I get hit with these finds often. The marble may be the remnants of a bottle stopper,jar lid,etc.

This Is a marble not a bottle stopper. It looks like a clay marble that has been glazed over and baked. You been out in the sun to long.

Huh

 

[Marbleguy]

It's a Bennington alright..

But seriously a whole new thread could be created just to explore the times most of us have bent down to pick up a marble lookalike. Had I saved all the ones I wasted effort on I could fill buckets. Lots of small light bulbs from the 1940s/50s in clear,white,red,green and yellow. And little,round holder-tops to containers made from the 1920s thru the 50s. Not to mention a couple thousand silvery-looking 'coins' that turned out to be part of the inside-cap from liquor,etc bottles. My instant IDing has gotten much better since I first began artifact hunting but I still 'get gotten' once in awhile. Stone cold newbies to the sport rush up to you with a triangular piece of rock yelling "Look. I just found an arrowhead".

 

[allen]

neat marble !!!

 

[silvercop]

never seen one like that