Civil War Glass Marbles

The centuries old composition of glass used for handmade marbles sand soda ash and lime is the same basic glass used for machine made marbles.

Civil war glass marbles.

Some of these type of marbles would be painted with designs but playing with them in the dirt quickly wore off the paint. Limestone marbles were manufactured by first being cut into small cubes. 5 out of 5 stars 2 2 reviews 50 00. Civil war fabric 1800 s reproduction janet rae nesbitt itty bitty geometric 2148 88 red abstract henry glass sew quilt 100 cotton by yard 1cottonking from shop 1cottonking.

Favorite add to antique clay and bennington marbles and leather marble pouch bizarrebaubles. These cubes were then placed into grooves in. This video features 9 clay civil war used marbles that were discovered digging around a confederate camp in saltville va. The most common are clay marbles said to be dredged from a river from the tennessee area civil war marbles etc.

The different sizes and not perfect shape attest to them being hand made. But ask yourself if these clay marbles had been in a river for 100 years wouldn t they have disintegrated be in pieces and not be in perfect condition. Civil war era glass marbles delahyde. This occurred when the union ship the essexattacked the confederate ship arkansas using a mixture of stone earthenware and glass marbles as shot.

13 gemstone glass marbles spheres hematite rose quartz moss agate and dalmatian stone fluorescent vaseline glass marbles clear crackle. It s acwc taking you on another trip back in time. Civil war era glass marbles delahyde. 5 out of 5 stars 1 319 1 319 reviews 99 99 free shipping favorite.

Favorite add to antique civil war era gold foil frame with glass ambrotype photo of a young dapper gentleman 1 9 ninth plate in case instant family scavengedparts. Info on civil war marbles. Some are glass and try to mimic old machine made or german handmade marbles. Civil war period clay marbles 53 clay marbles in this lot most are approimate 1 2 in diameter they vary in size as they are hand made.

Games of marbles were highly popular with the usually young civil war soldiers. 5 out of 5 stars 2 2 reviews 50 00. From shop scavengedparts.