best site online to learn about vintage marbles?

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4. Hi grasswire, I had to laugh when I read your post about marbles.

Several years ago, I tried to research a collection of marbles that I had since I was about 10 years old. These marbles were one of the few things I still had from my childhood. There must be about 1000 marbles, all of the 1950's and prior. My skill was good at the time, I wiped out the competition and collected a huge lot of oldies including aggies. Knowing some of the old ones had value, I tried to search to see what they would be worth. What a chore. I finally gave up and gave the whole collection to my granddaughter. She always asked to play with them when she came to visit.

I wish I could have found someone to review the lot and see which ones had value. Some I could find and were worth about $40.00 each. Who knows about the rest. I would have needed an incredible amount of time, a good resource book and calipers.

Good luck with your search. If you ever find a good research book, let me know. I'll buy it and pass it on to my granddaughter. Might be a little bonus toward her education fund.