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This leaves a tiny rough patch on the marble which is known as the pontil.
After the marble was made the creator ground the pontil mark down to create the slightly rough yet flat mark on the bottom.
Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.
Amongst this type are the earliest german marbles the earliest american made marbles as well as marbles from japan and china the term transitional applies to most slag type marbles that have one pontil.
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No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts.
Once done the stick is broken on its end.
During this procedure a stick is used where the marble is attached.
Transitional is the term used to collectively describe a variety of slag type marbles that have pontils or shear marks on them.
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These vintage marbles were manufactured using a glassblowing technique inducing characteristics like bubbles and pontils.
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In such cases the antique marbles could be machine made.
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Look for the pontil.
Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing.
All the marbles on this page are from 5 8 to 1 note.
Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children.
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Feel the pontil mark and determine how rough it is.
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Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s.
Round pontil marks with a slightly rough texture that are still fairly smooth indicate what is known as a ground pontil mark according to akron marbles 1.
However some vintage glass marbles could be from the transition period when machines were introduced in marble making.
