The sprawling scope of machine-made marble production in the twentieth century is illustrated in over 590 eye-catching color images that comprise the most extensive collection of marble packaging ever assembled. Historical photos from a variety of factories are also provided. Products and packages for Akro Agate, Christiansen Agate, Davis Marble, Heaton Agate, Kokomo Opalescent, Libbey-Owens-Ford, Marble King, Peltier, Ravenswood, and Vitro are included, among others. The fascinating text, providing a history of the marble companies and their wares, was nearly 40 years in the making, involving interviews with over 100 individuals and insuring the accuracy of the listings. A bibliography and index are included, along with values in the captions. Marble collectors and glass lovers alike will be thrilled with this detailed reference work.
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good history and just fun to look at the pictures,
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This review is from: American Machine-Made Marbles: Marble Bags, Boxes, and History (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)
If you enjoy marbles and history you will like this book. The photos are great. Every conceivable set of machine made marbles is in here. It will make you want to start your own collection. As a historic archeologist, this book has been essential to interpreting what is found in the field and what people were, well, buying at the store in the past. Very good book. I highly recommend it.
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I gave this book away,
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This review is from: American Machine-Made Marbles: Marble Bags, Boxes, and History (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)
More a history of marble companies than information about marbles. Well written, beautifully photographed, but not useful.
Pictures did not help identify individual marbles. A sample listing: Peltier "Black Panda: black with white ribbons, $30-$40." (No accompanying pictures.) I'm having to make my own identification and price guide by following ebay. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Publishers - provide "Look Inside."
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