Vintage Marbles Collection

Guided tour and discussion of my antique machine-made marble collection. Showing examples and identification of the major American glass marble maker pieces : MF Christensen, Christensen Agate , Akro Agate, Peltier, Vitro, Alley and Marble King. Please note some identification errors : Limeade eggyolk oxblood is actually a Lemonade , Peltier NLR Red Bee is really a Red Zebra.
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[@syedzaidi81]

Very impressive and rare collection.Liked it too much.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Syed !

[@c17360]

I’m not a collector, but a gatherer because I just like the way they look. This means I have no idea what I have, thus these videos are educational for me. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

That you C17! I appreciate it 🟢

[@mackeymintle66]

Good info in this early “sea sick” camera work video 😂😊 My Vitro collection has been called out! And a few Japanese misfits in my pile, can be separated out, now!

[@dozerrrrr]

thank you so much for making these videos and helping reignite marble culture! you inspire me to make videos about anything i find passionate or want to say!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thankyou Cody ! I appreciate it

[@shaneapplegate1975]

I like all your old stamp boxes you have your marbles in. Good way to display them. Stamp boxes are just like the German handmaid's that used to be at every flea market and antique show now you hardly ever see them. Cheers awesome machine-made collection thanks for sharing. Also thanks for all your other great content that you have been educating the world with 🍻 just MaRbLuS

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Share!

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

The washers are great ideas for stands. Always enjoy ur videos for the info and details to the hobby

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Old School , I switched over to small plumber’s O-rings . I describe and show them twoards the end of the Ravenswood Packaging video. They’re not metal so they won’t scratch the glass marbles, and they grip the marbles so they won’t slide or move. They look good on them too ✅

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

@@stephenbahrmarbles even better I’ll be visiting my local car parts store soon Stuff like this is exactly why I’m a big fan of ur channel brother. Appreciate ya

[@shaneapplegate1975]

​​@@stephenbahrmarbles O rings 4 the win. Years ago when I lived in Florida some of my confounded washers left rust stains on my marbles. Stinking swamp air messing with my collection.😮 Later on in life I did some bartering with another collector. He saw some of the rust stains on my machine maids and swore they had been dug from a rust layer from the ground. The guy actually took every rust stain marble thinking they were dug marbles even though I tried to explain to him differently. Modern-day marble resellers always trying to work an angle to resell at a premium. One of my big struggles with machine is watching uneducated folks spend big money on modern-day jabos and megas thinking they are vintage. Even with all your great educational videos these modern-day Marvel's still slip me up regularly.

[@gregnoah4199]

I can't stop watching the video, keep replaying it lol. You have an amazing collection of vintage marbles sir.

[@CDreamer777]

Facts me too

[@michaelpikes9969]

Man your collection is amazing!! I've started collecting Marbles, and I've basically learned everything from your videos. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@chicmousevintageonetsy5210]

Amazing displays. Amazing marbles. Thank you for showing us!

[@larryanglea3458]

you got me to get out my old marbles, to see what i have ,i shot marbles in the 40's i wished i new what i had in valve i have several hundred.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Wow that sounds great Larry ! I don’t like to appraise them , but you are likely to have a few with value.

[@natesfrustration1399]

@@stephenbahrmarbles however I get in touch with you about selling my marbles

[@releasingendorphins232]

I enjoyed the tour of your beautiful marbles. I too collect marbles. I love them. Wishing you all the marbles you can handle. Barb in Oklahoma.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Barb ! Thanks for watching, I hope you have a great weekend!

[@barrywainwright3391]

Amazing, beautiful collection and informative info . Your knowledge identifying all the various names is impressive.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Barry ! Thank you, Happy July 4th ! 🔴⚪️🔵

[@TheNinjaPicker]

My first marble collecting video, there is a lot to digest here but I did get some great info out of it and ready to go through the hundreds of marbles I got through cleanouts that have been stacking up. Thank you very much for a great video.

[@candycedm-smithcollections5437]

Awesome collection

[@thingsinkansas4387]

I do like them Master marbles. I got a few of those... nice, thanks for sharing!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Kansas ! They certainly made some goodies!

[@youhaveligma8118]

thanks for sharing them with us and keeping it alive

[@hawkrider88]

An incredible collection and display. Thanks much for sharing the with us!

[@hawkrider88]

@@stephenbahrmarbles , Thanks I'll look forward to that!

[@American_Honey]

Thank you so much for taking your time! You have helped me identify and navigate this amazing hobby. My Veteran friend asked me to sell his collection and in the process, I have fallen for these beautiful pieces. I keep rewinding and taking notes. Love your content! Have the best day!

[@lynngroll1]

Amazing collection,

[@kenhumphrey2155]

very well done

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hey Ken ! Thank you

[@tracywilby3522]

Beautiful collection

[@youhaveligma8118]

indeed

[@anthonyayovino]

Very nice collection!

[@mcpre65]

Bravo, I have mine in an old milk jug, I’m gonna do a display like this… Good job…!

[@Devon.Hamilton]

i have around 1700 marbles,and i thought i had a lot till i saw your collection lol.im still collecting

[@Devon.Hamilton]

@@stephenbahrmarbles nice

[@judasplow25]

Quite a nice collection. Very informative.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Judasplow🔵

[@wmaheu]

I enjoyed it very much, you have some really nice marbles...much respect and thanks, from Ontario, Canada

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Summer Rose !🇨🇦

[@bottlespoints8054]

Amazing collection

[@jamesantiqueman914]

great marble video

[@OG-TurtleSchool]

Fantastic collection I'm a marble collector my self

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Cool Goku thank you !

[@jakekot1351]

Type drawers with washers...that works great!

[@funfan2345]

imagine having this house be in the middle of an earthquake

[@mcpre65]

That’s a funny scenario…

[@shaneapplegate1975]

Rollin

[@nemanjamatic7983]

Nice colection

[@lowlife5142]

I just found the marbles I collected, found on and in the ground, when I was young. I'm learning to identify them then intend to sell . Most pre 1950 given the timeline I gathered them and who would have lost their marbles , right, around the farmyard back then.

[@lowlife5142]

Stephen Bahr I have considered it ,and may keep a few, but i was never really in to them. Seeing as how I currently have the marbles in a couple red Solo cups since gathering them up off the lawn again I'm ok with parting ways . I've got tons of great memories no worries there. Awesome collection by the way

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

I collect antique bottles, have tens of thousands of dollars of them and have been collecting and digging for bottles for ten years. I finally dug up some German swirls earlier this week and Im obsessed with them now. The late 1800's to early 1900s pontiled swirl marbles are just so incredibly beautiful. Unfortunately, unlike bottles, there is scant information about marbles available online.

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

@@stephenbahrmarbles Whats your favorite marble book? Seeing as the economy is about to completely collapse, I should start collecting marbles as they are overall much cheaper than bottles but equally as fascinating. Your knowledge is immense it seems on marbles, something that few seem to collect. In case you're interested, here's a link to the "German" pontiled marbles I dug up last week on antique bottle forum. www.antique-bottles.net/threads/new-to-my-collection-been-a-long-time.690763/page-9

[@crossingfrederic]

So amazing

[@kirklovell9164]

Wow this is a great video for people that are really interested in seriously IDing their marbles!You have a great collection of special marbles and I totally see each one as a small work of art!Where do you find marbles these days?I know you need to be always looking and be lucky too!Love your Vitro Superiors!I have 1exactly the same.

[@apbtbulldogs8826]

Awesome! Love it buddy! This is Kev btw :)

[@apbtbulldogs8826]

@@stephenbahrmarbles yw!

[@adrymoctezuma3106]

Best collection ever!!! Congratulations

[@creativeinvention5553]

Wow ! I wish I can buy bigger marble to built a biggest marble gun . So far i have 5/8" and 1" marble gun . If I owned 2" marble that will be awesome 😍😍

[@sportsfan3168]

You seem to be very educated in this hobby I’ve only been collecting for a month looks like I have a lot of work to do

[@revanshah3346]

I still keep all my marbles which I play with them in the 60s...

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Nice Revan those hold some good memories for you 🟢

[@VolcanoTimeLapse]

wow!

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

Hey man, Ive commented before and your videos are fantastiche. But are there any great marble ID guides that you would hardcore recommend? I dig up marbles all the time while digging for bottles and Ive yet to come across a fully understandable and accurate guide to marbles. Most marble guides are just generalizations and dont provide helpful info as there are so many variants. Anywho, what are some good guides to identifying marbles that aren't just generalities?

[@duanewhite3184]

Nice marbles but do you have a little boy blue worth over a million dollars I would put a piece of plexiglass in front of all the marbles in case of a earthquake

[@tiftyme]

Gorgeous collection. I just box a huge jar of marbles from a antique mall. The red and white ones at 2:03 I have 7 of them that are Brown and white do you know if it's the same kind, but different color?

[@tiftyme]

@@stephenbahrmarbles oh ok. Ty for your response. No not in Facebook anymore.

[@matthewsaunders1956]

Hi, I have lots of old vintage marbles, can anyone tell me the best way to get them priced up?

[@rubyxoxojavier4878]

What are you using to hold them and where to buy one?

[@mfohawk6779]

Have you acquired any Labino marbles, or OC FiberFrax marbles?

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

I need some displays like these and the worst part is last year I found about twenty printing press drawers WICH is perfect they hold little stamps for printing but at the time had no idea I’d be collecting marbles and being in à apartment didn’t have room to just store them

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

You can try Rikers cases too , I’m going to try to mount them on the wall . They seem to hold the marbles so they won’t fall . Hopefully it works .

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

@@stephenbahrmarbles I’ll be pulling for ya 😂 hopefully they will im excited to see them 😂

[@johnhayes6414]

I want a decent collection of vintage marbles. Need the help people to buy from to start my collection

[@jzak5723]

What would be the least expensive yet desirable type of marble to begin collecting? I would prefer to collect marbles that are likely to go up in value, or at least hold their value over time. I'm thinking that marbles from the 50's and 60's are probably too common to ever be worth much. Thanks for the great videos!

[@jzak5723]

@@stephenbahrmarbles Thanks Stephen! Well, as with any collectible, there's always the concern with modern reproductions, I'm assuming that is the case with marbles also, or not? I did buy one used marble book from Amazon, "Marbles-The Guide to Machine Made Marbles by Castle and Peterson. Is that a decent book for beginners?

[@nh2008]

Do you happen to collect sea marbels? Found on the sea shore and very sanded down by the water and sand Beautiful

[@realtimestrategy227]

Hi Stephen, What are you using to display your marbles, I know they are some sort of vintage drawer but do they have a specific name for them? Thanks!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Real Time Strategy, those are usually called “Printers Trays” or “Letterpress Trays” they were big drawers used to hold the letter print molds for newspaper printing back in the day .

[@normandmcdonald9635]

what is that disk each marble is sitting on?

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

You’ve progressed a lot in your collection since this video and have contributed loads to the marble collecting community since. When did you start collecting?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks insert . I began collecting seriously in 2017, I had a pretty cool collection though in the 1970s when I I played with them as a kid. 🔴

[@mom121998]

Sorry to bother you but would you be able to tell me where I might be able to go to find out value of some marbles I have.

[@joanshealy1662]

How do you dust them??

[@OG-TurtleSchool]

I even collect the marbles out of spray paint cans lol

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I’ve done that myself, out of curiosity 🔵

[@CHUCKDARING]

i've been watching yer videos, which i enjoy very much thank you,looking for marbles i have.although i rarely do i finally saw two that you have..in this video at 0:38 in a case in the second row from the left two cubbies down there are two marbles red white blue and red white yellow.. what type are those?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Chuck and thank you ! Those are 1960’s Vitro “All Reds”

[@CHUCKDARING]

@@stephenbahrmarbles thank you for helping me!i have alot of marbles that i never see on the videos and always wonder why 😆

[@CHUCKDARING]

i shouldn't say that because i did learn alot about marbles from your videos.. especially the cat's eye video..i learned i have a vitro hybrid cats eye,a peltier banana and a vacor snowflake

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Chuck! There’s so much more to cover. I’ll get to all of it ✅

[@CHUCKDARING]

@@stephenbahrmarbles 😁

[@michaelmoore8834]

Hey. May i ask your help ? So my neighborhood is built on a 1700s town that was abandoned after the civil war . I started to clear the forest on our property for a woodland garden. I have found a rock Foundation buried in dirt as i been digging it out I found a clear glass marble. Its smaller and it has almost a pearl like shin to it sorta like carnival glass but it clear . Im trying to determine the age of the marble. It was a foot into the ground

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Michael, a marble like that , without any markings or patterns would be nearly impossible to identify 100% . If it’s super old , it could possibly be a Codd bottle marble. I’m sorry I couldn’t be more help . Send photos to [e-mail] if you like , and I could take a look. Thank You

[@Musiclover-zi6zd]

Wow.Please go to Change.org and sign the petition for stimulus payments under browse.They still need 200,000 signatures to pass it.Take care.

[@angeladunbar9997]

I wonder what is right below Limeade shelf? Blue swirls...

[@angeladunbar9997]

Thank you!

[@wiesbadengera1]

What’s your most valuable marble

[@christinedwight6896]

Do you have any vintage marbles with little toys in them?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I think you may mean Sulphides, I don’t have any .

[@christinedwight6896]

Thank you

[@christinedwight6896]

My A brother collects marvels he has his whole life but we haven't found one of those yet. How. How would it go about finding?

[@truhawaii5957]

How do I identify my marbles? I have my grandmothers small collection

[@truhawaii5957]

@@stephenbahrmarbles is there a way to send you a picture of my collection? Maybe a social media account

[@annacristyperez6424]

I have a old marble

[@Not1Edit]

I have a collection I need appraised, do You know where I might source someone in northern NJ?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Not1 live in Spotswood NJ , what town are you in ?

[@Not1Edit]

Sussex@@stephenbahrmarbles

[@adamlindfors5082]

How do you know they are old

[@2020mike1]

Do you polish your marbles?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

No sir

[@roleplayingpain4349]

how much do you figure your collection is worth?

[@roleplayingpain4349]

interesting. I find collecting to be confusing. I do like marbles tho. They are good luck

[@Byrdznyst]

Marbleous *

[@VithuPakhawajPlayer]

Home delivery

[@sherinchand2992]

Give me some please

[@cindymurphy457]

😊😊😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

😁🟢😊

[@DipankarDas-tz3ml]

Last

[@bettylibunao-macay5043]

And then a earthquake comes by

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

😂 not in Jersey ✅

[@EdwargGz]

@@stephenbahrmarbleshi Stephen! I’m new to the marbles and loving your Channel! I’m from Brooklyn, NY, any collector fest or collectors markets in NJ/NY area? Thank you so much in advance!

[@captainmoretokin2172]

I'm one of those guy's who lost his marbles.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Welcome to the club! 🟡

[@sayyedalbarshareef9442]

Buy

[@PandaGaming-fq9fk]

Cool video!!!!!! :D penis

[@Spocklee]

They all look exactly the same 😂