Civil War Glass Marbles

This video features 9 clay civil war used marbles that were discovered digging around a confederate camp in saltville va.

Civil war glass marbles. From shop scavengedparts. 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. 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. Price is 40 00 plus shipping and insurance. 5 out of 5 stars 2 2 reviews 50 00. 5 out of 5 stars 2 2 reviews 50 00.

Info on civil war marbles. These cubes were then placed into grooves in. The most common are clay marbles said to be dredged from a river from the tennessee area civil war marbles etc. Some of these type of marbles would be painted with designs but playing with them in the dirt quickly wore off the paint.

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. The different sizes and not perfect shape attest to them being hand made. Other ingredients added include zinc oxide aluminum hydrate and various coloring agents. 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. It s acwc taking you on another trip back in time. Some are glass and try to mimic old machine made or german handmade marbles. The glass display case is also included.

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. Favorite add to antique clay and bennington marbles and leather marble pouch bizarrebaubles. 13 gemstone glass marbles spheres hematite rose quartz moss agate and dalmatian stone fluorescent vaseline glass marbles clear crackle.