Collecting Early Machine Made Marbles from the M.F. Christensen & Son Company and Christensen Agate Company - by Robert Block (Hardcover)

About the Book

Over 700 color photos display machine made marbles produced from the early 1900s through the early 1930s by the Ohio-based firms, M. F. Christensen & Son Company and the Christensen Agate Company. Among the examples displayed are bricks, cobras, guineas, opaques, slags, single pontil slags, swirls, and hand-gathered swirls. Early slag marbles known as "transitionals" are also featured. Values for the marbles displayed are found in the captions.

Book Synopsis

With this book, readers will discover machine made marbles from the early 1900s to the 1930s that revolutionized the glass marble industry. Over 700 beautiful color photos display marbles produced by both Ohio-based companies, M. F. Christensen & Son Company and Christensen Agate Company. Among the examples displayed are bricks, cobras, guineas, opaques, slags, single pontil slags, swirls, and hand-gathered swirls. Additionally, early slag marbles known as "transitionals" are featured. The text includes histories of these two important glass marble companies, descriptions of their various marble types, and their methods of manufacture. Values for the marbles displayed are found in the captions. This book will be treasured by all those who collect and enjoy marbles.

About the Author

Robert Block has been collecting, appraising, dealing with, and writing about marbles for over a decade.