Playing Marbles In The 1950s

Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games.

Playing marbles in the 1950s.

Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors. Many of the american marble manufacturers were put out of business in the 1950s which means the marbles they produced are now considered rare. Machine made marbles reached the peak of their popularity in the late 1920s and 1930s when competition between manufacturers made marbles plentiful and cheap.

The most common 1950s marbles material is plastic. They were called bummies if i remember correctly. When you would win you would take the other guys or girls marble and add it to you hoard. To play marbles begin by drawing a chalk circle on the ground that s 3 feet wide placing 15 marbles inside.

Then kneel outside the ring and use your thumb and forefinger to flick a marble into the marbles in the circle. American manufacturers dominated the marble market until the introduction of japanese cat s eye marbles in the 1950s. Playing marbles 1950s and present day posted on april 12 2013 mention playing marbles and most people can recall stories of their childhood. Even as a kid in the 1970s i remember her cafe on the main drag right across from the five and dime.

A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. Woodbine iowa 35mm nitrate negative by john vachon for the farm security administration. The most popular color. Also i was king of the block.

There are 117 1950s marbles for sale on etsy and they cost 30 86 on average. He was born in 1932 and lived in woodbine until he shipped out with the marines in 1950. Try to knock as many marbles outside of the circle as you can and grab any marbles that wind up outside the chalk line. 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.

Marbles are not just a childhood plaything. The game has been around for hundreds of years and continues in popularity today. This is my boyhood stash of marbles. I really liked the big ones.

Everyone feared the kid. Billions of machine made marbles have been produced during this century. Well you re in luck because here they come.