Keith,

 

I might add that Richard Gartley and Jeff Carskadden (1998) also
published a book entitled "Colonial Period and Early 19th-Century
Children's Toy Marbles: History and Identifications for the
Archaeologist and Collector," The Muskingum Valley Archaeological
Survey, Zanesville, Ohio.  It has a chapter on "Genuine Stone Marbles of
the Colonial period and Early 19th Century."  It also has many good
color images of marbles.

 

Best,

Rob Mann

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Rob Mann, Ph.D.

Southeast Regional Archaeologist

Museum of Natural Science

119 Foster Hall

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

225.578.6739

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Subject: Marble references

 

I am finally working on site that has yielded porcelain and stone

marbles.  I have Mark Randall's 1971 article on early marbles in

Historical Archaeology.  I have searched the web for books on marbles

hoping to find more recent and detailed information.  I can't tell by

the descriptions what the quality of information the collector's

literature has. Does anyone out there have a reference or references

they are happy with or prefer.? 

 

 

 

Keith R. Doms

 

Archaeologist

 

McCormick Taylor

 

(856) 793-0800

 

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