Keith,

Apparently Mark Randall did an update of that article into a book with 
Dennis Webb, which I never found.  However, Dennis Webb wrote the 1994 
version of "Greenberg's Guide to Marbles" which has photographs of marble 
types, as well as a very good discussion of the various types.  Another 
classic is Paul Baumann's "Collecting Antique Marbles."  I have the Second 
Edition, but I believe I have seen a newer version available recently 
online.

My first source was Mark Randall's 1977 article --  Identifying and Dating 
19th and 20th Century Marbles -- published in "Southwest Folkore, Vol. 1, 
No. 2. which may be an rewrite of the 1971 article.  A second article of 
note is in the "Compressed Air Magazine", July/August 1994, entitled 
'Marbles: An American Industry Still Involved in a Shoot-out.'

Hope this helps,

Niki Kimball


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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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