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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
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doms, Keith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 5:59 AM
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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