Some of the more readily available references include:
 
     Baumann, Paul
     1970  Collecting Antique Marbles. Wallace-Homestead Co., Des Moines.
 
     Carskadden, J., R. Gartley, and E. Reed
     1985  Marble Making and Marble Playing in Eastern Ohio: The
     Significance of Ceramic, Stone, and Glass Marbles in Historic
     Archaeology. Proceedings of the Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and
     Historic Archaeoolgy 3:86-96. University of Louisville.
 
     Randall, Mark E.
     1971  Early Marbles. Historical Archaeology 5:102-105.
 
     You might also look at a 1990 article by Carskadden and Gartley on
     pporcelain marbles in Historical Archaeology 24(2):55-69.  It deals a
     little with glass marbles and has a good bibliography.
 
 
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Subject: Marbles
Author:  Debbie Rotman <[log in to unmask]> at NP--INTERNET
Date:    2/10/98 2:08 PM
 
 
Dear Colleagues:
    What sources should I consult for dating glass marbles (circa
1879-1972)?  One is a solid opaque, light green.  The other is light
blue/gray swirled with maroon.  I never played marbles as a child and
don't even know the correct terms for each type!
Regards,
Debbie Rotman
Ball State University