Glass Marbles

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Mason jar of glass marbles

Mason jar of glass marbles

Name/Title

Glass Marbles

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.52

Description

This collection of 109 glass marbles includes standard marbles and the larger "Shooters". All marbles in the mason jar are made of glass. Though the specific date for each marble is unknown, they likely date to the early to mid 1900's. The first glass marbles were made in Germany during the late 1840's.

Use

Recreation

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Marble

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Dexterity

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions of mason jar with 109 marbles

Height

115 mm

Width

95 mm

Weight

1,084 g