Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Glass

A Collection of Vintage Glass and Clay Marbles including Gladding-Vitro Agate Retail Packaging - This is an extensive collection of vintage marbles comprising a wide variety of styles, materials, and sizes. The lot includes an assortment of individual marbles presented in black plastic sorting trays, clear glass utility jars, a small clear glass bottle, and An original retail bag. The collection features diverse glass styles such as cat's eyes, swirls, opaques, clearies, and iridescent varieties. Several larger shooter marbles are distributed among the sorting trays. A portion of the collection consists of clay or stoneware marbles characterized by matte, textured surfaces in earth tones. Under ultraviolet light, several marbles exhibit bright green fluorescence, identifying them as uranium glass. One clear plastic retail bag is included with a printed header card marked Gladding-Vitro Agate, Parkersburg, WV. 26101 and Made in U.S.A. The header features a purple-bordered price label from Ben Franklin with the codes 72 157 and V1F11001 and a price of 29 cents. The diversity of patterns and types suggests the collection likely includes marbles from multiple mid-20th century American manufacturers. Sorting trays width: approximately 11 to 12 inches Overall collection width: approximately 32 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281