Toy Marble Names

He was a world war ii veteran and purchased an old alley agate marble making machine from corning glass.

Toy marble names.

Incorporated july 1891 with 100 000 capital stock. The names of games are legion. Is a general name applied in many parts of the country to all glass marbles including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc. Alleys have come to mean very good marbles or marbles in general.

However as with most games there is a time and a place where all is at stake where an opportunity is on offer to win one s place in the pantheon of marble greats. For instance the onionskin is a toy marble that has a color pattern making it look like a pealed or sliced onion. Benningtons are blue or brown glazed marbles that aren t completely round. Handmade marbles usually aren t perfectly rounded or smooth and will include cut off markings on either or both poles ends of each marble.

Other abalone board game a board game in which white and black marbles try to knock each other into a gutter that lines the. Aggravation board game a variation of pachisi b daman a toy that fires marbles and can be played under several game rules bakugan battle brawlers a game which uses. For instance the onionskin is a toy marble that has a color pattern making it look like a pealed or sliced onion. He was a world war ii veteran and purchased an old alley agate marble making machine from corning glass.

Alleys or allies get their name from alabaster which is a soft stone related to marble. Benningtons got their name from bennington pottery in vermont which made some spotted pottery that resmebled these marbles. Decide whether the marbles are made by hand or machine. Bumbo bumboozer or bowler are names applied to very large marbles of any description.

Bombies elephant stomps knuckle down bunny hole kunchey leaning tops and grids are just a few of the hundreds of games played. A peawee is the name used for any very small marble. Decide whether the marbles are made by hand or machine. Marble day types of marbles.

Employed 350 hands mostly women and children to make marbles and toys. Article by dinah garcia. 1891 1904 this akron ohio company was the largest toy company in the united states during the 19 th century. Wilson davis founded the davis marble works in 1947 in pennsboro west virginia.