Christensen Agate Marbles

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Christensen agate marbles.

Greatly reduced prices for marbles with id numbers marked in green yellow. Shooters 3 4 7 8 jumbos 15 16 up. A resource site for collectors enthusiasts and players. Vintage christensen agate green slag marble 72 inch.

The marbles are found in blue green brown purple red orange aqua yellow and clear. Because each color was a different density they did not melt together but rather created strata. The marbles were made by mixing two or more glass colors in a single furnace. The most common christensen agate company marbles are swirls.

Make offer vintage marbles christensen agate cac electric orange transparent marble. The brown and purple are the most common perhaps they were the easiest or cheapest to make. Christensen slags are found in a wide array of shades of each of the colors mentioned. Vintage marbles christensen agate cac electric orange transparent marble.

Look for recognizable patterns such as the furnace swirl and the champion swirl look for a corkscrew pattern when identifying marbles manufactured by akro agate. The blue and green are next most common and are fairly easy to find. These marbles are often difficult to distinguish from swirled marbles made by other manufacturers. However the two individuals who made the company s marbles as distinctive as they are were the aforementioned glass chemist arnold fiedler who later became the head.

Christensen agate stripped opaque. Christensen agate produced swirls in a wide variety of different patterns and color combinations. Click on the image of your favorite for an enlarged view and detailed description. Christensen agate company marbles nicknamed cacs or chrissys by collectors are famous for their splashes of vivid exotic colors which are strikingly modern even by today s standards.

Due to their beauty and limited production more desirable mint condition christensen marble styles are highly sought by collectors. Identify champion agate marbles by their trademark swirls.