How Marbles Are Made!
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- How Marbles Are Made!
We’re making marbles at the Dave’s Appalachian Swirls marble factory! Join us at the Andy Davis Celebration Run as we walk you through the process of how machine-made glass marbles are manufactured from start to finish. We will look at the cullet, furnace, marble machine and the packing process.
Thanks to Glassmaster Dave McCullough, West Virginia Swirl production is alive and well in Pennsboro, West Virginia! This video was recorded at the Andy Davis Celebration Marble Run on 9/27/2021 and 9/28/2021.
Special thanks to Dave McCullough, Linda Moore Simmons, David Tamulevichich, Jim Storesberg, Kathy Huggins , Dave Matheny and Andy Davis ! 🔴
Please enjoy other related content in the Vintage Machine-Made Marbles playlist here on this channel!
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How Marbles Are Decorated!
czcams.com/video/pseo6Bg9LEA/video.html please watch this video for a closer look at the detailing /decorating process of these marbles. Thanks for watching !
What I want to know is WHO buys all the Many marbles that this factory produces. I grew up in the 1950's when ALL the boys owned marbles. Then in 2000 when my own son was 11 years old, he laughed at me when I asked him if I could buy him some marbles. The reason that I asked before I bought any was at the advice of the owner of the Antique Shop where I found some. He told me in 2000 that marbles were "antiques" by that point in History. SO, once again, WHO buys all the Many marbles that this factory produces ? Since your video doesn't even address that issue, it's just a POS Waste Of Time for me.
@@JosephKulik2016 Hi Joe, there are people all over the world that collect things that they find fascinating . Marbles are on that list for some of us. 🔵
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They still make marbles..?
Thanks for posting mate, always wanted to know this 👍🇬🇧
The most prized "marbles" when I was 10yo were called "Steelies", they were ball bearings in fact. If you were very lucky you had a grown up relative who could source you the larger ball bearings from trucks or earth moving equipment. I am amazed that they are still in demand in this day and age.
Those ball bearings are kinda cool !
Sometimes the steelies would crack or shatter the glass marbles. Only sometimes because most of us couldn't shoot with enough power (fortunately).
Going down memory lane 😂. Magic !
probably because Shooters don't come in a bag of marbles and you had to specifically go out and get a shooter. This is what is known as cheating, you a cheater at the dumbest game ever bro.
And they are made out of someones home, they are not in demands in todays day and age. They just want to cling to the industry they have which means they will make marbles until they literally can't be sold anymore.
No one plays marbles now, we barely played them in the 80s and 90s. Marbles now are for when you wanna fill up a clear vase and want something other than rocks at the bottom...or fish tanks. So the use that you had for them is not the same use as they have today.
Leave it to my generation to come up with something new, leave it to your generation to keep playing with your grandparents toys.
@@ravinraven6913 what a little twat you are. Weren't you taught to respect your elders? I'm only 33 and I sure was raised to treat my elders with respect. Clearly you weren't. But please, tell us how great your generation is. You're doing a fine job of showing it.
You're too cool to see the value in tradition. Fortunately not all of us are. Of course the world moves on, things change, technology changes things. That doesn't mean, however, that we can't value what our forefathers did and learn from it. Marbles were played in a much simpler time. A time where a little ball of glass was enough to entertain kids. The world might be a better place if the same was still true today.
I just bought a complete set of this run. Then I found this video and never knew what I had when I bought it. What a great treasure I have now!
Very cool Connea ! Congratulations ! They are wonderful marbles! 🔴
Where did you buy them?
When I was 13, on my birthday my grandma told me that you are born with 13 marbles. Every year that passes, you lose one marble. So when you turn 13, you’ve lost all your marbles.
I guess we’re all doomed then ! 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Shooters / boulders / purees / solids / cat's eyes all in a worn brown leather draw-string pouch. Fond memories as a child.
💯 dmk , thanks for watching! 🔴
I wasn’t a marble type person but my twin brother was, boys from school would be in our backyard everyday competing for marble God status. Kids these days don’t know nothing. Good content
Thanks ZNinZ ! Nice story, marble playing was a big deal decades ago.🔵
Gggg TV been BB book o we will
I was the marble king of my street 50 years ago.🎉
Are you and your brother boy girl twins? I grew up in a neighborhood whare twins weren't unusual and as often as not Thay were boy girl twins. Usually the boy was kinda fem or the girl was sort of butchey .
I remember that when I was younger. I miss those days!
Notice how much fun these people are having, and the smiles on their faces.
I always thought marbles look just like planets...beautiful
Thanks Carmen 🔵
I still have my marbles from the early 60s. They started me on a lifelong love of glass.
Very cool xyz ! Thanks for sharing, I’m sure you have some beauties!
Huh. I never gave the making of marbles any thought at all. I have to say, I’m surprised they’re still being made! Quite fascinating.
Thanks Sylvaniare 🔴
Well, people keep losing them. 🤔🤣😉
@@vinniebarusa Yes maybe they should have played with them when young.
Look again at the work force! Soon they won’t be made anymore 😂
@@vinniebarusa 😂
This video made me recall my childhood when I would play marbles with my friends and we will always trade marbles or i would play my best looking marbles for theirs. Beautiful memories!!
That’s the good stuff Mike ! Thank you 🔵
same here, found an old one, in My Parents back-yard, 50 yrs later, brought back a lot of memories.
@@jean-marccloutier4309 Yep. Me too, big time memories. My beloved boulder catseye and several other faves. I would never risk that boulder, I loved it too much to play competitive games with it. ;-)
Joyful joyful. I grew up in the 50/60s watching films like this but without speech, just gentle music. Short films about how things were made. They were the best things on TV.
Thanks Em , I’m glad you enjoyed it ! 🔵
Hey didn't you play Marbles?
@@charleediaven6278 we did! My dad got iron Benkers' from the shipyard
This was such a joy to watch and was so hypnotic.
From a 54 year old man who still loves the total individuality of each and every single marble.
Thank you so much for this 🥰👍🙏
Thank you THe Wizard 🧙♀️ ! 🔵
Well this 73 yr old man who just re-discovered marbles, is hooked. We have boring marbles here in Los Angeles, California. I like what I see from West Virginia!
Would also be interesting to see how the transparent marbles with the colours inside are made... these are still my favourites, especially when it looks like a swirling flame!❤
Hi Sabine , I will make a “How Cats Eye Marbles are Made” video, maybe you are talking about them?
@@stephenbahrmarbles Yes, I'd love to see that too.
@@stephenbahrmarbles she's taking about puries.
@@stephenbahrmarbles We called those cats eye marbles inside colors "feathers" when we were kids. I remember the "four-feathered" were a rare find.
That's exactly the kind I was going to comment about, clear glass with the swirl only in the middle of the glass.
I had no idea how much went into making marbles ! I knew they came in little mesh bags and that was it, so much artistry and craftsmanship involved. Excellent video !
Thank you Anthony! 🔴
Me either! This was a YT recommended video (they got it right this time😅) Love to watch the process!
Please make more vids, my grandchildren love this! Peace and Grace from NY ❤
you only knew about the mesh bags? I knew they were glass and they came in mesh bags.
Agree. I had no idea there so was much handmade work! Not sure why this showed up in my recommendeds but I'm glad it did.
This seems like a fun place to work. Nobody's uptite or angry. Just having fun making marbles.
I wish they would make blush pink marbles with lighter and darker pink swirls. And a turquoise marble with lighter and darker turquoise swirls. Very light pink and regular beautiful vibrant turquoise marbles would be the most beautiful ever. I've never seen them and I sure would like to. I will put them in Clear vases just to enjoy the colors❤
Hi Lisa , if you search Ebay I would bet you found something you like, many of the Jabo and das marbles have unique color combos like that. 🔴
I’ll never see marbles the same again. How neat is this? 🎉
Thanks BP 🔵
I am joyfully amazed to see just how many workers are there. They look like a close knit bunch almost like all family. It’s nice to have coworkers u enjoy working with every day
Hi Michelle, a few of them are related, it’s a very exciting event for them ! Really hot , but lots of fun!
LOL! Just LOL!
@@donaldhoot7741 ??
@@SirenaSpades Too dumb to know LOL??? LOL???
As a kid, I used to love these marbles. As an adult now, it is a different ball game. Now when someone says 'you lost your marbles', I can go to a store and buy some of these.
Amen Vikram , thanks for watching! 🔴
They look just how you would want marble makers to look. Happy, fun job
Thanks Cecil, it’s a labor of love 🔵
Love marbles, as a child around 1960, a neighbor made a patio floor out of marbles and it was so beautiful!
💯 Deborah, thank you for watching!
I still love marbles😊
What a great idea !!!
As a girl, I loved playing marbles with the boys! I acquired a lot of them. Now, 67 years old, I had even seen a marble in 45 years. WOW! Glad I watched this video. Brought back memories. TY❤
Hi Marla ! Thanks for watching , I’m sure you had a blast with em 🔵 Saludos
My older brother was so good at winning away the other kids marbles, the school put a stop to the games!! He’s 75 now but still has a box of over 3,000 marbles. Many people his age have lost theirs!
Holy cow I’d love to see that stash !
I really like the milky swirled marbles, but still love the old cat eyes!😻
Hi Viggy yes those Cat’s Eyes sure became popular with alot of people!
Growing up in our neighbourhood there were mostly boys so naturally I gravitated to playing marbles with the guys. Our dirt streets were ideal for this game. I never realised this was the complicated process of making some of beautifully coloured marbles that excited us kids.
Thanks for sharing your story Maryanne, they are terrific little pieces of art glass that remind many of their youth ! 🔵
I like to learn something new every day and this has been a really interesting video. I actually carry a small bag around with me so that nobody can say I've lost my marbles!
Awesome story Autumn! I’ve heard so many cool ones . Thank you for watching!
Lol
Most of the time some one asks me:
"What are you doing?"
I answer, "looking for my marbles!"
Love the titles like "Run Director", "Senior Executive Run Advisor" and "Glass Master", seems like everyone has something to pad their resume.
Thanks whah , I was just playin’ there 😊
i had no idea there was a whole world of marbles.. amazing
This is the most enjoyable video that I've seen all day! I had no idea how marbles were made. Amazing, and these people really enjoy what they are doing. What a job to have!
Thanks Hill County Garage! 🔵
I love the marbles! where is your factory and where can I buy some?….
@@charlottechagnon9896 Yeah I lost mine,,,,,
200 years ago when I was 13 years old, you would be gutted to lose your favourite marvels.
Thank God you lived to tell the tale of that ancient story 🌟
@@stephenbahrmarbles Lol I have survived thank you but sadly lost my marbels along the way
I do appreciate you posting this video. I've been collecting marbles for years but never knew how they were made. I had no idea how much time and effort go into producing such beautiful, round little spheres of absolutely pure joy. Once again, thank you so much. God Bless All of you.
Thank you Mary I appreciate it ! Saludos to you ! 🔴
This video is wonderful! As a kid from the 1950's marbles were (are!?☺) some of our favorite toys/treasures. I still have a large jar of them I've had for 65+ years. Knuckles-down-bony's-tight!
Awesome Andrew ! Thanks for sharing your story ! I’d like to take a peek at that jar ! 🔵
You and I are contemporaries. Still, my family didn't go for marbles. Other kids did.
I played marbles with friends at primary school back in the early 70's
We all had our favourites in our own collections - lovingly cared for in velvet bag, pouches, with draw-strings
Those little things were like treasures to us !
I even know where some of them are to this day - 50yrs on !
How cool is that 🤩
Cars come & go, houses come & go, money comes & goes . . . many women in my life, have came & went . . . . . . . but the marbles have remained !
Awesome story Golic and thanks for sharing! I agree 💯
I asked my mom once why Mike the neighborhood boy always had cool marbles. She looked at me and said, “ Mike’s dad was the U.S. National Marble Champion”. My mother the sports person in our family had actually played some games with him and told me with a grin, she had done pretty well.
Wow Lynne that’s a terrific story! I want to go to the marble’s championship this year in NJ 🔴
I remembered how envious I was of the kids who owned the cat eye, steely and purey boulders.
Marbles bring me back to my childhood. Never knew how it was made. This video somehow popped up on my feed. Thank you. 😁👍
Thanks for watching classical ! If marbles were a big part of your youth, they are 💯 unforgettable. Thanks for watching!
Been needing to know this for nearly 40 years since I was a kid 😁 I do still wonder how the clear ones with leaf type structures inside are made however 🤔 The black sparkly ones were always the most valuable at school 😆
Hi Umski , I think you may be talking about Cat’s Eye marbles? We will cover that topic at some point. Thanks for watching! 🔴
@@stephenbahrmarbles thanks, yes - look forward to it 👍
When I was a child I had many marbles. I loved and, I collected them because I love their colors. Growing up in my neighborhood, we had what we called ‘marble season’. We made up games and, we placed the marbles in different classes for example: the larger marbles were called Jumbos and, to us, they were considered to be more valuable than the average size smaller ones. The solid color ones and, the clear ones with colors on and, inside them, we named cuties and, beauties. I loved and, collected them for years.
Awesome story I’m Straight Up! Thank you for sharing, they were great fun to do many kids back in the day ! 🔵 have a great night!
Australian here. I grew up in the 60s and 70s. Our slang term for marbles was "doogs". Have no idea why. We called the big ones Tom Bowlers. The medium ones were called Semis but as a kid I always thought it was Sammies...lol. We called the clear ones bots - they were quite rare. Mostly we just had cat's eyes but occasionally other types would appear. They were considered far more valuable.
As a career carpenter I had the pleasure of collecting marbles from homes built in the early twenties,thirties and forties that always had marbles hidden away in the walls and flooring.
Hi Jerry, I used to do house restoration, in super old houses, wire-and-tube era . I’ve been lucky enough to find a few ! Thanks for watching! 🔴
I was 10 in 1967 and losing a prized marble was like losing a golf match today- life is, was, and ever shall be- AMAZING!
💯 Dunning , the marbles are always fascinating !
Super video , wish I could buy a bag for my granddaughter . When I was a kid we loved our special marbles , our aggies and shooters were always trading to get the neat ones. The not so great we used in sling shots.
Cool story Silver ! You can still get bags of marbles at Walmart and Hobby Lobby. She might enjoy them.🔵
I didn't realize how much goes into making them and i now understand enough to have a greater appreciation for the process. Many thanks ❤
Thanks Ed ! 🔴
My stepfather's first wife worked at a marble factory and would take them home. When my mother married him, we went to live with them. We would find marbles in the yard every so often, and it was like finding treasure. I love marbles.
Wow Tricia ! Awesome story 🔵 What factory did she work at ?
@@stephenbahrmarbles it was in California and probably 65-70 years ago. I didn't know her at all.
I always had some idea that marbles were made in a furnace of some type because they're made of glass but how they got those amazing designs inside the glass ball always amazed me as a kid.
Thanks King David, this is how machine-made marbles are made . Handmades are much different, but you still need a furnace of hot glass for all of them🔴
So cool!! I'd always wondered how marbles were made. I still have mine from when I was a kid and played and traded marbles with my friends every day on the summers.
Cool HH ! Who knows you may have some collectable/ valuable ones 🔴
That is so cool!
I remember playing at the Marble Pit at High School. It was a huge stretch of sand behind the school and every morning we would play. Nothing felt better than winning those Toms, and Steelies. But defeat was always around the corner, and meant sometimes losing some of your most prized marbles. Great memories of that time, and a great video
Cool Richard thank you for sharing! I’ve heard so many similar stories here. Great old stuff !🔵
Brilliant! I'm nearly sixty and when I was a boy I played marbles often. My grandfather promised to take me to a marble factory but never did 🙁. That broken promise always irked me.
Thanks for making it right.
Thanks Calum ! I’m glad you found the video. It’s very similar to how machine-made marbles have been manufactured for about a century.
I fell in love with the 'tank wash' marbles shown at approx 3:13. They look like distant planets, sorta.
Dan some of those are terrific !
I can now die happy in the knowledge of knowing how " marbles " are made ...... " GREAT " content
Thank you Mickey ! 🔴
@@stephenbahrmarbles Your very welcome
Marbles were very popular when I was kid and most kids had them and we played with them lot, but I very seldom see them now
In Jr. High School in the early 70s, playing marbles was all the rage among us boys. 😊
Heck yes Jody ! Thanks for watching!
I LOVE THE DARK MARBLES
Yea they’re very nice!
I love them but my Brother was older and got them I found the ones he lost in our garden 😂😂❤❤Thank you for this Video amazing.😍
Thanks for watching Gayla ! 🔴
Fascinating video of how machine made marbles are produced. The passion and excitement of the people involved is present in a way that only an event like this can produce. It really interesting seeing how the swirls and mixes are created and the dedication the glass masters put into their craft. Thank you so much for this video. I hope you and yours are doing well.
I used to play all the time, 20 years ago! Traded every color so I would have a full blue bag! They were my most prized posession! I dont know when or where I forgot them but those were the days ❤
Thank you for your story Zoo, they have become very special glass to so many people. 🔵 Saludos !
I spent 33 years working in the glass factories. 21 of them with Owens Brockway and just shy of 12 of them with Glenshaww Glass in Glenshaw Pa. All but 3 of them working in the Hot End. In 2004 Glenshaw Glass closed and I decided no more glass factories. I retired from Caterpillar Corp. In 2012. The reason that I'm commenting on this video is that in all those years I never knew how marbles were made. I've often wondered about it but never took the time to find out. It was actually the same process but on a much larger scale. And the furnace rebuilds were an experience to say the least. God bless and have a wonderful day.
That is a super cool story John! Thank you for sharing and Happy Holidays to you and yours!🟢
@@stephenbahrmarbles Thank you. Same to you.
Easily got our thumb-up .... we love the good ol' fashioned folks and their work ethics. Thank you for the video
Well said Tymzr ! Thank you for watching! 🔴
you must have a child in your heart to land a job in this fascinating factory. such amazing people who simply loves what they're doing.
Thank you Morosso !
I'm 72 and still collect marbles.
All sizes, shapes and colors.
Awesome Linda ! It’s highly addictive 🔵 I’m sure you agree !
Loved every moment of that run, Stephen. Thanks for showing us the process and the pride that goes into the DAS runs.
Near our cottage in Tennessee there is a shelter with an old cane press and a shack with a drying pan. A few years ago I helped them boil down hundreds of gallons of cane juice for syrup. It was a similar situation, lots of family members and neighbors pulling together to make the syrup at the end of summer. That was the last time I saw it used.
That sounds awesome Black Squirrel, this activity is similar in many ways . Lots of fun !
Marbles were a big part of my childhood, but it's probably close to 50 years since I played with them. I've never thought about how they're made until now. This was wonderful. Thank you.
Very cool Frith! Thank you for watching! 🟢
I remember being out in the playground, playing marbles during lunch break. Oh, how I wish that playing marbles would be a big deal again. Nobody fought and everyone was strategically figuring on how they would get their precious puree back again, which they had lost to someone else. The best of times.
💯 Brenda ! I remember some of that , awesome simple fun 🔵 I’m glad you found the video. Thanks for watching!
I used to play marbles when I was in elementary school... we also used the steelies (anyone remember those?), and those (steelies) and the big or unique marbles were the goal.
I'm glad I saw this as a suggestion, I finally see how these beautiful glassworks are made. Thank you.❤
Thanks Coffee for your story! I do have a few of those heavy steelies , I keep them away from the glass ones because they ding them up 🔴
Oh l loved it l used to play marbles a long time ago, things were simpler better and more enjoyable in those days. But this video bought it all back it was a joy to watch this video , thank you once again well done
Thank you Angie ! 🟢
That was great - so wholesomely old-fashioned and physical in this overly digital world.
Thanks RNS ! 🔴
I am 46 years young, and still have a marble collection! The most simple thing, a small glass ball, brings joy to so many, for so long.
💯 Well said Chainsaw !
This video brought a smile to my face. I used to love picking through the jar of marbles my dad had when I was a kid. I now collect rocks and gems but I sure appreciate marbles on a whole new level now. Thank you for this!
Thank you Notorious! If you have a collector’s mentality, I suggest you stay away from collecting marbles . Extremely addicting hobby ! 🔴
I have often wondered how marbles are made....this is very interesting & informative! Thanks for creating this video. It looks like those old timers (investors?) had a lot of fun in making those marbles, something like a labor of love!
Thanks William ! I was so thrilled to be able to film it !
I’ve no idea why, but I just love marbles. I often find old marbles in the gardens I’ve worked in (in the U.K.) finders keepers I have to say. Super video. Thank you! X
Thank you Annette 🟢 it sounds like you’ve got some nice ones ,they are mesmerizing
Marbles and comic books were the currencies of my boyhood youth, contributing to hundreds of hours of entertainment. Marbles (along with banana peels) have produced countless laughs and gags while foiling the nefarious plans of many evil-doers. Thank God and these hard working men and women for the marvelous invention and mass production of marbles (because without them, we would be playing with rocks and stones).
Thanks Tao for you’re awesome story !
Very cool
Wow, Those are big marbles compared to the small cat’s-eyes!
Bigger than most Cat’s Eyes yes! There are some larger Cat’s Eyes produced, but they are not very common. 🟢
I had an uncle who worked in a glass factory, and made handmade marbles using wooden forms. He had a collection of some of the most beautiful marbles I've ever seen. When he passed, everything was stolen.
Wow Nacho I’m sorry to hear , what factory did he work in ?
@@stephenbahrmarbles
It was a small Indiana family owned business back in the 60's.
Ahh ok ✅ thank you !
I used to play marbles for hours everyday on the playground in Germany in the mid 1970's. We were very serious about it and every different marble had a value, like a gem.
Garlic awesome story ! They certainly were a big part of my youth as well. Tons of fun . 🔴
these people are adorable! I loved playing Marbles as a kid, we had the regular clear type with a coloured swirl in, but if we got anything like this they were worth much much more.
Thank you Maj ! I’m glad you enjoyed the show ! 🔵
Fascinating how they make such a simple item.
Always wondered how they can make perfectly round ball bearings.
After seeing this I kind of figured out how.
Thanks Mar , to be honest I’m not sure if it’s the same process, it makes sense though. I never looked into that .
My big brother Ed was the best marble shooter in our whole neighborhood.
He ALWAYS won all the marbles. He had a couple of big potato chip cans filled to the top with them.
(Man, those really were the good old days)
Awesome story Eric ! I’d love to see what he won . Happy Easter 🐣
Such a joy to watch people who haven't lost their marbles
No doubt Iam, and all young at heart’
I love marbles! I always wondered how they are made. I’m so thankful to see this video. This is fabulous.
Patty thank you ! 🟢
As a kid growing up playing marbles with friends, this would have been an awesome school field trip to visit this factory!
Cool Billy ! No doubt a cool field trip !
Fascinating. I am 59, since I was a kid, marbles always fascinated me.
Thanks Edwin ! You remember playing and shooting them I’m sure ! 🔴
Growing up, we had this Chinese marble game set. The marbles are the prettiest- fully clear with color ribbons going through each marble. It is not just random swirls.
I think some of the clear based ones are the best. It depends on the particular marble.
Absolutely marbleous! Thank you Stephen - excellent video mate. Cheers from Australia - Dave
Dave thank you ! 🔵 Hello Australia!
@@bustercrabbe8447 🙂
Now that was brilliant to see in action!! What stunning marbles came out of that run. WOW! Thanks to you and the fine folks for putting this video together. I have a newly found respect for the people who made these and the older marbles I dig in the city dumps. Thankyou Stephen!
Andrew.
I never would have thought so much work and care in the making of marbles. Now I look at the ones I have in a whole different light. That's really cool.
No doubt there’s some intention in their designs, thanks for watching Ronald!
We played a lot of marbles in the 60's . When you are 5/6 years old, you don't think of HOW they are made ,just the cool designs.
Now that I see this , it has renewed my appreciation of them and the craftsmanship it takes to make them.
Glass has always fascinated me and this just adds to it. Thanks for the video. I see a trip in my future. I will look them up. Thanks again.
Thanks Marshall , I agree! I never stopped to think how they were made ,until I began collecting them and I witnessed it 🔵
What a fantastic video! Really appreciated the explanations of how frit, lutz, and color swirls are added; all other marble making videos skip over those parts! Plus showing “tank wash” marbles and how the run is ended covered the entire process start to finish. Thanks for creating and sharing!!
Beautiful and wondrous creations. Glass is a magical medium and I love watching artisans create these mini masterpieces. Thank you for this video and to the great people who work hard to give us these amazing works of art.
Thanks Michelle! There is a ton of craftsmanship that goes into these. Each and every one comes out unique. 🔵
I played marbles with my cousin Jack, we were about ten years old. Great fun!
💯 Anne ! Thank you for watching!
Long ago (over forty five years) my Grandparent's neighbor taught me how to shoot marbles. He has been gone for a long time but I still remember him getting on the ground with me and showing the proper technique :)
Awesome story WHT ! Thank you for sharing, I remember playing when I was a kid. It was tons of fun 🟢
That was definitely interesting. I enjoy watching glass blowers as well. The marbles are beautiful. It reminds me of my grade school days playing with them on the playground. I went to a country school & I can still picture it in my mind. Thanks for bringing up great memories.
Thanks Dorothy , I’m glad you enjoyed the video! 🟢
This is one of the best vids on you tube. I had no idea people made them this way.
Thank you Seth ! 🔵
The vibe here is undeniably pleasant
No doubt Finn ! it’s a good time 🟢
A whole cadre of older craftsmen who revisit their childhood every day ... how does it get better than that?
It’s pretty special for sure !
A well done, important video, with good explanations, pacing, & editing. Thanks for including the names & spellings of the key parts of this process, and for giving name credit to all these craftsmen, and some history & credit to the founders - all are very rarely done in such videos. This may be one of the last records of this hand-made, small industry. Thank you!
Thank you SE1steve ! 🔵 I appreciate it
I’ve always loved marbles and have a small but treasured collection. Your video was fascinating ❤
Thank you Bebe 🔴
My marble collection started with my Dad's marbles, and was added to here and there. They sit in a HUGE brandy snifter type vase in my living room, so I always know where MY marbles are...
The true skill is the engineer and metal workers that designed and made the machines making the marbles.
💯
I came across this video, I used to collect and play marbles as a kid. I don't think kids play that game any more.
I wonder if anyone who has ever worked there lost their marbles.