Marbles 01

Marbles 01
Originally uploaded by Valita's View

This is what 3000 vintage marbles look like all over the floor when the glass jar they were in broke as I was lifting it up to vacum underneath it. See the jar in the background sitting upside down with the glass bottom right next to it. All I could do was laugh when I heard the rush of the marbles falling out the of the jar and rolling all over the floor all at once. The dog had a field day chasing.them. I am still finding a stray here and there in the house.

I collected these as a kid when I lived in Hawaii when I used to play marbles with some neighborhood kids. I won most of these. I am always tempted to buy more when I see them at antique stores or flea markets, but do I really need anymore?

My niece is 8 and loves playing with them; I was 9 when I loved playing with them so I completely understand her facination with them when she comes over to my home.