The Place Marbles

No one knows exactly when the first marbles were invented but they date back to the times of the ancient egyptians greeks and romans who played with marbles made of stone clay or polished nuts.

The place marbles.

The game marbles originated in the netherlands during the 1500s and 1600s. Then the germans began to shape marbles out of agate. About the place house of marbles is a a manufacturer and distributor of classic toys games of course marbles. Marbles kids museum delivers purposeful play in a big way.

I sell marbles regularly at marble shows around the country as well as on ebay. We stock machine made marbles in a multitude of colors and designs in sizes from pee wees to 50mm. Marbles are simply little spherical balls used by children and adults to play a range of games. In 1870 hiram codd created codd soda bottles in england to preserve carbonation.

The store is located near the intersection of k 32 hwy 7 in bonner springs ks. Children imagine discover and learn in dozens of interactive exhibits daily educational programs field trips birthday parties special events and giant screen imax films. If you are looking for a particular style of marble feel free to email me as i just might have one for sale. To make playing pieces for the game the dutch began to grind down semiprecious stones such as marble hence the name and limestone until the rocks formed perfect spheres.

The earliest north american marbles were found in ancient earthen mounds. Affordable glass marbles were first made in the 19th century when a special pair of scissors that. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. Handmade clay agate and other stone marbles from germany date to around 1850 1900.

We wanted marbles that we had as children like bumble bees cubscouts puries and so on. In 1997 this need led us to the opening of the moon marble company store.