How Marbles Are Decorated! th-cam.com/video/pseo6Bg9LEA/w-d-xo.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. 🔵
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!!
@@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. ;-)
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 🥰👍🙏
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!
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.
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.
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.
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❤
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!
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!❤
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 !
I taught my boy how to play marbles. Now they are all grown up and last year when we moved I found all the marbles. I got a lamp at target that has a clear glass base. I filled it with clear orbies and the marbles. The clear orbies make the marbles look like they are floating. The light brings out their colors.
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
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 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
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.
Well, all I can say is that these folks have a lot of balls. Yeah yeah, I'm sure they've never heard that on before. All kidding aside, I'm glad there're folks still making this stuff here in The States. Great to see!!
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!
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.
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.
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 !
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.
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!
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.
Yeah, the cranberry base ones were neat-o. The 'Sun/Sea/Sand' lady got me thinkin' - How ABOUT a run with a LOT of sand in it? I realize there are many other additives, but, hey, lol---All of this is fascinating! 😍
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!
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.
I'm 74 and doing all right. I credit my good health to saving marbles from childhood. No joke. When I was a kid and would act up my Mom or Dad would asked me if I had lost my marbles I was to young to know what they were talking about, but I kept those marbles in a safe place, so that today at 74 I still have all my marbles.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 😆
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.
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!
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 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🔴
I have many small jars of marbles that I found on my Mammy's land that was passed down to me. I would find them digging in my garden, in my horses pasture, around my barn, while building our house on this land! I would think of my family and find one where I was at! It gave me great comfort, my marbles from heaven! When I would spot one, I would gasp and knew a family spirit was near me! ❤
I was once sent to a training class ( out of my home state ) where the instructors were having serious issues with their computer linking up properly to actually present the class. For 2 straight days we sat in class , not getting the training we had been sent to acquire. Finally one of the instructors became so frustrated he asked if any of the students had any ideas . At once a young man in his early 20’s raised his hand & volunteered his services , and sure as Hell within mere minutes he had the whole computer linkup issues solved and the “ Real training “ could begin. The instructors thanked that kid up one side & down the other & even offered him a job at this particular factory, but the kid declined politely. He sat back down with a smug grin plastered across his face and stated that “ His generation would show all us Old timers a thing or two in the future” . I looked over at him and commented that he probably came out of the womb with a Game Boy controller or something to that effect right from birth & mentioned that “ Back in my day we drew a circle in the dirt & put in our prized glass orbs inside that circle & proceeded to try to knock outside the line our friends ones we wanted with some others we hadn’t put inside “. He looked blankly at me & I continued “ You know Played Marbles”?? …. Still blank stare and noise of crickets playin in the background…. My Buddy Walt who was a few years older than me said “ Miller , you were LUCKY you had marbles in your generation, we used to roll the old iron wagon wheel hoops down the street with sticks “. The instructors laughed but that kid looked at us like we were all from Mars or Pluto or somewhere…. 😆. Anyway It was an eye opener for me that a kid only maybe 20 years younger than I was had never heard of nor played a game of Marbles . Sad times indeed . Liked this video , and yes , now that I am 63 , I STILL have ALL MY MARBLES …😏😉😆👍😎
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.❤
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!
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
I love, admire and respect folks who are passionate about what they do. That’s the difference between just an employee and an actual professional in my opinion. I especially love service people who take pride in their work. God bless you all ❤
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.
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.
I work the election polls, and a guy came in....during chatter he said he collects marbles. That is why I am watching this! and I am TOTALLY AMAZED! can't wait to see him at the primary election and we can chat! he is an older gentleman and I bet he will love it.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 :)
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❤
Ok...from my school-boy memories of the 70's...Cats-eyes, Beachballs, Crystals (clear but either smoky brown or bottle-green) Bird-cage's, Spaghetti's, Ghosts and (dead man's) Eyes.
Awesome nicknames RtB ! Thanks for sharing, everyone seems to have different local / neighborhood nicknames . I’ve seen some weird ones 🔴 I might document all of these in a future video!
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!!
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).
When I was 4 years old, one of our friends Drowned in a lake in Tijuana Mexico and we loved marbles ( Canicas ), there was a lady in our little town that owned a little store would give us free Canicas because we were poor. So they made him a cross made of those Marbles and remember her saying Yes those are all the Marbles that I gave him!! this was in 1980ish and Im 46 now and still remember that awesome gesture . ☺☺I just remembered that it was not a lake it was Tijuana river.
The undisputed best video on YT of the machine made marble manufacturing process and I'm pretty sure I've seen them all. Very informative in a way that others aren't. Just wonderful. (I'm confused on the double ingots, though. Didn't look like that at that angle.) Anyway, just tremendous! I'll have to get a hold of some of these for my growing DAS collection. Thanks again, Stephen!
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.
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!
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.
Wonderful video. Thanks for posting. I have examples from many of the runs Dave has been involved with. A true artist. If you ever find yourself driving through Nebraska on Interstate 80 stop at the marble museum in York.
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.
I was hoping to see how a "cats eye" marble was made...maybe I have the name wrong but it's what the boys called it 60 years ago...the clear marble with the twisted multi color insert. Really pretty. They were my favorite. Too bad I didn't get to see that.
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...
When I was a little girl my family visited the Corning glass factory. I sat fascinated for about an hour watching the men blow the most beautiful glass. One of the men came to the window in front of me and blew a beautiful unicorn . I’ve loved glass of all sorts ever since the factory is closed now which is a shame. I’m 67 thank you for your wonderful video. I’m sorry there were no younger people learning the craft.
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How Marbles Are Decorated!
th-cam.com/video/pseo6Bg9LEA/w-d-xo.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 👍🇬🇧
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! 🔴
Notice how much fun these people are having, and the smiles on their faces.
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. ;-)
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!
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
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.
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 😂
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 always thought marbles look just like planets...beautiful
Thanks Carmen 🔵
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.
I’ll never see marbles the same again. How neat is this? 🎉
Thanks BP 🔵
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 !!!
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 taught my boy how to play marbles. Now they are all grown up and last year when we moved I found all the marbles. I got a lamp at target that has a clear glass base. I filled it with clear orbies and the marbles. The clear orbies make the marbles look like they are floating. The light brings out their colors.
Thanks for the cool story Keri , they can be uniquely decorative !
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!
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!
@@DonnyHooterHoot ??
@@SirenaSpades Too dumb to know LOL??? LOL???
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I hope that’s a good thing! Thank you
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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 ! 🔴
Well, all I can say is that these folks have a lot of balls. Yeah yeah, I'm sure they've never heard that on before.
All kidding aside, I'm glad there're folks still making this stuff here in The States. Great to see!!
Well said Knucklehead! Thank you 🔴
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,,,,,
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 ! 🔵
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.
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
This seems like a fun place to work. Nobody's uptite or angry. Just having fun making marbles.
i had no idea there was a whole world of marbles.. amazing
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 💯
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 🔵
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 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.
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.🔵
They look just how you would want marble makers to look. Happy, fun job
Thanks Cecil, it’s a labor of love 🔵
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 😊
Yeah, the cranberry base ones were neat-o. The 'Sun/Sea/Sand' lady got me thinkin' - How ABOUT a run with a LOT of sand in it? I realize there are many other additives, but, hey, lol---All of this is fascinating! 😍
Thanks Just Looking !
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!"
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 ! 🔴
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!
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'm 74 and doing all right. I credit my good health to saving marbles from childhood. No joke. When I was a kid and would act up my Mom or Dad would asked me if I had lost my marbles I was to young to know what they were talking about, but I kept those marbles in a safe place, so that today at 74 I still have all my marbles.
Exellent story ! I think I’ve lost a few at this point, but I’m trying to hold onto every one I have!
I can now die happy in the knowledge of knowing how " marbles " are made ...... " GREAT " content
Thank you Mickey ! 🔴
@@stephenbahrmarbles Your very welcome
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!
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!
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.
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 !
I'm 65 and just started collecting marbles! This is amazing😊😊😊
Cool Diane, I hope you enjoy the wonderful hobby!
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 ! 🔴
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 !🔵
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 👍
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.
Thanks for the Informative video on how machine marbles are made.
Thanks for watching Naarah ! 🔴
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 ! 🔴
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 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🔴
I have many small jars of marbles that I found on my Mammy's land that was passed down to me. I would find them digging in my garden, in my horses pasture, around my barn, while building our house on this land! I would think of my family and find one where I was at! It gave me great comfort, my marbles from heaven! When I would spot one, I would gasp and knew a family spirit was near me! ❤
Thank you for the wonderful story Jo Ann , those are special treasures! I’m glad you’ve uncovered them ! 🔴
I was once sent to a training class ( out of my home state ) where the instructors were having serious issues with their computer linking up properly to actually present the class. For 2 straight days we sat in class , not getting the training we had been sent to acquire. Finally one of the instructors became so frustrated he asked if any of the students had any ideas . At once a young man in his early 20’s raised his hand & volunteered his services , and sure as Hell within mere minutes he had the whole computer linkup issues solved and the “ Real training “ could begin. The instructors thanked that kid up one side & down the other & even offered him a job at this particular factory, but the kid declined politely. He sat back down with a smug grin plastered across his face and stated that “ His generation would show all us Old timers a thing or two in the future” . I looked over at him and commented that he probably came out of the womb with a Game Boy controller or something to that effect right from birth & mentioned that “ Back in my day we drew a circle in the dirt & put in our prized glass orbs inside that circle & proceeded to try to knock outside the line our friends ones we wanted with some others we hadn’t put inside “. He looked blankly at me & I continued “ You know Played Marbles”?? …. Still blank stare and noise of crickets playin in the background…. My Buddy Walt who was a few years older than me said “ Miller , you were LUCKY you had marbles in your generation, we used to roll the old iron wagon wheel hoops down the street with sticks “. The instructors laughed but that kid looked at us like we were all from Mars or Pluto or somewhere…. 😆. Anyway It was an eye opener for me that a kid only maybe 20 years younger than I was had never heard of nor played a game of Marbles . Sad times indeed . Liked this video , and yes , now that I am 63 , I STILL have ALL MY MARBLES …😏😉😆👍😎
Stephen I couldn’t have said it better ! Thank you for breaking down the hard truth, kinda funny.. but also sad. 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 🔴
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 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
I love, admire and respect folks who are passionate about what they do. That’s the difference between just an employee and an actual professional in my opinion. I especially love service people who take pride in their work. God bless you all ❤
Thank you Dion ! 🔴
Loved every moment of that run, Stephen. Thanks for showing us the process and the pride that goes into the DAS runs.
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 .
I work the election polls, and a guy came in....during chatter he said he collects marbles. That is why I am watching this! and I am TOTALLY AMAZED! can't wait to see him at the primary election and we can chat! he is an older gentleman and I bet he will love it.
Thanks Niki , centuries ago many governments systems actually used marbles as ballots ! ⚫️
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.
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. 🔵
Very interesting looks like a family run business .
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! 🔴
The best marble that the kids loved by in the late fifties were the "Bumble Bee."
Sceptre that marble was iconic! 🟡
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! 🔴
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 ! 🟢
So interesting. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Dyana !🟢
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 !
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 🟢
Fascinating. I am 59, since I was a kid, marbles always fascinated me.
Thanks Edwin ! You remember playing and shooting them I’m sure ! 🔴
I love marbles! I always wondered how they are made. I’m so thankful to see this video. This is fabulous.
Patty thank you ! 🟢
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. 🔴
Ok...from my school-boy memories of the 70's...Cats-eyes, Beachballs, Crystals (clear but either smoky brown or bottle-green) Bird-cage's, Spaghetti's, Ghosts and (dead man's) Eyes.
Awesome nicknames RtB ! Thanks for sharing, everyone seems to have different local / neighborhood nicknames . I’ve seen some weird ones 🔴 I might document all of these in a future video!
A Very Sophisticated Process!
Yessir Arnold !
I lost my marbles many years ago, maybe I should contact these folks and restock.
Amazing!! I loved playing marbles when I was a kid!! Blessings on your business! 😊🙏
Thank you Robyn 🟢
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 !
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!!
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 !
When I was 4 years old, one of our friends Drowned in a lake in Tijuana Mexico and we loved marbles ( Canicas ), there was a lady in our little town that owned a little store would give us free Canicas because we were poor. So they made him a cross made of those Marbles and remember her saying Yes those are all the Marbles that I gave him!! this was in 1980ish and Im 46 now and still remember that awesome gesture . ☺☺I just remembered that it was not a lake it was Tijuana river.
That’s an awesome and heartfelt story Luis , thank you for sharing! 🟢
The undisputed best video on YT of the machine made marble manufacturing process and I'm pretty sure I've seen them all. Very informative in a way that others aren't. Just wonderful. (I'm confused on the double ingots, though. Didn't look like that at that angle.) Anyway, just tremendous! I'll have to get a hold of some of these for my growing DAS collection. Thanks again, Stephen!
@@stephenbahrmarbles I love double ingots. Those were pretty tightly joined with seemingly no roll mark.
@@stephenbahrmarbles I’ve already identified some on eBay I think I’ll grab. :-)
Thank you Scott !
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 remember 3 specific types, Steelers, Canny Crashers, and Clay Doddies.
Yea Raymond cool nicknames ! 🟢
In this type of small businesses, you really feel like home
No doubt Neel !
I remembered how envious I was of the kids who owned the cat eye, steely and purey boulders.
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
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! 🟢
Wonderful video. Thanks for posting. I have examples from many of the runs Dave has been involved with. A true artist. If you ever find yourself driving through Nebraska on Interstate 80 stop at the marble museum in York.
Oh man Bob I would love to see that place! 🔴
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! 🔴
The true skill is the engineer and metal workers that designed and made the machines making the marbles.
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So nice to know new marbles are available as I lost mine years ago.
💯 Ellen
I was hoping to see how a "cats eye" marble was made...maybe I have the name wrong but it's what the boys called it 60 years ago...the clear marble with the twisted multi color insert. Really pretty. They were my favorite. Too bad I didn't get to see that.
In a reply to another commenter he states he has a video showing some made.
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...
When I was a little girl my family visited the Corning glass factory. I sat fascinated for about an hour watching the men blow the most beautiful glass. One of the men came to the window in front of me and blew a beautiful unicorn . I’ve loved glass of all sorts ever since the factory is closed now which is a shame. I’m 67 thank you for your wonderful video. I’m sorry there were no younger people learning the craft.