Big Bag of Old Clay Marbles-reserved for KS needlepoint shoulder bag or whether this particular set

or whether this particular set consists of mixed (though obviously matching) pieces

9" long x 2 1/2" wide x 3/8 thick

Created in 1903 as a lark among three writer/artist/architect friends (Oliver Herford

but if it is very humid it might need a quick pop in the freezer to correct a bit of expansion

Big Bag of Old Clay Marbles-reserved for KS needlepoint shoulder bag or whether this particular setI've really fallen in love with these old clay marbles, and, having sold my first batch, was happy to come across this big gray corduroy bag filled with a whole bunch of them. I'm not an expert by any means (I'm am just obsessed with how beautiful they are), but am certain these are well more than a century old, and it's possible that some of them date to the 18th century. I'd pour them into a pretty bowl and keep it nearby; these are pretty