because ages ago they used to use marbles instead of glass balls.
An alley marble, also known as a large shooter marble, is typically used in games of marbles to shoot smaller marbles. It is often the marble used to start the game by knocking other marbles out of a circle or target area.
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What size marble? And is it made of marble or glass?
A metallic playing marble is a type of marble made of metal instead of glass or clay. These marbles can have a shiny or reflective surface and are often used in traditional marble games or collections.
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Marbles originated in ancient Rome and Egypt and were made from marble (rock). However this was expensive so people tried to find alternatives and in 1846 a German glass blower invemnted a marble made from glass.
marbles were originally made from the stone, marble. so even after people started making them out of glass they kept the name marbles. I have an old marble marble.
An alley marble, also known as a large shooter marble, is typically used in games of marbles to shoot smaller marbles. It is often the marble used to start the game by knocking other marbles out of a circle or target area.
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Made in America - 2003 Marble King Marbles 4-10 was released on: USA: 6 March 2007
Want to find out the value of your marbles? There are plenty of web information about all types of old marbles, especially in the Antique Marble and Price Guide, which also has information about the different companies that made marbles, and how they did it. I also found a website with instructions on making marbles. Antique Marble and Price GuideJanes Marble CollectionAntique Marbles CollectionCollectable Marbles * http://gometaldetecting.com/collectible_marbles.htm
CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate)
all shooter marbles are the same as long as they are made of glass.
The probability of selecting a red marble is 3/9
There are 13 marbles in total. The order is specified.P(1st is white and the 2ndis purple) = (7/13)(6/12) = (7/13)(1/2) = 7/26.
You would be more likely to pull out a white marble as there are no red marbles in the bag.
Marble is an acid reducer. "Tums" is usually made of powdered marble. Also, marble is very soft and translucent, making it easy to carve into sculptures.