How are glass marbles produced?

Marble is a colored ball made of glass. Marbles are about one centimeter in diameter and most of them are pure and transparent. Some marbles have small bubbles in them.

Some of them are embedded with various patterns, such as leaves and petals, crescent shapes, and several colorful lines, which often reflect colorful luster under the sunlight.

The earliest materials of marble include cheap stones and expensive marble. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/9th century, marble made of ceramics appeared. After 1870, mud marbles which can be produced in large quantities appeared.

However, what really makes marble shine is 1846 glass marble made by a German glass craftsman. /kloc-in 0/890, Martin Christensen, who immigrated from Denmark to the United States, invented a machine that could mass-produce glass marbles.

1905 opened a factory in Ohio, USA after applying for a patent. By 19 14, his factory can produce millions of glass marbles every month.

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Before the forties and fifties of the 20th century, few children had never been exposed to marbles, and its various ways of playing always made children have fun. Children not only like playing marbles, but also like collecting marbles.

Boys, in particular, regard marbles as precious property. There are often many marbles in the bulging pockets of khaki pants! If you can win a lot of marbles in the game, you will often be worshipped by all the children.

Because that means having superb pinball skills. However, if all your marbles are just bought in the store, even if you have more marbles, you will often be laughed at by other children. Only by winning a lot of marbles on your own can you be regarded as a powerful figure in the children's group.

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