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I have not lost my marbles

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Who doesn’t like marbles? Most people have memories of playing with or collecting marbles when they were kids. Some people were really into formal marble games and some people just like marbles for nostalgic reasons or they enjoy them as a form of glass art. I still occasionally buy an assortment of marbles from companies that will sell small quantities to the regular consumer. My husband was into collecting old postcards at one time, and since he knew I liked marbles, he bought me a couple of vintage bumble bees (a particular style of black and yellow marble), and I was tempted to start collecting, but I decided since I have no experience with or in-depth knowledge about collecting vintage marbles, I was more likely to buy pretty glass with no way to know if I was getting a good deal. I do have some older marbles (1950s era) and I have tried to keep them separate from the newer ones, but I’m afraid some of them have ended up mixed in with some of the more modern marbles in my coll