Marble Size Names
These marble names refer to categories of marbles.
Marble size names. Bumbo bumboozer or bowler are names applied to very large marbles of any description. Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries. This an an ancient one. The three smallest sizes of marbles are 12 mm in diameter 9 16 of an inch diameter and 5 8 of an inch diameter.
December 4 2019 6 natural stones made for deluxe pool decks. The popularity also soared when jelle s marble runs was featured on espn s the ocho scheduling last sunday and now even joe buck is trying his hand at calling a race. Is a general name applied in many parts of the country to all glass marbles including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc. Marble size is a matter of preference for hobbyists but as of 2011 the national marbles tournament called for specific sized marbles for its competitions.
Agates or aggies by the middle of the nineteenth century marbles made of agate had become so popular that the word aggie a nickname for agate came to be used for all stone marbles. December 9 2019 onyx a mystifying natural stone. December 13 2019 marble fireplace enhance the look of interiors.