marbles lol

[shakesgirl]

 Did they put marbles in the bottom of old oil lamps to keep them from falling over?  I know stupid question. I found one yesterday and I heard a lot of rattling,i opened the bottom and it was filled with marbles. Probably answered my own question  lol.

[mart]

Post pics of those marbles !!

[shakesgirl]

Post pics of those marbles !!Ok hang on.

[KC]

Yep...someone wanted to weight that!  Like Mart said, post pics of the marbles. They could be worth more than the lamp!

[shakesgirl]

Yep...someone wanted to weight that!  Like Mart said, post pics of the marbles. They could be worth more than the lamp!

I didn't clean it up, but here they are.bottom says hong kong.

[frogpatch]

Looks like aggies and cats eyes to me but I am by no means a marble collector. I had the same ones in the 50s

[shakesgirl]

Looks like aggies and cats eyes to me but I am by no means a marble collector. I had the same ones in the 50s

A few has dents or something on them, and 1 really don't look like a marble but im sure it is, it was with the rest.

[greenacres]

http://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/  This may help.

[shakesgirl]

http://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/  This may help.

Thank you, but my marbles are not that beautiful. Thanks again. I'd like to find the ones made in Hong Kong. I'd say they probably came from there since the bottom of the lamp says Hong Kong. Those are very beautiful tho.

[shakesgirl]

http://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/  This may help.

I e mail the marble collecting to see what they had to say. Who knows. Thank you for the help. Well I've typed in every thing I can about marbles in Hong Kong on bing. Marbles in base of vintage oil lamps, you name it. Just no luck. Maybe that collector will contact me.

[KC]

I realize my answer above might be mistaken...not a manufacturer!!!  Someone (owner) must have wanted to weight it...or simply had a hiding place for their marbles.  Oh wait....quite a few of us have lost our marbles at some point in time!  

[mart]

No collector value in those !!  That white one bottom rt looks like a corkscrew type but rattling around in that lamp has ruined them !!  Right,, aggies and cats mostly !!

[shakesgirl]

No collector value in those !!  That white one bottom rt looks like a corkscrew type but rattling around in that lamp has ruined them !!  Right,, aggies and cats mostly !!

Thank you Mart. When that man e mails me back  he'll think I lost my marbles too  lol

[mart]

Oh I doubt that !!  Most people are nice and let us down easy !!  After all,, we don`t know till we ask !! Right

[shakesgirl]

Oh I doubt that !!  Most people are nice and let us down easy !!  After all,, we don`t know till we ask !! Right

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