The game of marbles is estimated to go back 5,000 years. Through most of their history, marbles were made of stone, bone, clay, or whatever material was available. Truly round marbles were a rare and expensive toy, but we eventually found ways to make enough of them for everyone. Read about how that happened in this article I wrote for Neatorama.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Neatolicious Fun Facts: Marbles
The game of marbles is estimated to go back 5,000 years. Through most of their history, marbles were made of stone, bone, clay, or whatever material was available. Truly round marbles were a rare and expensive toy, but we eventually found ways to make enough of them for everyone. Read about how that happened in this article I wrote for Neatorama.
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