As he was describing the games he played, you could see his inner child emerge. I thought that was really cool. He's a walking encyclopedia of marbles.
@@Aaron-8989 I would guess the cleanliness of the production, certain styles, different types of materials like maybe types of glass you know aren't used anymore. There have got to be ways, but even then they could only give you so much proof. At a certain point I'm 100% sure that without the older gentleman telling you he's had it since 1920, you'd be unable to date it. I'd say certain patterns and types of glass (certain types of irradiated glass, for example) would be the best way to put a general date range on anything
Thanks for your comments, we had a Blast with bentsen! he was a true gentleman and was very gracious to share his time and knowledge! it made OUR day to visit with him!
This guy has won every marble he's played with - he's never lost his marbles... At 77 (2023) I remember playing marbles. Sadly I lived with a wandering family who knew it was time to move because the landlord was knocking on the door - over 50 times before I was 16. Many a night I'd go to sleep in one bed to wake up across town in a different bed. We only took what we had on us. I slept with a bag tied to my wrist, but in haste it would not always make the journey. Thanks, I LOVE your collection!
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Loved this video reminded me of my brother. He had a whole oatmeal box of marbles. He started with just a small bag of marbles my dad bought for him. Thanks for the memories.
I just started researching Marbles for my mother in law who sells antique/vintage toys. I never put much thought into marbles my entire life, but now I'm addicted. There is soo much to learn. It's no easy task, lol. This was a very educational video. I learned a lot. Thank you!
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That is so great to hear!! thank you for sharing! that is interesting, we didn't know that cereal companies gave them away! Cool! does any one else out there remember getting marbles out of cereal boxes?
Me wishing i still had the marbles that was given to me 😢 seeing this is amazing and educational; appreciate this and learning more about everything that was involved with earning them, gaining them, understanding the process, and grateful for having a chance to see this. Thank you and your guest
Wow what a treat I enjoyed this so very much. Thank you both for sharing. I have always been intrigued by marbles although I don't have any. Please keep collecting and share the history. Thank you.
Thank you Sir, thank you so much for explaining and describing marbles in a way that I have never found anywhere else on the internet. This video is a balm to my marble-loving soul.
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Such a great Video and interview with Bentsen Moss ! The man is so knowledgeable and his Marble collection is amazing. I am not a collector , but, whenever I find a Marble ,whether its in my Garden or when I am walking down by the River, I pick it up and put it in a Jar. They are beautiful in their own right. @ Chasing History, GLAD to see you making more videos ! Rocks, Arrowheads, Pottery Shards, finding bits of "This and That' are my thing. Thank you for making the Videos so fun and interesting !
@lorieP... thank you for the comment! Benrsen was/is a True gentleman. we really learned a lot from him during our visit! i bet you have a GREAT collection of marbles... espcally if your finding them in your garden! that GREAT! you might be on an old house site! keep hunting! and we will defantally be making more episodes! we have over 10 that we are working on. we try and shoot for every 2-4 weeks! but dont worry.... we got a LOT Going on!
This was cool.. I was a successful marble player back in the 50's and had bags and bags of marbles. Most would ultimately become sling shot ammo. The kind of sling made from two chords and a leather pouch. I could throw a marble with incredible speed. Great fun.. Russ
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Thank you for posting this video, I've been collecting since 88,with marbles I got replacing driveways,on the edges.now worth over hundreds of dollars,from the late 1890 to present day.the marbles add color to the day.
Played marbles also, as a kid in the '50s in Western WY. Actually won a championship, and I still have the little t-shirt. Also have a small collection in a little metal box going back to the '20s with many of the original contents from an uncle who also played in that era, as well as a collection in an original leather marble bag, with drawstring and snap. that covers some time before that and up to the present. Past wanting to learn all the names and history; just love the old rattle and touch of the marbles!
did you play traditional marbles or the old game "Rolley Hole" that was popular in the Cumberland region of TN/KY? sounds like you have a great collection! Thanks for your comment!
My first time watching the channel. you ask the right questions, and allow your guest to speak. Well done. Id love another marble video and really think you'd be doing us all a solid by taking a trip to WV the marble mecca to speak with Stephen Bahr.
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I appreciate all of you well seasoned enthusiasts of these beautiful orbs! I don't have time to study the way you all have, but I do study a bit here and there.❤
Awesome information on older marbles now I know I need to research the ones I have had 30 years plus. will also keep an eye out for marbles now when out at yard sales. Thanks, Benson Moss, for showing off your nice collection. Good Hunting :)
😊I watched to the end. Thank you for all the close-ups and the education! Hi from Australia. I collect marbles that I find in rural South Australia where I live. 😃🟡🟠🟣🔵🟢
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I used to love playing marbles as a kid. I would go all around the neighborhood challenging other kids and back then everyone had marbles(80's small town). During recess at school and over the weekends. A great way to spend time outdoors. I still have the majority of my winnings and after seeing this video i really need to look into my collection more closely to find out if i have any valuable ones. Great video .. 👍
Thats incredible you still have your winnings! there are a lot of great book out there and marble shows. we hope to see you in the hobby and hope you will find some great stuff in your collection!
I really enjoyed this video! Thank him for the wrath of knowledge he brought and his love and enthusiasm for the game and the to collecting. I’m going to start looking tomorrow to start my own collection. Please let him know how people really enjoyed his stories and marbles!
We will.. we will definitely pass your message on! ... thank you for sharing your thoughts! and so glad to hear you are going to start collecting! good luck~!
Grew up in Louisiana...marbles were a passion from ,6 years to 13 years old . played same games in 1960s...different names but played "poison". I won a lot plus bought marbles...ended up with five large coffee cans full. In early 1990s got interested again and built a big collection like Mr. Moss. I like machine mades and marble playing ephemera but also have a nice handmade collection. Got the pleasure to dig on old factory site 20 years ago...good experience...those days are gone but old town dump sites still out there.
Here in Germany we still played with them until the 90s, but when the Game Boy came out that was pretty much the end of it. By the way, in German they are called Murmel or Schusser 🙂
Thank you for sharing your experience! we just did a series of episodes in Germany in the palatinate region, from Romans to Castles... they should be available here in about 6 months!
As a kid in the beginning of the 60's marbles were my favorite toy. I used to play against my brother and if I'd win ....I would exchange 10 small marbles for the giant ones
Very very cool. I love marbles, always have. Teaching my grandkids how to play Using string of yarn on living room carpet for our circle. They think I’m crazy. 😘😘
Hey Chase, just found your channel, played marbles in school in the 70’s, looking to find some early marbles for 18th century display… I need too take a trip up to the relic room… have a Merry Christmas my friend…
Hello Capt. Ron.... Thanks for the comment on the episode! these old time collections are always a treat to see. if your looking for 18th century marbles we do have some. we have earthenware as well as benningtons which go up to the mid 19th century. the ones we have were from a collection in South Carolina, the collector mostly dug 18th century house and privy sites. as you know its getting more difficult to find cheap little bits and bobs from the 18th century to make up frames that are affordable (we know because we make up the same type of frames) but we would be happy to show you what we have. if you have not been to the shop it is defiantly worth the trip we are located just outside knoxville, TN in Sevierville TN. we are inside Smoky Mountain Knife Works. you can also visit our website www.therelicroom.com or contact us on facebook under "Smoky Mountain Relic Room" Chase is an 18th century historical interpreter himself we will be sure to pass on your channel. Mery Christmas to you as well and thank you for your comment!
@@ChasingHistory Yes, I’m relatively local, it’s been awhile since I’ve been in the shop, and I know Chase from living history events… I’m putting together a games and pastimes display for events and school tours, will take the trip up to the shop… Thanks…
Wow - this is great!! I remember those days! I played marbles with the guys but I was more interested in taking my winnings to my bedroom and making little fabric bags for them, already being very interested in making doll clothes. Depending on the uniqueness of a marble, many of my marbles had their own tie bags, all of which went into one of several larger bags. Welllllll - somebody had to make bags to keep them in -- hee hee!
I played marbles as a kid back in the early 80s back in El Salvador, where I was born. I lost every time we played. My brother and another kid in the neighborhood were the big winners. My uncle played with my brother and I. It was always fun because the way he flicked the marble, was so fast that he would break them.
I know nothing about marbles, but I recently came across a big jar of marbles at Goodwill for $10. Not something that I normally would have looked at twice, but these didn't look like modern toy marbles. I grabbed them, went home, and did some research....$10 was a great deal. No green glow, but lots of orange. I am stoked, and I am HOOKED. Some of them have some value....I won't be parting with my marbles....I ❤ them. Always have my eye out for marbles now.
Nice find! True vintage/antique marbles are getting hard to find in the wild - and getting very pricey on ebay and the like. Just an FYI - ultraviolet glow has no bearing on the value or age of the marble. Doesn't matter what color the UV glow is except for a very few select older types. UV marbles have been and still are made by the billions.
@midnightrambler7837 Yes, I have determined that through my research, but I was really hoping to come across some uranium/Vaseline glass. The glow color matters TO ME, but not for monetary value. Not looking to resell anyway, I want them for myself.
A very beautiful collection that I would only hope to have a some point in my life. I just started a few years ago but have a pretty decent collection and experience in identifying. There's a long way to go but I got a good start and it's a passion that grows on you for sure. Peltier is one of my favorite companies but Christensen and akro are growing on me too. It's a never ending hobby that I can share with my kids and one day pass down to them
Great video. Now I know what I’m looking at as I sit here with my dad’s little marble collection, all marbles he just found somewhere. And yes…. I sure did hit that subscribe button.
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Wonderful collection! I have a bunch of modern copies from when I worked at a toystore and it’s cool to learn about what they are copying. Most of these are from House of Marbles. They still make amazing handmade marbles too, but they aren’t cheap!
I went to play marbles with a new "steelie". A 2" steel ball bearing from a "rocking horse" crude oil pump rig from Signal Hill, in Long Beach, California. I wasn't allowed to play, as soon as the other kids saw the size of my steelie. 😂
I am 63 and just started collecting. My Dad had given me his marbles from when he and his brother were kids. I had someone break into my store room and steal them while I was in the middle od a move. I started finding some and then got the bug. I just got several orders in today, and I feel like I received jewels. They make me so happy!
ruclips.net/video/uvXrEQb34FA/видео.htmlsi=L9OxQU_jeD8EbUx9 I have thousands of marbles...sub for more! I'll post the new videos in a few weeks, showing the collection. But this is how they all were found.
I am 49 and I’ve just started myself. I rather a sack of marble than any diamond ring. I get lost every time I start looking and researching. I wish it was easier to research them.
My late grandma used to live down the street from Marble King in Paden City, WV. We used to walk down the alley and pick up stray marbles all the time. I still have a bunch.
Thats Awesome! sadly i think the Marble King is the Last Manufacturer in the US. we have new marbles for sale here at the Relic Room & we get all of ours from the Marble King!
I used to carry about 25 marbles to school in an old leather bank bag used to carry coins. I was the marble king in my town! I had thousands of marbles in coffee cans.
My grandmother had a big jar of marbles she played with as a kid and they went to my mom and eventually I ended up playing with them when I was a kid in 70's early 80's and after my grandmother passed away I got the jar of them and I still have them to this day.
Excellent. Acquired a small collection years ago. Still have most however never really had the opportunity to look into them. Great information. Never knew names or companies that produced. Ty. Sue
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My marble bag was a two foot section of my father's old jeans. Mom sewed one end closed and put a draw string at the other. When going out to play I took a pocket full.
I played at recess in Gulfport Mississippi back in the mid 60's and we always played the same game as the marble master said. I didn't know the name so I thought of it as 5 hole. One time I lost the big marbled in a tree ring. I hammered it out got in trouble. Not sure if I was a great player but we had fun!
We use to play marbles in dirt as kids/teenagers back in late 70’s/early 80’s. I don’t want to pay these high prices for vintage ones so I just bought a bag of 50 new variety ones from Walmart for $3. I put them in glass jar on whatnot shelf to remind me of my days of playing marbles. 😊
I discovered "glow in the dark" marbles from "House of Marbles" and bought a bunch of them. I use a very bright LED flashlight to get them glowing and it is amazing how bright they glow in the dark.
Those are cool! you should check out florescent minerals if you like glow in the dark stuff, rocks that naturally glow... its fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow. This is a gold plated yt video. Brilliant and informative. Those rules mentioned earlier about being poisoned players that sounds a great game. Need to get folk playing that again. I would add, theres a terrific scene in the french film Amelie which shows marble playing and the winning of lots from a kids point of view.
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My mother passed in 2019 at the age of 81 and left my oldest son a gallon size bottle full of marbles, every thing from ball baring marbles to cats eyes. He really likes these marbles!
Such a cool video. I wanted to learn about marbles for some reason, and this video satisfied that desire. I would love to play a game with Bentsen, and listen to a few stories about marbles.
thank you for sharing! we are grateful for your thoughts!! us too we wanted play a game with him, maybe we will do an episode with him doing just that!
Wow I love marbles. I used to play and my friends and family back home in jamaica in my community even my mother would play with us 😊😊 those were the good old days 😊
Thats so cool that your mother would play!!! so cool! how did she do? i would defiantly let mom win if i wanted a good dinner that night! haha.... thank you for sharing!
I’m in my late 20s and was so into marbles as a kid. I wish I could have grown up in the guests time it sounds so fun. We actually played Gonggi the most which is Korean Jacks. Look it up it’s a blast.
@@ChasingHistory that is true! It’s very fun. Lots of Korean kids at my middle school between Gonggi and the food they brought to school we were hooked up!
Right all over the world ❤️ I have kept a jar of marbles that my brother used to play! Unfortunately by the time my kids were growing up marbles had gone out of use and were replaced by Nintendo and computer games Ok times change I know but I just love marbles and the look of them !
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Marbles were played in England up til early 80's?,I think,I played as a lad in the 70's and we'd use the inspection covers,large metal man hole covers as the field of play,cant remember what we'd do but you won opponents marbles for sure.
Here in Europe we played for keeps. And yea, we took 20 marbles to school to lose and came sometimes home with 50/100. And we played with clays, called "kalkepoepers" here in the Netherlands or steelies but mostly with Japanese cats-eyes or German and French marbles.
I've been learning about marbles lately and when he said "shot like a girl" and described the way I played marbles, I laughed, cause i did indeed always lose lmao
I played as a young girl. I loved clearies..cats eyes were only interesting to look at. I did start collecting later in life and yes...boy, they can be quite expensive!!
I have a quart jar of old marbles that my mother played with as a young child. I played with some of these marbles and won quite a few games. I would love to find out about these marbles.
if you get on facebook you can find a lot of groups to join that can help you ID some of what you have. there are also Marble shows all over the country. just google "Marbel show" and find one in your area! Good Luck!
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My Opa (Granddad) gave me some Marbles when I was a kid. He told me that they "are very, very old". As i looked at them i first didn't like it bc they are not made of glass as my others were - so i put them beside. I really never thought about them - until i saw this video. They are filled in a litttle (maybe 20 cm) linen bag and have pastel colours, some of them are coloured in itself (if that makes sense ), are smaller than the average and are made of stone (or maybe clay?) Edit: i have no clue if these topics are related, but i grew up in Germany in a tiny village which is built directly at the "Limes" (the roman- built frontierline) and have the pleasure to be able to walk the "Limes-Wanderweg" (trekking path) with my dogs everyday if i want to..
Thats great that you have your Opa's collection! if you look on the internet you can find marble experts and marble shows where you can take them to learn exactly what you have! most people in the marble world are great people and always happy to help! sounds like you live in a great place to find some amazing stuff! Chase flys out for Germany tomorrow to film a bunch of new chasing history episodes, be sure to subscribe to see those!
@@ChasingHistory Thank you for your kind reply! I actually have researched a little bit and made (thanks to your very interesting video!) my first little steps into the beautiful world of marbles 😊 Really fascinating!
As he was describing the games he played, you could see his inner child emerge. I thought that was really cool. He's a walking encyclopedia of marbles.
You could really feel it when we were there! Benson is Full of knowledge and we are so thankfull he shared his with us!
As a hobby I'm a dump digger and my favorite things to find are vintage marbles. I've found several hundreds of them. I call them gems of treasure.
they are Treasures!!! thank you for getting out there and saving some history!!
How do you know/ how can you tell if a marble is vintage??
Aaron, fyi any marble found in dumps are old and therefore are vintage dated prior to 1960.
@@barrywainwright3391 idk how you could know that lol. Dumps are being added to and stirred daily
@@Aaron-8989 I would guess the cleanliness of the production, certain styles, different types of materials like maybe types of glass you know aren't used anymore. There have got to be ways, but even then they could only give you so much proof.
At a certain point I'm 100% sure that without the older gentleman telling you he's had it since 1920, you'd be unable to date it.
I'd say certain patterns and types of glass (certain types of irradiated glass, for example) would be the best way to put a general date range on anything
This was a great video. I bet you made that man's whole year just by listening.
Thanks for your comments, we had a Blast with bentsen! he was a true gentleman and was very gracious to share his time and knowledge! it made OUR day to visit with him!
This guy has won every marble he's played with - he's never lost his marbles... At 77 (2023) I remember playing marbles. Sadly I lived with a wandering family who knew it was time to move because the landlord was knocking on the door - over 50 times before I was 16. Many a night I'd go to sleep in one bed to wake up across town in a different bed. We only took what we had on us. I slept with a bag tied to my wrist, but in haste it would not always make the journey. Thanks, I LOVE your collection!
Thank you for sharing your story with us!
I think I may have lost more marbles than he has won! Good on you both thanks for the story.
Does anyone know what happened to Chuck, from Chuck’s Marbles in Pasadena…from the 1990’s?
I could spend 2 days picking Mr. marbles collecting knowledge!
I’m so happy to hear about someone’s collection and learn a little bit about life in this world.
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Hi fist time here. I am a 70yrs old Great Grandma , started collecting marbles last year. Love them. I live in Scotland. Thank you. 👍❤️
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Loved this video reminded me of my brother. He had a whole oatmeal box of marbles. He started with just a small bag of marbles my dad bought for him. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for sharing!!
I just started researching Marbles for my mother in law who sells antique/vintage toys. I never put much thought into marbles my entire life, but now I'm addicted. There is soo much to learn. It's no easy task, lol.
This was a very educational video. I learned a lot. Thank you!
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It was a for real game! You kept what you knocked out of the ring you drew in the dirt! I loved it and I was good at it.
Thank you for sharing!
Oh how much I enjoyed this. I’m 75 and have the ones my brother and I got in the Wheaties and Corn Flakes cereal boxes in little plastic bags
That is so great to hear!! thank you for sharing! that is interesting, we didn't know that cereal companies gave them away! Cool! does any one else out there remember getting marbles out of cereal boxes?
Me wishing i still had the marbles that was given to me 😢 seeing this is amazing and educational; appreciate this and learning more about everything that was involved with earning them, gaining them, understanding the process, and grateful for having a chance to see this. Thank you and your guest
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Wow what a treat I enjoyed this so very much. Thank you both for sharing. I have always been intrigued by marbles although I don't have any. Please keep collecting and share the history. Thank you.
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Impressive collection. I hope he never loses his marbles.
haha!!! us too!
Watching this was so enjoyable, thank you!!
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Thank you Sir, thank you so much for explaining and describing marbles in a way that I have never found anywhere else on the internet. This video is a balm to my marble-loving soul.
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Just a fantastic job on this interview. Thanks Chase. I learned a lot. And learned how much I don't know. This guy is fantastic. Good luck.
We did too! Mr. Moss was a Wealth of knowledge and we really learned a lot! i hope you will take the time to check out our other episodes. we really work hard to educate the public and inspire you guys to get out and enjoy history!
Great stories and amazing collection. Thanks for sharing
we were blessed to be able to share this collection!
Loved this video !! I’ve got 10 jars of marbles that I’ve had for almost 50 years. This was very fun to see. Thank you
Such a great Video and interview with Bentsen Moss ! The man is so knowledgeable and his Marble collection is amazing. I am not a collector , but, whenever I find a Marble ,whether its in my Garden or when I am walking down by the River, I pick it up and put it in a Jar. They are beautiful in their own right.
@ Chasing History, GLAD to see you making more videos ! Rocks, Arrowheads, Pottery Shards, finding bits of "This and That' are my thing. Thank you for making the Videos so fun and interesting !
@lorieP... thank you for the comment! Benrsen was/is a True gentleman. we really learned a lot from him during our visit! i bet you have a GREAT collection of marbles... espcally if your finding them in your garden! that GREAT! you might be on an old house site! keep hunting! and we will defantally be making more episodes! we have over 10 that we are working on. we try and shoot for every 2-4 weeks! but dont worry.... we got a LOT Going on!
This is exactly what I do also, I sometimes take out the marbles that come inside spray paint cans or vintage liquor bottles.
Love marbles my grandmother was born in 1888 and gave me her older brothers marbles love learning thank you for your knowledge
Thats Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
This was cool.. I was a successful marble player back in the 50's and had bags and bags of marbles. Most would ultimately become sling shot ammo. The kind of sling made from two chords and a leather pouch. I could throw a marble with incredible speed. Great fun..
Russ
Thats a great story!! thanks for sharing!
Great video! My brother taught me how to play marbles, back in the day. That was fun! I still have mine! (67) 😉
Thats Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!! you never know you may have some rare and valuable marbles in your collection!!
Thank you for putting this video together.
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what a lovely man …hope he’s doing well😊
He is Doing Great!! and continuing to collect marbles!
Really enjoyed this!thank u both so much!☺
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This is just awesome!!!! What a great subject to cover buddy. Loved it 😉
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this was the best worth video i have ever seen
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Thank you for posting this video, I've been collecting since 88,with marbles I got replacing driveways,on the edges.now worth over hundreds of dollars,from the late 1890 to present day.the marbles add color to the day.
you are welcome! we were so happy to share this history and so thankful for benson for sharing his knowledge!
Thank you! Bentson Moss wonderful information you know your marbles !
We are so Grateful for Benson for sharing his knowledge!
Thank you!! Enjoyed very much.
Played marbles also, as a kid in the '50s in Western WY. Actually won a championship, and I still have the little t-shirt. Also have a small collection in a little metal box going back to the '20s with many of the original contents from an uncle who also played in that era, as well as a collection in an original leather marble bag, with drawstring and snap. that covers some time before that and up to the present. Past wanting to learn all the names and history; just love the old rattle and touch of the marbles!
did you play traditional marbles or the old game "Rolley Hole" that was popular in the Cumberland region of TN/KY? sounds like you have a great collection! Thanks for your comment!
Damn u must be like 90 years old or something.
My dad was born in 1955 and hes already dead for 2 years
@@CheisYang Your dad would only be in his sixties. That's not very old these days.
@@PatchworkUSA covid and bad life habits killed him in the age of 66.
My first time watching the channel. you ask the right questions, and allow your guest to speak. Well done. Id love another marble video and really think you'd be doing us all a solid by taking a trip to WV the marble mecca to speak with Stephen Bahr.
Thank you for the comment! We hope you will check out our other episodes! a trip to WVA sounds like a great idea, hopefully we will get to make the trip one day!
Marbles are ALWAYS fun to find. They add a bit of color to the “day’s end” photo.
Brings back memories!
We are glad to hear that it does!
I appreciate all of you well seasoned enthusiasts of these beautiful orbs! I don't have time to study the way you all have, but I do study a bit here and there.❤
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Awesome information on older marbles now I know I need to research the ones I have had 30 years plus. will also keep an eye out for marbles now when out at yard sales. Thanks, Benson Moss, for showing off your nice collection. Good Hunting :)
We will pass on the thanks!
Very informative. Love the enthusiasm of marble collecting. Thanks
We do doo! thank you for sharing!
Interesting. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching!
😊I watched to the end. Thank you for all the close-ups and the education! Hi from Australia. I collect marbles that I find in rural South Australia where I live. 😃🟡🟠🟣🔵🟢
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I used to love playing marbles as a kid. I would go all around the neighborhood challenging other kids and back then everyone had marbles(80's small town). During recess at school and over the weekends. A great way to spend time outdoors. I still have the majority of my winnings and after seeing this video i really need to look into my collection more closely to find out if i have any valuable ones. Great video .. 👍
Thats incredible you still have your winnings! there are a lot of great book out there and marble shows. we hope to see you in the hobby and hope you will find some great stuff in your collection!
Forgot to say I am now a subscriber 👍❤️
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I really enjoyed this video! Thank him for the wrath of knowledge he brought and his love and enthusiasm for the game and the to collecting. I’m going to start looking tomorrow to start my own collection. Please let him know how people really enjoyed his stories and marbles!
We will.. we will definitely pass your message on! ... thank you for sharing your thoughts! and so glad to hear you are going to start collecting! good luck~!
Grew up in Louisiana...marbles were a passion from ,6 years to 13 years old . played same games in 1960s...different names but played "poison". I won a lot plus bought marbles...ended up with five large coffee cans full. In early 1990s got interested again and built a big collection like Mr. Moss. I like machine mades and marble playing ephemera but also have a nice handmade collection. Got the pleasure to dig on old factory site 20 years ago...good experience...those days are gone but old town dump sites still out there.
Thanks for sharing your story! hopefully it will inspire others to get out there and collect marbles!
Here in Germany we still played with them until the 90s, but when the Game Boy came out that was pretty much the end of it.
By the way, in German they are called Murmel or Schusser 🙂
Thank you for sharing your experience! we just did a series of episodes in Germany in the palatinate region, from Romans to Castles... they should be available here in about 6 months!
As a kid in the beginning of the 60's marbles were my favorite toy. I used to play against my brother and if I'd win ....I would exchange 10 small marbles for the giant ones
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Very very cool. I love marbles, always have. Teaching my grandkids how to play
Using string of yarn on living room carpet for our circle.
They think I’m crazy. 😘😘
Thats Awesome!!! Teach them while you can & they will always remember it! thanks for sharing!
Enjoyed this video. What a fabulous collection.
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I thought I was a collector. After seeing this video, I know "dabbling" doesn't even come close to what I have! WOW!
We were grateful for Benson for sharing his "Pile" with us!
Very interesting, I always wanted to know how marbles were played. I learned something, thanks for posting
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This was awesome.
This is one of our favorite interviews, Benson is such a wealth of knowledge we are so glad everyone is enjoying this episode!
Hey Chase, just found your channel, played marbles in school in the 70’s, looking to find some early marbles for 18th century display… I need too take a trip up to the relic room… have a Merry Christmas my friend…
Hello Capt. Ron.... Thanks for the comment on the episode! these old time collections are always a treat to see. if your looking for 18th century marbles we do have some. we have earthenware as well as benningtons which go up to the mid 19th century. the ones we have were from a collection in South Carolina, the collector mostly dug 18th century house and privy sites. as you know its getting more difficult to find cheap little bits and bobs from the 18th century to make up frames that are affordable (we know because we make up the same type of frames) but we would be happy to show you what we have. if you have not been to the shop it is defiantly worth the trip we are located just outside knoxville, TN in Sevierville TN. we are inside Smoky Mountain Knife Works. you can also visit our website www.therelicroom.com or contact us on facebook under "Smoky Mountain Relic Room" Chase is an 18th century historical interpreter himself we will be sure to pass on your channel. Mery Christmas to you as well and thank you for your comment!
@@ChasingHistory Yes, I’m relatively local, it’s been awhile since I’ve been in the shop, and I know Chase from living history events… I’m putting together a games and pastimes display for events and school tours, will take the trip up to the shop… Thanks…
I still play and now teaching my 3 year old son how to play and collect marbles
Thats Awesome!!! Good for you man!! keep it up and thanks for sharing!
Wow - this is great!! I remember those days! I played marbles with the guys but I was more interested in taking my winnings to my bedroom and making little fabric bags for them, already being very interested in making doll clothes. Depending on the uniqueness of a marble, many of my marbles had their own tie bags, all of which went into one of several larger bags. Welllllll - somebody had to make bags to keep them in -- hee hee!
Thank you for sharing your story! i bet those bags were Awesome!
I played marbles as a kid back in the early 80s back in El Salvador, where I was born. I lost every time we played. My brother and another kid in the neighborhood were the big winners. My uncle played with my brother and I. It was always fun because the way he flicked the marble, was so fast that he would break them.
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I know nothing about marbles, but I recently came across a big jar of marbles at Goodwill for $10. Not something that I normally would have looked at twice, but these didn't look like modern toy marbles.
I grabbed them, went home, and did some research....$10 was a great deal. No green glow, but lots of orange.
I am stoked, and I am HOOKED. Some of them have some value....I won't be parting with my marbles....I ❤ them.
Always have my eye out for marbles now.
Nice find! True vintage/antique marbles are getting hard to find in the wild - and getting very pricey on ebay and the like. Just an FYI - ultraviolet glow has no bearing on the value or age of the marble. Doesn't matter what color the UV glow is except for a very few select older types. UV marbles have been and still are made by the billions.
@midnightrambler7837 Yes, I have determined that through my research, but I was really hoping to come across some uranium/Vaseline glass. The glow color matters TO ME, but not for monetary value. Not looking to resell anyway, I want them for myself.
Thats AWESOME to hear and glad you have the Bug! good luck collecting!
A very beautiful collection that I would only hope to have a some point in my life. I just started a few years ago but have a pretty decent collection and experience in identifying. There's a long way to go but I got a good start and it's a passion that grows on you for sure. Peltier is one of my favorite companies but Christensen and akro are growing on me too. It's a never ending hobby that I can share with my kids and one day pass down to them
Thanks for sharing Chris!! we hope you continue to enjoy the hobby!
Great video. Now I know what I’m looking at as I sit here with my dad’s little marble collection, all marbles he just found somewhere. And yes…. I sure did hit that subscribe button.
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Wonderful collection!
I have a bunch of modern copies from when I worked at a toystore and it’s cool to learn about what they are copying. Most of these are from House of Marbles. They still make amazing handmade marbles too, but they aren’t cheap!
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I went to play marbles with a new "steelie".
A 2" steel ball bearing from a "rocking horse" crude oil pump rig from Signal Hill, in Long Beach, California. I wasn't allowed to play, as soon as the other kids saw the size of my steelie. 😂
Oh! that is a Serous marble! haha! i bet they banned ya! haha.. thanks for sharing!
Nice job 👍👍👍
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I am 63 and just started collecting. My Dad had given me his marbles from when he and his brother were kids. I had someone break into my store room and steal them while I was in the middle od a move. I started finding some and then got the bug. I just got several orders in today, and I feel like I received jewels. They make me so happy!
sorry to hear some got lifted, but glad to hear it did not detour you from the hobby! good luck collecting!
ruclips.net/video/uvXrEQb34FA/видео.htmlsi=L9OxQU_jeD8EbUx9 I have thousands of marbles...sub for more! I'll post the new videos in a few weeks, showing the collection. But this is how they all were found.
I am 49 and I’ve just started myself. I rather a sack of marble than any diamond ring. I get lost every time I start looking and researching. I wish it was easier to research them.
My late grandma used to live down the street from Marble King in Paden City, WV. We used to walk down the alley and pick up stray marbles all the time. I still have a bunch.
Thats Awesome! sadly i think the Marble King is the Last Manufacturer in the US. we have new marbles for sale here at the Relic Room & we get all of ours from the Marble King!
Wow. I could listen to him talking all day long on this. Wow wow.
Thank you for sharing! we LOVED having Benson with us!
I used to carry about 25 marbles to school in an old leather bank bag used to carry coins. I was the marble king in my town! I had thousands of marbles in coffee cans.
All Hail the King!!
absolutely fascinating. thank you. all I ever knew or did was "marbles."
Thank you for sharing! we are Glad we made this episode!
I love all the marbles!
We Do Too!!
My grandmother had a big jar of marbles she played with as a kid and they went to my mom and eventually I ended up playing with them when I was a kid in 70's early 80's and after my grandmother passed away I got the jar of them and I still have them to this day.
Thank you for sharing!
Excellent. Acquired a small collection years ago. Still have most however never really had the opportunity to look into them. Great information. Never knew names or companies that produced. Ty. Sue
we are glad to hear that this episode was helpful to you! we hope you will continue to learn more about marbles, its a really fun hobby!
Great video and a great channel thank you for sharing
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Great video! Very interesting stuff.
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My marble bag was a two foot section of my father's old jeans. Mom sewed one end closed and put a draw string at the other. When going out to play I took a pocket full.
Thats REALLY Cool! do you still have it?
I played at recess in Gulfport Mississippi back in the mid 60's and we always played the same game as the marble master said. I didn't know the name so I thought of it as 5 hole. One time I lost the big marbled in a tree ring. I hammered it out got in trouble. Not sure if I was a great player but we had fun!
Thats all that matters is having fun! thank you for sharing your experience!
I have a HUGE brandy snifter full of marbles. My dad started me with HIS marbles. So I always know where my marbles are!
HIS. All of it. HUGE@...
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The marble at 20:45 looks similar to a Jabo. I just started collecting marbles a month ago.
good eye, their are similarities!
@@ChasingHistory especially with those green Vacor's.
We use to play marbles in dirt as kids/teenagers back in late 70’s/early 80’s. I don’t want to pay these high prices for vintage ones so I just bought a bag of 50 new variety ones from Walmart for $3. I put them in glass jar on whatnot shelf to remind me of my days of playing marbles. 😊
thank you for sharing!!
I discovered "glow in the dark" marbles from "House of Marbles" and bought a bunch of them. I use a very bright LED flashlight to get them glowing and it is amazing how bright they glow in the dark.
Those are cool! you should check out florescent minerals if you like glow in the dark stuff, rocks that naturally glow... its fascinating! Thanks for sharing!
This was super interesting.!
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Playing at recess used to have real life stakes associated with it. Bullying, fighting, gambling…. Even in suburban 1970’s childhood like this.
Thank you for sharing!
Loved this. The games sound so fun!
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Loved this one!💜💜💜
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Wow. This is a gold plated yt video. Brilliant and informative. Those rules mentioned earlier about being poisoned players that sounds a great game. Need to get folk playing that again. I would add, theres a terrific scene in the french film Amelie which shows marble playing and the winning of lots from a kids point of view.
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My mother passed in 2019 at the age of 81 and left my oldest son a gallon size bottle full of marbles, every thing from ball baring marbles to cats eyes. He really likes these marbles!
that's awesome! thank you for sharing!
Such a cool video. I wanted to learn about marbles for some reason, and this video satisfied that desire. I would love to play a game with Bentsen, and listen to a few stories about marbles.
thank you for sharing! we are grateful for your thoughts!! us too we wanted play a game with him, maybe we will do an episode with him doing just that!
Wow I love marbles. I used to play and my friends and family back home in jamaica in my community even my mother would play with us 😊😊 those were the good old days 😊
Thats so cool that your mother would play!!! so cool! how did she do? i would defiantly let mom win if i wanted a good dinner that night! haha.... thank you for sharing!
I’m in my late 20s and was so into marbles as a kid. I wish I could have grown up in the guests time it sounds so fun. We actually played Gonggi the most which is Korean Jacks. Look it up it’s a blast.
We will check it out! & their is NO Reason why you cant play or start something today!
@@ChasingHistory that is true! It’s very fun. Lots of Korean kids at my middle school between Gonggi and the food they brought to school we were hooked up!
I. Use to play marbles but still love marbles. It was sad to hear there were some in a dump.
a lot of them end up in the dump! but its a good thing passionate people go and find them again to give them good life!
I remember playing this same game in cali!
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Right all over the world ❤️ I have kept a jar of marbles that my brother used to play! Unfortunately by the time my kids were growing up marbles had gone out of use and were replaced by Nintendo and computer games Ok times change I know but I just love marbles and the look of them !
that's a shame that kids don't really play it much, have you ever taken them out and showed them how to play? or has any of our other viewers taken kids out to show them how to play?
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Marbles were played in England up til early 80's?,I think,I played as a lad in the 70's and we'd use the inspection covers,large metal man hole covers as the field of play,cant remember what we'd do but you won opponents marbles for sure.
Thank you for sharing! Marbles were played here in the mountains of southern Appalachia until the 80's
Here in Europe we played for keeps. And yea, we took 20 marbles to school to lose and came sometimes home with 50/100. And we played with clays, called "kalkepoepers" here in the Netherlands or steelies but mostly with Japanese cats-eyes or German and French marbles.
Thank you for sharing! its great to see interest in marbles world wide!!
I've been learning about marbles lately and when he said "shot like a girl" and described the way I played marbles, I laughed, cause i did indeed always lose lmao
practice makes perfect!
Found over 3000 marbles digging in lawn sprinklers for the last 35 yrs
Fun
My friend & I dug up part of the floor at an old stagecoach inn and found marbles under the planks.
Thats Awesome!! Hope you found some Rare ones!
I played as a young girl. I loved clearies..cats eyes were only interesting to look at. I did start collecting later in life and yes...boy, they can be quite expensive!!
yes they can! that's why it is always better to find them! good luck collecting!
I have a quart jar of old marbles that my mother played with as a young child. I played with some of these marbles and won quite a few games. I would love to find out about these marbles.
if you get on facebook you can find a lot of groups to join that can help you ID some of what you have. there are also Marble shows all over the country. just google "Marbel show" and find one in your area! Good Luck!
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We called it, Playing for Keeps
Haha... everyone liked that but the losers! :)
Too bad the marbles could get damaged playing
My Opa (Granddad) gave me some Marbles when I was a kid. He told me that they "are very, very old". As i looked at them i first didn't like it bc they are not made of glass as my others were - so i put them beside. I really never thought about them - until i saw this video.
They are filled in a litttle (maybe 20 cm) linen bag and have pastel colours, some of them are coloured in itself (if that makes sense ), are smaller than the average and are made of stone (or maybe clay?)
Edit: i have no clue if these topics are related, but i grew up in Germany in a tiny village which is built directly at the "Limes" (the roman- built frontierline) and have the pleasure to be able to walk the "Limes-Wanderweg" (trekking path) with my dogs everyday if i want to..
Thats great that you have your Opa's collection! if you look on the internet you can find marble experts and marble shows where you can take them to learn exactly what you have! most people in the marble world are great people and always happy to help!
sounds like you live in a great place to find some amazing stuff! Chase flys out for Germany tomorrow to film a bunch of new chasing history episodes, be sure to subscribe to see those!
@@ChasingHistory Thank you for your kind reply! I actually have researched a little bit and made (thanks to your very interesting video!) my first little steps into the beautiful world of marbles 😊 Really fascinating!