Marble Size Names

These marble names refer to categories of marbles.

Marble size names.

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. Bumbo bumboozer or bowler are names applied to very large marbles of any description. December 13 2019 marble fireplace enhance the look of interiors. A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size.

Many were quarried and ground in germany and then exported to america and other countries. Is a general name applied in many parts of the country to all glass marbles including opals glimmers bloods rubies etc. December 9 2019 onyx a mystifying natural stone. The three smallest sizes of marbles are 12 mm in diameter 9 16 of an inch diameter and 5 8 of an inch diameter.

Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. A peawee is the name used for any very small marble. 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.