Leighton Oxblood Marble

You can feel the raised glass where it is flopped off the 9 over onto the side of the marble.

Leighton oxblood marble.

These are referred to as leighton marbles because it was popularly believed that an early marble maker named james leighton developed the colors used in these. Recently some reproduction transitionals with oxblood have appeared. This is now known not to be true but the name has stuck. The leighton transitionals are very rare.

Leighton transitional oxblood slag. The navarre glass marble and specialty company operated in navarre ohio around the close of the nineteenth century ca. Harry heinzelman formerly of the navarre glass marble and specialty company was hired as the company s glass master. Description ground pontil green translucent base with great number nine pattern of oxblood and white.

Leighton transitional oxblood slag. Leighton transitional oxblood marble. Values for leighton transitional oxblood marble. One very rare unique early multi colored leighton oxblood transitional handmade vintage marble with a clear base glass with four colors mixed in which are rare oxblood egg yolk yellow opaque white a rare unusual unique smokey transparent amethyst purple sitting over the top of the colors nearer to the surface giving it a amethyst base apperence but inside the nine pattern on the top.

Green glass base with whipped white with yellow and oxblood. Leighton transitional oxblood slag. The leighton oxblood marble made in the united states from 1880 to 1910 brings an average price of 1 200 to 2 000 each. Typical as made to appraise similar items instantly without sending photos or descriptions.