Kokomo opalescent glass marbles are believed to be produced between 1939 to about 1943 in Kokomo, Indiana at the Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company which is still in operation today.
Their marble shaping machine was purchased from the Peltier Glass Company in 1939 and the raw materials that they used to produce the marbles was shared by Peltier as well. The marble-making venture was the company’s attempt to put their waste glass from their stained sheet glass products to good use. Kokomo abandoned the marble making production some time before World War II, as they may have had some difficulty with either the production, or sales of the marbles. Thie short time frame of thier production, and small distribution makes their marbles quite rare to find, highly collectable and sometimes very pricey in the marbles market . The prices on Kokomo marbles is still volatile today and will depend on the condition and attractiveness of each particular piece.
In this Part 1 upload we tour the Kokomo collection of Kokomo natives and long-time collectors Beth Kennedy Morris and Greg Morris. We inspect, identify and discuss the collectable marbles they produced from examples that were either dug from the grounds, or obtained from ex-employees and others who were linked to, or inherited their marbles. We focus on some of the more recognizable Kokomo marble models here and look at many of the more obscure examples as well.
A big thank you to Beth and Gred for sharing their collection with us !
In the upcoming part 2 video, we will examine the expansive collection of the Kokomo Opalescent Glass Factory neigbor and glass historian / author Ken Humphrey. We will also look at their packaging products, sales boxes and net bags with Ken.
There also will be an upcoming Kokomo Opalescent Glass Factory tour.
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For more Kokomo marbles Information and identifications, please visit our Kokomo Facebook page with Beth and other Kokomo collectors with this link :
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