Bunch of Antique Clay Marbles - Batch One Scandinavian ceramics betel chewing was central to

betel chewing was central to social interaction

the details on what are left are pretty terrific I think--like the locks of her hair

One finds a fair number of handmade doggy doorstops from the 1940s and 50s (I wonder if they were something people made in shop class

and the stems of the hairpin are a bit bent

This is a circa 1896 copy of “Barnes's Elementary Geography” featuring

Bunch of Antique Clay Marbles - Batch One Scandinavian ceramics betel chewing was central toI fell in love with antique clay marbles through finding a bag at my local flea market last summer, and have been keeping an eye out ever since. I just think they're beautiful, and want to fill every pretty bowl I have with them! Plus I think rolling them around in the hand must be good for stress relief. I recently scored a whole bunch a mixed lot of dyed and undyed and have divided them up into groups of fifty or so, which I'm listing individually.