Commies back blip

Our old friend in WV has quite a nice collection if marbles. She pulled them all out and let us take a good look. She has many types most made in WV but some she received as a gift years ago when she was only 5 years old from a relative in WA state. I had favs but these seemed special so they made the blip today. I hope I can revisit the collection again soon. As you may see we visited outside on her porch and kept a good safe distance as she is 86 but also lonely on the ridge with few people to visit her.
Before glass marbles became common, marbles were made from porcelain, china, stoneware and clay. They were first mass-produced in the late-sixteenth century until the early-eighteenth century, first in the Netherlands and then later in Germany.
At one point, clay marbles were so ubiquitous that they were also known as “commies”. Clay marbles are arguably the most common type of antique marbles on the market today. They tended to be constructed from softer ceramic clay and were fired at much lower temperatures compared to porcelain and stoneware marbles.