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Christensen Marbles

The Christensen Agate Company was founded in 1925 in Ohio and operated until 1931. Their mix of craftsmanship, science and innovation produced vividly beautiful marbles that many today consider the artistic peak of machine made toy marble production. Their short lifespan as a company helps explain why their marbles are so rare and valuable today.

Christensen Agate Company marbles, nicknamed CACs by collectors, are famous for their splashes of vivid, exotic colors which are strikingly modern even by today's standards. Due to their beauty and limited production, a mint condition Christensen marble such as the rare 'Guinea' can fetch more than $1,000.

Another company, M.F. Christensen & Son Co., also produced marbles in Ohio, from 1904 until about 1917. They only produced a limited line of marbles, most famously the imitation onyx style. But they are credited with creating the first fully automated machine made marble process in 1902.

Besides the coveted Guinea marbles, Christensen Agate made beautiful swirl marbles that sometimes came out with exotic layered 'flame' patterns. They also produced other beautiful marble styles such as the striped transparent, striped opaque, and submarine.

CAC SWIRL - 11/16
CAC SWIRL - 11/16" DIAMETER - #S1109
US $15.00
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag  9/16ths -111809-6-S
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag 9/16ths -111809-6-S
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag  9/16ths -111809-7-S
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag 9/16ths -111809-7-S
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag  11/16 -111809-15-S
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag 11/16 -111809-15-S
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag  3/4 -111809-14-S
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Slag 3/4 -111809-14-S
US $10.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-22-M
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-22-M
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-18-M
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-18-M
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-20-M
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -040110-20-M
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Amber Slag -051910-2P
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Amber Slag -051910-2P
US $5.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -021710-8-F
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Red Slag -021710-8-F
US $9.99
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Marbles: Christensen Agate Striped Opaque - 082910-23AU
Marbles: Christensen Agate Striped Opaque - 082910-23AU
US $125.00
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Marbles: Christensen Agate - Amber Slag - 021710-5-F
Marbles: Christensen Agate - Amber Slag - 021710-5-F
US $9.99
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According to a late 19th-century American newspaper ad, you could buy a 'flint' marble for 5 cents, a glass agate for 1 cent, a dozen Chinas for 5 cents, or two-dozen 'commons' for 5 cents.