Pinball, this little kid's toy has now become a popular auction of auction houses. Many special marbles have even become the best of all people's crazy thirst.
[Chinese and foreign toy nets · Toy culture] Although it is a popular game, it seems that no one knows when and where the marble began to appear, but it is likely to appear in ancient Egypt. Today's children's toys have become popular auctions for auction houses. The pinball is called the latest popular collection because it is a small, easy to carry, historically durable product, and has a very pleasant aesthetic, and it is affordable. So in the past five years, the number of marbles in the world has increased by at least three times.
The "Ballball" is described in the Britannica: it is a small, hard ball that is used in children's games and was used as a bargaining chip in the 18th century. The pinball game has been around for a long time. In ancient games, round pebbles, nuts or pits appeared on the beach. Octavian (later Auguste the Great) played the game of nut balls in the same way as the children of Rome. He once dug up the carved marbles in the tombs of the North American Indian tribes. Jewish children also have a tradition of playing scorpion pinball games on the Passover.
In the 20th century, people began to make marbles from a variety of materials: fired clay, glass, steel, plastic, onyx and agate. Some of the pinball names come from their use, such as the player called "whipping", which looks very embarrassing; the original material of the pinball is alabaster, or according to their appearance, such as "meteorite", "cloud", etc. .
The method of pinballing is to roll the ball, throw the ball, let the ball fall, or use your own pinball to play the opponent's ball. It is usually required to pop them out of the specified area so that you can win. Usually put the pinball on the index finger, balance it with other fingers or palm roots, and then use the thumb to pop the ball. Some ask to throw their own balls into small holes. Some ask to use their own balls to play the opponent's balls into small holes. Some games are like sloping boards, some are nine small holes, and some will support some. Small arches, the players let the ball pass under the arch. China's pinball game requires that its own pinball be used to hit the opponent's pinball and let the latter bounce back in the specified direction. The rules of the pinball game vary from place to place or from country to country, and the names of the games are different, such as: Ringer, Tic Tac Toe, Boxies, Lagging, Keeps, etc.
When you remember the playmates who dragged their noses when they were young, there were always dirty faces and dark hands with excitement, and the props were often colorful glass balls. But you know? Nowadays, the toys of ordinary children and children have become popular auctions of auction houses.
As one of the top real estate developers in the United States, Bob Geis is not lacking friends. Is that because of a small game set up in his home office in Baltimore, Maryland? wrong! The answer is that Geis is a bombing fan, and he is eagerly looking forward to anyone coming to see his pinball baby. In fact, he can be called the top collector of the pinball. The hollow marbles on the pinball display stand with a fascinating luster, paving nearly 200. Geis estimates that the 19th-century pinball with gold spots was worth $10,000, and his entire collection, even conservatively estimated, was nearly $100,000.
The pinball is called the latest popular collection because it has a small, easy to carry, historically durable product, and a very pleasant aesthetic, it is affordable. Of course, collectors like Geis are not newcomers, and his collection began with obsession with pinball games decades ago. “I was only 11 when I started collecting marbles,†he explained. “My parents often took me to the antique shop, so I found the pinball thing. I still have some of my early collections, but they are very general. Now I care about what I bought. Pinballs, they are all true collectibles."
Geis's $10,000 collection sounds like an orphan, but it's not the most expensive pinball ever. Last December, Morphy's auction at the Morphy auction house in Denver, Pennsylvania, was a two-inch large marble ball inlaid with mica at a price of $18,800.
"That was the most brilliant moment of auctioning the pinball," said the owner of the auction house, Dan Morphy. "But as far as I know, there are still many collectors who have privately transferred their collections, and the prices of those collections have continued to rise year after year. In the United States, there are several collectors whose collections are worth more than $1 million."
“I estimate that the number of marbles in the world has increased by at least three times in the past five years, in part because the collection of pinball information has expanded through the Internet. The United States remains a hot spot for collections, but some Collectors from farther regions have also been in contact with us, such as those in Australia and Africa. Now we have enough money to conduct two special auctions of pinball every year."
Some people who buy pinballs collect the pinballs in safer places, such as bank vaults, but others are immersed in the rich patterns and colors of the pinballs, so they show the collections as works of art. Morphy has 28 years of experience in fixed collections, and even designed a separate display space in his new residence, arranged a unique lighting to showcase his own collection of pinball. With more than 50 years of collection and 33 years as the organizer of the British and World Pinball Championships, Sam McCarthy-Fox's collection has reached 40,000 pinions. This does require a generous seller to match such an amazing collection. Another tradition related to pinball has been in place since 1932, and every show on Good Friday is at the Greyhound Bar in Tinsley Green, West Sussex. There are about 20 teams from all over the world, each with 6 players, who play pinball in a 6-foot circular field in the parking lot. The goal of the game was the first to hit 25 to 49 pinballs scattered in the ring. However, here you don't have to see too many pinball treasures or collectors who are passionate about pinball.
"When I think that thousands of pinballs must be eagerly put into Christmas stockings, and this is just to withstand the hit, or to be shattered into the sewer, it makes me want to cry." Loose Marbles Graphic Design Company William Harvey, a fan of the British pinball collection, complained, "Why can't they play a little marbles game?"
Since there are billions of pinballs circulating in the market, why are they worth tens of thousands, and some are only worth a few points. Is there such a big gap? “Obviously, the number of pebble balls in the world is huge,†Harvey said. “However, the type of pinball for collection can be divided into two main categories—manually made and mechanically made. The handcrafted pinball has a higher The value of this type of pinball occurred mainly in Germany from 1830 to 1914 and was almost discontinued during the World War. However, Martin Frederick Christensen of Akron, Ohio, in 1903 invented a mechanically made glass ball. He influenced Akron Agate. Companies and other leading manufacturers. At the peak of the production of marbles, there are about 30 manufacturers in the United States. Some manufacturers can produce millions of marbles a day." In the early 1950s, Czechoslovakia, Taiwan, and Japan joined. In the field of pinball production, however, the US market was destroyed, and now there are only three manufacturers left.
For the eager collectors of the pinball, the following four points determine the basic factors of the value of the pinball, which must be understood.
First of all, the most critical factor in judging whether a pinball is a collection or not is its variety. The American Pinball Collectors Association divides the pinball into the following varieties: hand-made glass marbles, non-glass hand-made marbles, mechanically made marbles, and contemporary hand-made marbles. Varieties determine their rarity. However, the rareness of the marble is not necessarily proportional to the price. Perhaps a particularly precious pinball may not be recognized by collectors, so it is cheap and has no demand. The hobby of pinball collection is far from maturing. Therefore, the price structure of the collection market has not yet reached its peak. If you see an unfamiliar pinball, you can check out the list of buzzwords about the pinball. Of course, the makers of hand-made marbles will also affect its value.
After all, it has been widely used in the United States, and the American mechanically produced pinballs still have a lot of fanatical fans, although German handcrafted pinballs are usually more sought after. Representative collections include: "Sulphide" (the center of the opaque glass ball is embedded with tiny patterns), "onion skin" (surface with spots and rich colors), "whirlpool" (with clear vortex inside), " Joseph's coat" (multi-level wavy stripes), and "silent boy" (mild glass decorated with delicate symmetrical stripes). A pinball called "the end of the day" is also very popular. This pinball is blown with a blower.
What's interesting is the mechanically crafted colored "sulphide" pinball, a precious collection that ranges in price from £20 to thousands of pounds. The factors that determine the price include the condition of the pinball, and sometimes the ball that has been played by energetic boys is inevitably damaged.
This is the second point: about the state of the pinball. This standard comes from very subjective judgments. Each collector has his own point of view, and in the face of a special pinball, it is difficult for two collectors to agree. The American Pinball Collection has developed a standard to describe, divided into four levels, of which the standard still allows for a certain degree of flexibility. A set of standards for measuring the color of marbles is also available in pinball collectors with numbers 1 to 10. The two sets of standards correspond to each other: intact (10~9), near-perfect (8.9~8), good (7.9~7), and collectible (6.9~0).
Any damage to the surface of the marble, including scratches, cracks, white spots or impact marks, will affect its value, no matter how light. Among the allowable damage ranges, mechanically produced marbles are more depreciated than hand-made marbles. Even a small crack can make the mechanically produced marbles almost half the price. Collectors tend to have greater tolerance for hand-made marbles, perhaps because handmade marbles are more rare. Of course, be careful if the pinball has been repaired.
The third point to determine the value of the pinball is its size. The size of the pinball is often described in terms of the number of inches in diameter. Pinball makers often use a set of sieve-like measuring instruments that are automatically sorted by 1/16 inch increments when the pinballs fall from different sizes of holes. Hand-made marbles are sometimes not categorized by this standard because the ball is likely to deform due to gravity when heat-treating the material. Mechanically produced marbles are usually 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch, and this size is consistent with the size range of the pinballer in the pinball game, and the target pinball is 5/8 inch.
In addition to these standard marbles, collectors like 1 inch or 2 inches in diameter, and even some of the larger 21/8 inch pinballs have become the favorite of all.
The final determining factor is the ornamental value of the marble. The ornamental value is related to the brightness of the marble color and the degree of symmetry of its pattern. Pinballs with vivid colors usually have higher prices. At the same time, symmetrical or complex pattern designs can also bring high prices. The judgment of ornamental value is more subjective than the judgment of color. Therefore, two different collectors will make a very different evaluation when facing the same pinball.
The "suit" used to hold the pinball is also very popular. Usually, this means a box containing 100 pinballs or similar pinballs. This set is for retailers, where they can be loaded and handed over to the warehouse. Morphy's auction house recently auctioned a box containing a "bloody" pinball, a slightly orange and red mixed pinball, priced at less than $100. Compared with this, a box containing 100 "National Rainbow Line" pinball kits, including "Dragon", "Super Kid", "Red Zebra", "Christmas Tree" and "Yellow and Red" and other varieties of "box "The value is $3,800.
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