Lake Erie Marbles

The beach glass pieces deemed as rare found amongst the fresh bodies of water surrounding the great lakes are very different than sea glass rarity found on the coasts or in other countries.

Lake erie marbles. The colors of beach glass found on the shores of lake erie are specific to this area. There are 3 lake erie marbles for sale on etsy and they cost 47 33 on average. Lake erie marbles sea glass photos submitted by suzanne reichert cleveland ohio u s. Lake erie has more than 2 000 shipwrecks all of which cold have been carrying ceramic dishes and glasses not to mention marbles in the ballast.

Lake erie is the unfortunate resting place of hundreds of shipwrecks over the years of its. We only find a couple of marbles each year and when we do it s been a really good day. The grounds surrounding the lighthouse offer picnic areas and views of lake erie sandusky bay kelleys island south bass island and cedar point. Average marble size between 14mm 16mm.

The most common lake erie marbles material is glass. They also said some bottles in the 1800 s used a marble as a stopper. For decades cleveland dumped its trash in the lake. Our sweet lake erie marble in brown and white is a rare find.

Quantity colors are limited due to rarity of these marbles. Lake erie is shallow which means the waves can be incredibly rough. Marbles com e from a few different origins depending on. There was also an amusement park in cleveland called euclid beach on lake erie.

These have all been found along lake erie. If you re lucky there are also some rare and envious finds hiding on our shores including marbles that were once used to stabilize the ballasts of ships intact bottle bottoms doll heads ceramic and glass dice and lucky stones which are actually the otis ear. Some people say the plain white marbles are from that shooter marbles that the kids used to send into the lake. Assortment of colors to choose from.

Another theory is that some of them in lake erie are from a former marble factory in akron and they washed down the cuyahoga river. Searching for lake erie beach glass tips to make your hunt a success. This marble is topped drilled and set in sterling silver on a 16 1 2 inch cable chain with heart clasp lobster closure. Lake erie varied sea glass finds.

The most popular color. Sea glass photos submitted by suzanne reichert cleveland ohio u s.