M F Christenson Marbles

Martin frederick christensen 26 march 1849 10 october 1915 was a danish inventor and businessman.

M f christenson marbles.

Christensen joined his son charles frederick in founding the m f. Christensen machines did not have automatic feed systems. It was a short leap from creating that machine to one that could produce marbles. Christensen sons marbles.

Christensen from whom it took its name perhaps because the christensen name was well known only single stream marbles. Christensen and sons agate striped opaque marble 68 70 430 159 99 vintage mf christensen sons double 9 and tail transparent marble 60 nm 178. Click on the image of your favorite for an enlarged view and detailed description. He is most known as the inventor of an automated machine that could manufacture glass marbles and founder of m f.

In 1905 he obtained a patent for a mechanized marble making machine for which he had applied in 1902. Block that the lavender. Christensen or cac slag marble 1 14 1 254 exceptional pattern. I was reading in collecting early machine made marbles robert s.

Here it produced like m f. Martin christensen patented the first marble making machine. The next us company to enter the glass marble market was akro agate. Greatly reduced prices for marbles with id numbers marked in.

Christensen marbles have shear marks or cut lines on them from the marble making process. Shooters 3 4 7 8 jumbos 15 16 up. I came across a bag of marbles with the colors of ivory yellow light blue lavender green orange red and a few others that are transparent with the same swirls on the outside. Ryder and beaulah p.

In 1903 martin frederick christensen also of akron ohio made the first machine made glass marbles on his patented machine. Exceptional 1 254 1 pattern or rare large cac christensen 14 slag marble m f. Christensen and son company. Christensen son company operated in akron ohio from1904 until 1917.

The christensen agate company was founded by w f. Christensen exceptional 14 or 1 254 rare m f. Greatly reduced prices for marbles with id numbers marked in green yellow. His company the m.

Marble 1 cac pattern large slag 175 00.