Lutz Marbles

A Lutz is a hand-made glass marble made from cane, which contains finely ground copper flakes or sparkling powdered goldstone. A highly desirable and very valuable marble. In a pamphlet titled “Marbles: Identification and Price Guide” by Mel Morrison and Carl Terison, published without a date (1970’s?) claimed this type of marble was the product of the famous American glass-master Nicholas Lutz. However, this is not supported in the historic record nor in scholarly secondary sources, published biographies of Nicholas Lutz or the companies that he helped make famous.