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  2. Martin Frederick Christensen - Wikipedia

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    Heinzelman was paid 70 cents per 1000 marbles, which was 20 cents more than the average worker for similar performance at that time. By 1910, up to 10,000 marbles were being rolled per day by 33 employees. Each employee, working 10 hours per day, would make $5 for the day as a result. This was considered a good wage for the day.

  3. Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectables - Wikipedia

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    Collecting marbles continued to rise in popularity throughout America after the turn of the 20th century. [9] An article written in 1936 about marbles in America mentions the popularity among children of collecting them, an early documentation of the practice. [10] Lee was born on April 18, 1933, and died on March 8, 2024, in York, Nebraska. [11]

  4. List of most expensive philatelic items - Wikipedia

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    The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item ...

  5. Elgin Marbles could ‘soon be returned to Greece’ as part of ...

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    The 2,500-year-old marbles were taken by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century when he was the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, and have been the subject of controversy over where they ...

  6. Charles Townley - Wikipedia

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    Charles Townley, miniature by Josiah Wedgwood. Charles Townley FRS (1 October 1737 – 3 January 1805 [1]) was a wealthy English country gentleman, antiquary and collector, a member of the Towneley family.

  7. Webster Marble - Wikipedia

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    Webster L. Marble (1854–1930) was an inventor, early outdoorsman, and prolific patent-holder who spent the majority of his life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.His manufacturing company, now known as simply as Marble Arms, has operated in the town of Gladstone, Michigan since 1898.

  8. People asked for memories of 100-year-old estate

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    A group dedicated to exploring a 100-year-old Wolverhampton neighbourhood is asking people for their memories of the area. An exhibition is being planned to celebrate the centenary of the Low Hill ...

  9. List of types of marble - Wikipedia

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    A stoup from brown Slivenec marble in the church in Dobřichovice [2]. Český Šternberk marble (šternberský mramor) from Český Šternberk, Benešov District: white ...