Because they might be worth dollars and dollars! Marbles are collectible you know. And oh my stars and garters, they are bea-u-tiful! Cool names for different kinds of marbles: Taws - a type of carpet bowl. A what? Carpet bowls are ceramic and big - as large as 3.5 inches in diameter. Guess what type of surface the game is played on.
Oxbloods - for their dark red color. Only mildly creepy.
Clambroths - you're kidding, right? Clambroths? Chicken broth not good enough? Clambroths have stripes of uniform thickness. They bear no resemblance to a clam or a broth.
Source: Collecting antique marbles : identification and price guide / Paul Baumann.
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Perhaps you could do a post on the origin of "oh my stars and garters"?
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