Bert Cohen Marbles

Bert cohen does indeed have all his marbles some 300 000.

Bert cohen marbles.

Bert cohen 83 of wayland and boynton beach fla who died dec. Jane is a collector from chicago. Bert will be missed by many collectors. I first met bert in the 1970 s.

A personal remembrance. Bert was a longtime popular well known marble dealer and friend to artists and collectors. He always had a big smile and was full of fun marbles. Marlborough bert cohen s passion is marbles and after decades of collecting the glass orbs he knows when a bad joke is coming.

Bert cohen uk marbles. His first was a german made sulphite with the image of a rooster given to him 45 years ago by an antiques dealer who told him that collecting marbles was a way to have fun with his children. I first got to know bert in the 1980s when we began corresponding with each other bert had written to the landlord of the greyhound asking for information about events on good friday. Bert cohen does indeed have all his marbles some 300 000.

Collected hundreds of thousands of marbles the boston globe bert cohen 83 of wayland and boynton beach fla who died dec. 21 estimated that he had collected 300 000 marbles that filled his home and life. The late bert cohen a world class marble collector and dealer who inspired artists and collectors around the globe pictured with jane stein. Gordon had passed the letter to me and our.

He almost always beats the would be comedians to the punchline. Bert in san francisco 1991. Nov 26 2017 antique glass marbles are highly collectible and the types range from handmade examples from german glassmakers of the 1800s to u s. His first was a german made sulphite with the image of a rooster given to him 45 years ago by an antiques dealer who told him that collecting marbles was a way to have fun with his children.

He was a already a legend in the marble world. Machine made marbles of the. Bert i did dozens of marble deals every year.