Marble (toy)
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A marble is a small spherical object often made from glass, clay, steel, plastic, or agate. They vary in size, and most commonly are about 13 mm (1⁄2 in) in diameter. These toys can be used for a variety of games called marbles, as well being placed in marble runs or races, or created as a form of art. They are often collected, both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors.
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Sizes may range from less than 1 mm (1⁄30 in) [citation needed] to over 8 cm (3 in), while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm (12 in) wide.
In the North of England the objects and the game are called "taws", with larger taws being called "bottle washers" after the use of a marble in Codd-neck bottles, which were often collected for play.