Marbles hasn't changed much since these guys played.
Chances are, the answer is yes.
Most of us owned marbles as a kid, and maybe even played marble games. Marbles is a street game people have been playing since before there were streets. The ancient Egyptians played games with small balls made of clay. The first book about marbles was published in England in 1815. And the games you played might have gone by names like Potsie, Forts, Ring Taw, or Bossout.