Marble Makers Ohio

Hereafter is an alphabetical list of the widely known makers of machine made marbles.

Marble makers ohio.

You ll see the attention to detail and the exquisite craftsmanship in our beautiful granite and quartz countertops and our luxurious and worry free. There were 32 toy marble companies located in the greater akron area between 1884 and 1951. Akro agate company location. Jabo is the last marble maker in ohio.

We stock machine made marbles in a multitude of colors and designs in sizes from pee wees to 50mm. American toy marble museum. Akron oh 1911 1914 then moved to clarksburg wv 1914 1951. If you re anywhere near northwest west virginia take a side trip to this guy s home and workshop.

This company was the first toy marble factory in the usa. The company produces rolled glass which is used in windows lamps etc. The american toy marble museum is located in akron ohio where some of the earliest american marbles were produced. From the moment you enter our showroom you will experience the difference.

Dyke in 1891 in akron. The first mass produced toy was made by samuel c. Mccullough a retired marble master will do the job for free. Mccullough hopes to produce up to 120 000 one inch marbles for a group of collectors from across the united states and canada.

The collectors put up the money to run the beat up furnace for one last time. The kokomo opalescent glass company was founded in 1888 in kokomo indiana and continues to operate today. It mass produced a million marbles a day and. The store is located near the intersection of k 32 hwy 7 in bonner springs ks.

The original blue santa pictured here was found at lock 3 park in akron ohio during an archeological dig by the american toy marble museum. Welcome to tower industries. He s a real hoot and you ll be fascinated watching him make glass marbles. In the mid 1890s.

In the late 1930s kokomo purchased a marble making machine from peltier glass company and used it to produce marbles made from the glass rejected in their rolling process. Handmade glass art marbles made by contemporary glass artists in the u s a. In 1997 this need led us to the opening of the moon marble company store. The asterisks indicate marbles that were made during demonstrations at the moon marble company.

The museum displays a wide range of marbles and other toys and tools from the industry. Dyke in 1884 at his akron toy company later incorporated as the american marble toy manufacturing company now the site of lock 3 park in akron ohio. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co. The american marble and toy manufacturing company was founded by samuel c.

Working with molten glass is quickly becoming a lost art.