Marble Museum Akron Ohio

1st of 33 toy marble companies in akron o.

Marble museum akron ohio.

It is a curious little man with a sweet face and long white beard wearing a blue hooded coat. Dyke s 1884 clay marble factory. However akron s last marble company the akro agate co closed its doors in 1951 michael cohill carol robinson toy marble companies represented at the american toy marble museum. American toy marble museum closed the museum stood on the site formerly occupied by samuel c.

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. Historic site in akron ohio is original north pole. Most children played with rope or a stick. The first mass produced toy.

Was the largest toy factory in the world with 360 hands. On the former site of the american marble toy manufacturing company 1884 1904 makers of the world s 1st mass produced toy clay marbles one million a day. He says they made dolls marbles and ornaments in the country. During the winter of 2001 2002 an archeological team working in downtown akron ohio s lock 3 park unearthed a small ceramic figurine.

The akron toy co the s c. The american toy marble museum preserves and disseminates through multimedia exhibitions and displays the history of the american toy industry in the city where it all started. In order to keep the engineering arts and games of american marbles alive the museum promotes quality playtime activities for children of all ages. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co.

1st of 180 toy companies in akron o. Area most made rubber toys all about. It is a partner in akron after school and is working closely with the akron history exhibit the summit county historical society the university of akron archives the akron summit county public library. In the mid 1890s.

It focuses on the glass marble industry of akron ohio where they were mass produced for the american market for the first time during the mid 1880s. The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. Many of the museum s exhibits were dug out of the ground during its construction.