Marble Museum Akron Ohio

1st of 180 toy companies in akron o.

Marble museum akron ohio.

American toy marble museum closed the museum stood on the site formerly occupied by samuel c. 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. Historic site in akron ohio is original north pole. In order to keep the engineering arts and games of american marbles alive the museum promotes quality playtime activities for children of all ages.

Most children played with rope or a stick. The first mass produced toy. 1st of 33 toy marble companies in akron o. 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.

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. The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. In the mid 1890s. The akron toy co the s c.

Dyke s 1884 clay marble factory. 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. Located at lock 3 park in downtown akron o.

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. He says they made dolls marbles and ornaments in the country. 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. Michael cohill director of the american toy marble museum in akron ohio says that in the late 1800s when marbles were first mass produced out of akron there was no significant toy industry to speak of except in germany.

Area most made rubber toys all about. During the winter of 2001 2002 an archeological team working in downtown akron ohio s lock 3 park unearthed a small ceramic figurine. Dyke co dyke s stoneware specialty co.