Marble Museum Akron Ohio

In order to keep the engineering arts and games of american marbles alive the museum promotes quality playtime activities for children of all ages.

Marble museum akron ohio.

Dyke co dyke s stoneware specialty co. Many of the museum s exhibits were dug out of the ground during its construction. 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. In the mid 1890s.

Most children played with rope or a stick. The first mass produced toy. Dyke s 1884 clay marble factory. 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. Was the largest toy factory in the world with 360 hands. 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. 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.

It is a curious little man with a sweet face and long white beard wearing a blue hooded coat. 1st of 180 toy companies in akron o. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co. 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.

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. 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 is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants.

1st of 33 toy marble companies in akron o. Historic site in akron ohio is original north pole. American toy marble museum closed the museum stood on the site formerly occupied by samuel c.