Marble Museum Akron Ohio

The first mass produced toy.

Marble museum akron ohio.

Located at lock 3 park in downtown akron o. During the winter of 2001 2002 an archeological team working in downtown akron ohio s lock 3 park unearthed a small ceramic figurine. 1st of 33 toy marble companies in akron o. Historic site in akron ohio is original north pole.

Many of the museum s exhibits were dug out of the ground during its construction. Dyke s 1884 clay marble factory. He says they made dolls marbles and ornaments in the country. 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.

Dyke co dyke s stoneware specialty co. In the mid 1890s. 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.

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. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co. Most children played with rope or a stick. It is a curious little man with a sweet face and long white beard wearing a blue hooded coat.

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. 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. 1st of 180 toy companies in akron o. In order to keep the engineering arts and games of american marbles alive the museum promotes quality playtime activities for children of all ages.

The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. Area most made rubber toys all about. American toy marble museum closed the museum stood on the site formerly occupied by samuel c.