Marble Museum Akron Ohio

Was the largest toy factory in the world with 360 hands.

Marble museum akron ohio.

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. 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. Located at lock 3 park in downtown akron o. Many of the museum s exhibits were dug out of the ground during its construction.

The akron toy co the s c. Area most made rubber toys all about. 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 the mid 1890s.

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. American toy marble museum closed the museum stood on the site formerly occupied by samuel c. 1st of 33 toy marble companies in akron o.

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 was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co. 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 180 toy companies in akron o.

The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. 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. Dyke s 1884 clay marble factory. The first mass produced toy.

Dyke co dyke s stoneware specialty 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. In order to keep the engineering arts and games of american marbles alive the museum promotes quality playtime activities for children of all ages.