Marble Museum Akron Ohio

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.

Marble museum akron ohio.

The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. Dyke co dyke s stoneware specialty co. Many of the museum s exhibits were dug out of the ground during its construction. 1st of 180 toy companies in akron o.

Area most made rubber toys all about. Was the largest toy factory in the world with 360 hands. Located at lock 3 park in downtown akron o. The akron toy co the s 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. 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.

During the winter of 2001 2002 an archeological team working in downtown akron ohio s lock 3 park unearthed a small ceramic figurine. He says they made dolls marbles and ornaments in the country. 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.

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. In the mid 1890s. Most children played with rope or a stick. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co.

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 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.