American Marble And Toy Company

In the mid 1890s.

American marble and toy company.

It mass produced a million marbles a day and turned out dozens of other toys including the blue santa. We manufacture and sell shower pans wall panels sink tops sink bowls and accessories in a wide variety of colors. This company was the first toy marble factory in the usa. Since 1970 the american marble company has been supplying homeowners and contractors with high quality cultured marble onyx and granite products for homes and businesses.

Lock 3 park sits on the site of the former american marble toy manufacturing company founded by s c dyke 1884 1904. The success of dyke s akron toy company spurred other entrepreneurs to start up their own marble works in the akron area. Our products are more durable than porcelain are leak. Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles.

A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. The first five and last eight marbles are made of common clay making them known as commies also found on the former site of the american marble and. In the hole in the top and it falls down thru a maze but you can turn the maze with a handle on the side to make the marble drop faster out through a hole on the bottom the other is one where you had a white powder and mix it with water. A few years later in 1891 sam dyke founded the american marble toy manufacturing company and it was this factory that became the largest toy company to operate in the united states during the nineteenth century.

Leighton a famous glass master and founded the american marble and toy manufacturing company in akron on loch 3 park. Search or browse our list of toy marbles manufacturers companies by category or location. To make small bricks then you could make a building or. At this time it employed approximately 350 people.

It became the largest toy company to operate in the u s. The kokomo opalescent glass company was founded in 1888 in kokomo indiana and continues to operate today. Dyke s company grew so well that once again he joined with actaeon and a man named james e. 23 toy marbles manufacturers companies in the united states.

In the late 1930s kokomo purchased a marble making machine from peltier glass company and used it to produce marbles made from the glass rejected in their rolling process. During the 19th century. Most of the below jugs pots boots and other miniature items might be difficult to recognize as toys today but childhood has changed remarkably in the past 120 years in part due to the mass production of children s products including toys. The company produces rolled glass which is used in windows lamps etc.