Marble Maker In West Virginia

If you re anywhere near northwest west virginia take a side trip to this guy s home and workshop.

Marble maker in west virginia.

Glasfirma formerly vacor de mexico general informational sites. There are still a few companies mass producing toy marbles. Map to recommended offbeat attractions and road trip sights museums monuments tourist traps folk art pet cemeteries. He was a world war ii veteran and purchased an old alley agate marble making machine from corning glass.

He makes some beautiful abstract swirls flames and sulphides. Wilson davis founded the davis marble works in 1947 in pennsboro west virginia. Hillybilly marble maker sam hogue. The marbles below are what we had in stock as of 4 27 18.

Like other glass producers the company was attracted to west virginia because of the abundance of glass sand and natural gas. But children don t play with marbles much anymore. Howdyshell the 63 year old owner of marble king inc says an abundance of glass natural gas and cheap labor attracted the earliest marble makers to west virginia. Built his glass shop in his back yard.

Discover for yourself why we are known for our tradition quality and history with a visit to our interactive museum and expanded gift shop. Established in the late 1940 s marble king marbles are highly recognized and respected worldwide. Akro agate was among the nation s most productive marble makers remaining in business until 1951. At the bottom of the page are some larger marbles and a cane he did.

See it while this old timer is still around to do it. Working with molten glass is quickly becoming a lost art. They are signed and dated. These enthusiastic marble collectors were ron shepherd paula shepherd gary traugh and the late tim wyer.

Akro agate was founded in ohio in 1910 and moved to clarksburg in 1914. The museum of american glass in west virginia this museum celebrates wv s rich glass heritage a big part of which is marbles. The national marble museum is now part of this museum. He s a real hoot and you ll be fascinated watching him make glass marbles.

Sammy lives in ellenboro west va. Like jackson marble company davis marble works did not operate for long. They recognized a need to preserve the history of marbles and to promote the collecting and identification of marbles. Production ended in 1948.