Marble Museum Akron

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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 preserves and disseminates through multimedia exhibitions and displays the history of the american toy industry in the city where it all started. American toy marble museum in akron reviews by real people. It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co.

See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for american toy marble museum locations in akron oh. The american toy marble museum is a chartered non profit organization of ohio but it does not compete for non profit foundation grants. In the mid 1890s. The akron toy co the s c.

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. 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. 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.