American Marble Toy Manufacturing Company

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American marble toy manufacturing company.

There were 32 toy marble companies located in the greater akron area between 1884 and 1951. Dyke in 1884 at his akron toy company later incorporated as the american marble toy manufacturing company now the site of lock 3 park in akron ohio. It mass produced a million marbles a day and turned out dozens of other toys including the blue santa. The company produces rolled glass which is used in windows lamps etc.

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. A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. Leighton a famous glass master and founded the american marble and toy manufacturing company in akron on loch 3 park. Companies and makers in akron quickly began to shut.

It was manufactured on the site by the american marble toy manufacturing co. At this time it employed approximately 350 people. Also found on the former site of the american marble and toy manufacturing company were early glass marbles such as the three shown below top row of marbles last three on the right evidence that sam dyke was evoking technology for the mass production these beautiful marbles as well. The first mass produced toy was made by samuel c.

The companies expanded to other industries. 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. The success of dyke s akron toy company spurred other entrepreneurs to start up their own marble works in the akron area. Produced the oldest known figurine of santa claus known as the blue santa.

This company was the first toy marble factory in the usa. It became the largest toy company to operate in the u s. In the mid 1890s. During the 19th century.

The kokomo opalescent glass company was founded in 1888 in kokomo indiana and continues to operate today. Electric and mechanical 75 tricycles 44 video game machines except coin operated 91. The american marble toy manufacturing co.