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["Nola Morgan (b. Ronceverte, WV) and Ron Shepherd (b. Parkersburg, WV) are avid marble collectors living in Jackson County, West Virginia. They are founding members or the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club and are particularly interested in machine-made marbles, once made at various factories in West Virginia, including Alley, Vitro, and the newer company Jabo, which is still in operation. As part of their collectors hobby, they have conducted digs at the site of the old Alley factory to excavate vintage marbles.In this interview they speak about their marble collecting hobby, the history of marble-making in West Virginia, the marble collecting community, and the varieties of marbles they collect. Emily Hilliard was introduced to Morgan and Shepherd by Janey Singleton of Sandyville, WV who sits in on the interview. Learn more about the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club: https://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/members/"]

1. Marble collectors Nola Morgan and Ron Shepherd demonstrate the Ravenswood Novelty Company blue ox toy with Paul Bunyan marbles

Identifier:
4224.MorganNolaShepherdRon.Video.001.11.9.16
Title:
Marble collectors Nola Morgan and Ron Shepherd demonstrate the Ravenswood Novelty Company blue ox toy with Paul Bunyan marbles
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Toy industry--United States, Ravenswood (W. Va.), Collectors and collecting, Marbles (Game objects), Glass manufacture, and Toys
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.)