Box of Marble King marbles in Nola Morgan's collection

Identifier:

4224.MorganNola.Photo.004.4.25.17

Title:

Box of Marble King marbles in Nola Morgan's collection

Date:

2017-04-25

Creator:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

Nola Morgan (b. Ronceverte, WV) is an avid marble collector living in Jackson County, West Virginia. She is a founding member of the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club and is 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 her collectors hobby, she has conducted digs at the site of the old Alley factory to excavate vintage marbles.Nola Morgan displayed some of her marble collection at Sandyville, WV's Gilmore Elementary School Community Interest Fair on April 25, 2017.Learn more about the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club: https://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/members/

Subject:

Glass manufacture, Collectors and collecting, Toys, Toy industry--United States, Marbles (Game objects)

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Jackson County (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection