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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/

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A box of Nola Morgan's Champion Agate marbles made in Pennsboro, West Virginia, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.MorganNola.Photo.005.4.25.17
Title:
A box of Nola Morgan's Champion Agate marbles made in Pennsboro, West Virginia, 1 of 2
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:
Toy industry--United States, Glass manufacture, Collectors and collecting, 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