Nola Morgan's maps identifying where machine-made marbles were produced in the United States and West Virginia

Identifier:

4224.MorganNola.Photo.009.4.25.17

Title:

Nola Morgan's maps identifying where machine-made marbles were produced in the United States and West Virginia

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:

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

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Jackson County (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection