Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectables
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Introduction
Lee’s Legendary Marbles & Collectables is a museum located in York, Nebraska[1]. The museum specializes in displaying, storing, and sometimes selling parts of a toy marble collection amassed over 70 years[2].
History
The museum was founded in 2001 by Lee Batterton who spent much of his life collecting marbles in the United States and abroad in Germany[3]. He was raised in Oklahoma where his collection began but moved to Germany for his work as a grain elevator repairman. There he continued to collect marbles as Germany was the first country to create a way of mass-producing marbles[4] and as such, they are very popular in the country. Because Germany was the first country to mass-produce them, the marbles in the country can have long histories and become rare and more valuable[5]. Marble production in America began in Akron, Ohio in 1884, and became mass-produced in the same place in 1900[6] with the help of Samuel Dyke[7].
References
- ^ https://visitnebraska.com/york/lees-legendary-marbles-and-collectables
- ^ https://www.etsy.com/shop/leesmarblemuseum/?etsrc=sdt
- ^ https://apps.bostonglobe.com/special-projects/2022/10/road-trip-america/lees-legendary-marbles-york-nebraska
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_(toy)
- ^ https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/collector-marbles
- ^ https://www.jstor.org/stable/23074708
- ^ https://www.antiquetrader.com/collectibles/upon-time-akron-marbles-make-u-s-toy-history