Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectables
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| Established | 2001 |
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| Location | York, Nebraska |
| Type | Art, Collectables, and Antique museum |
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[3]. 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
- ^ "Lee's Legendary Marbles and Collectables". VisitNebraska.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "LeesMarbleMuseum". Etsy. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ a b "Legendary Lee Batterton, the 89-year-old man with a million marbles". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Marble (toy)", Wikipedia, 2024-03-06, retrieved 2024-03-18
- ^ Miller-Wilson, Kate. "Most Valuable Vintage Collector Marbles: From Toys to Treasure". LoveToKnow. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Comeaux, Malcolm (2011). ""Caniques": Marbles and Marble Games As Played In South Louisiana At Mid-Twentieth Century". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 52 (3): 324–356. ISSN 0024-6816.
- ^ Staff, Antique Trader (2018-03-03). "Once Upon A Time In Akron: Marbles make U.S. toy history". Antique Trader. Retrieved 2024-03-18.