And many of those marbles that have brought such fun to so many originated right here in west virginia at marble king in paden city.
Marble king factory wv.
The factory is still in operation today.
Discover for yourself why we are known for our tradition quality and history with a visit to our interactive museum and expanded gift shop.
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Established in the late 1940 s marble king marbles are highly recognized and respected worldwide.
Marble king was started in 1949 by berry pink and sellers peltier in st.
Marble king 401 s 1st ave paden city wv 26159.
Marys west virginia until 1958 when it was destroyed by a fire.
Marys west virginia the company relocated to paden city after a fire destroyed the original factory in 1958.
Except for that john deere lawn tractor the interior looks pretty much like it did.
The name was changed to marble king and operated in st.
Berry pink had also been jobbing marbles since the 1920s under the trade name berry pink inc.
The 22nd annual wv marble festival has been postponed from this saturday may 6th to august 5th.
It will be held in paden city at the marble king location.
Berry pink was no stranger to the world of marbles.
That same year the factory was rebuilt in paden city west virginia not too many miles north of st.
It was moved to paden city west virginia in 1958 after a fire destroyed the original plant.
The marble king factory in paden city wv is not a very imposing place considering that they are a company whose products are shipped world wide from right here at their world headquarters in paden city wv.