Jabo Marble Company Reno Ohio

Lot of good collectiables in this 1 inch run.

Jabo marble company reno ohio.

The company was moved to reno ohio in 1987 and was reorganized as jabo inc. Mccullough a retired marble master will do the job for free. The collectors put up the money to run the beat up furnace for one last time. In 1993 they purchased vitro agate s machinery and name thereby becoming the jabo vitro agate company.

As discussed on the heaton agate company page jabo inc. Arose from what had been the bogard company and before that the heaton agate company. Jabo is the last marble maker in ohio. Bogard produced a variety of cat s eyes clearies and opaques.

Is the new kid on the block who began producing industrial marbles in 1987. The company was later renamed jabo vitro after purchasing the vitro agate company. According to jack bogard the company also produced an experimental marble transparent clear base with interior green wisps that can be found in the mountaineer blister packs that the company marketed. The marble company reorganized by jack bogard dave mccullough and joanne argabrite in 1987 was moved to reno ohio.

Co founder dave mccullough formerly of champion agate produced several limited runs each year marketed as classics which are unique and collectible. Jabo vitro in reno ohio and marble king in paden city west virginia. Mccullough hopes to produce up to 120 000 one inch marbles for a group of collectors from across the united states and canada. The company was later renamed jabo vitro after purchasing the vitro agate company.

Jabo was founded on october 1st 1986 by joanne argabrite and jack bogard. Today there are only two american based toy marble manufacturers.