Jabo Marble Company Reno Ohio

Jabo is the last marble maker in ohio.

Jabo marble company reno ohio. Mccullough hopes to produce up to 120 000 one inch marbles for a group of collectors from across the united states and canada. The collectors put up the money to run the beat up furnace for one last time. The next us company to enter the glass marble market was akro agate. Jabo was founded on october 1st 1986 by joanne argabrite and jack bogard.

Jabo vitro in reno ohio and marble king in paden city west virginia. 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. This company was started by akronites in 1911 but located in clarksburg west virginia.

As discussed on the heaton agate company page jabo inc. Lot of good collectiables in this 1 inch run. 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.

In 1993 they purchased vitro agate s machinery and name thereby becoming the jabo vitro agate company. Co founder dave mccullough formerly of champion agate produced several limited runs each year marketed as classics which are unique and collectible. The company was later renamed jabo vitro after purchasing the vitro agate company. Bogard produced a variety of cat s eyes clearies and opaques.

Arose from what had been the bogard company and before that the heaton agate company. The marble company reorganized by jack bogard dave mccullough and joanne argabrite in 1987 was moved to reno ohio.