Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Might as well start one. :-) Company history: 1886 to present (last I heard) Peltier Glass Company website Victor J. Peltier bio page at Rootsweb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Before Marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 1920-something, Marble production begins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Mid 1920's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Mid to late 1920's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Late 1920's is 1929 the year of the pivotal lawsuit Akro filed against Peltier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Early 1930's 1931 Here is an ad George Sourlis sent from the December 1931 Playthings Magazine. Check here for some nice Acme Realer pix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 1931, Sunset Agates Looks like that could be this box. The panel the ad came from because it's charming: (click to enlarge) They were offered as a prize to the 4th place scorer in Madison, WI's marble tournament. The first place winner was to receive a new suit of clothes, dress shoes, a free pressing of a suit, and the trip to Chicago for the regional competition. But in the end, the hardware store gave both boys a box of marbles and a Cornelian shooter. A couple of the related articles. (click to enlarge0 . . . Romanzo may have gone on to play bush league ball -- not certain, but there was a "hurler" by the same name, of the appropriate age a few years later. (Can't jump to conclusions. Many Schneiders from different families settled in the area, including my great-great-grandparents. Many cousins and even unrelated people had identical names.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 More 1930's 1933 - ? Comics 1939 (click to enlarge) I think I have Morton salt ad from 1938 also. Maybe other years also. I presume this to be a Berry Pink promo. Definitely have other examples of premiums which are or are likely his doing. Some say Marble King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 expansion space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 expansion space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 expansion space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 expansion space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 1988 - The Nova Family Here's a pretty powerful thread summarizing info about Rootbeer Floats, Novas, and other members of the extended Nova family: So Whats The Scoop On Peltier Rootbeer Floats, were they only made in a limited size? Worth separate mention: Rootbeer float experimental lot Galen posted at LOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) "First Run" and "Second Run" Pelts - 2002 Related threads: First Run Pelts Pelts, 1st & 2nd runs Update: the newest thread to date. Super interesting company history. Peltier First And Second Runs? This is new to me Answers the question of when marble production stopped. 2002 seems to be it. Edited January 14, 2014 by Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 After 2002 Business continued after marble production stopped. Examples of post-marble products include: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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