duffy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 found this pic of the alley agate factory..... in paden city....it in this factory complex this is printed on the back of the photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Completely awesome. I had one of those Sistersville mussel shells with holes where the buttons were punched out. I don't now. Wish I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Great stuff - thanks for sharing, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 the structure for the water tower is still there(i think)the tank is long gone....im purty sure the chimneys are still there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Very cool,great info too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 That is Nifty-two-fifty ... way to go Duffy! Refresh my memory please..is that the area where there's a house now? :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 no its still the industrial part of the city...thats down in the area where marble king is now..mk would in the right of this pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Ohhhhhh OK..Thank you! :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Good picture hard to find. Not many pictures taken in that time frame or saved,compared to today. Cameras were expensive and a luxury item then. Steve,can you sort out which building was the marble factory? There is five listed on the back,but i am having trouble sorting out which building housed what? I am comparing this to the picture in Americam Machine-Made Marbles page 40. That shows the RR,Wissmach and Alley very good. Was the picture you posted from the library. I think Paden City library also had some good pictures of the button factory,Wissmach and Alley building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 it was in a collection of picture of a friend...i just saw it on the internet...im gonna see if i can see the origional...im thinkin it was a copy of a copy...that low building on the right ended up being part of corning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midmo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thank you for history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Something has me confused here. I thought the Paden City Alley marble factory was beside and just south of Paden City Wissmach Glass which is a good distance north of present Marble King. Also the picture has the date Alley 1928-1935. Alley was in Sistersville 1931 & maybe 1932. Then he was in Pennsboro 1932-33 until 1939. I thought a newer house now stands where the Paden City Alley marble factory was located. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 dont know ron...all i know is what is written on the picture..we would have to ask the owner of the picture?? i always thought that wissmacs glass was moved to its present location....from down on the other side of the street....i dont know why...can you read whats on the water tower??i would like to see the origional of this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Almost seems like they are describing the years they believed different companies occupied the scene in the picture, maybe not individual buildings/???? Neat picture for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 ...can you read whats on the water tower?? best i could do duff. looks like it had to something to do with glass(?). thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 thanks dan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2marbles Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Interesting how Alley was in business the same years Christensen was? Real nice pic. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Only three companies making machine made swirls during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 The picture on page 40 of American Machine Made marbles,shows the Alley marble factory on the south side of the Wissmach Glass present day location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 ill bet the water tower sez paul wismac glass company...ron...i can see what youre sayin...dont know...can we match up any smoke stacks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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