BSampson Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 In July 2020, I found a Canadian M.F. Christensen Patent in Belpre, Ohio. Upon further speaking with the antique dealer, the patent came from an estate sale in Bridgeport, West Virginia, to him. I contacted Michael Cohill (M.F. Christensen Expert), Michael Johnson (Co-Author of “American Machine-Made Marbles”, and Roger Hardy (Owner of the worlds largest Akro Agate collection and author of “The Complete Line of Akro Agate”) and I combed through the records that they sent me. I interviewed them while going through the entire records with them and received their approval when the report was finished and sent to them for verification. The link below is my full report for free, on academia.edu. - Benjammin Sampson https://www.academia.edu/44281826/The_Hidden_History_of_the_Marble_Industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 I like to hear of the Canadian connections in our marble world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenb Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Awesome stuff ! Thank you for sharing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Very nice work! And thanks for sharing. One minor,irrelevant question : how did you manage to cross the border during covid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSampson Posted November 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 I’m glad you enjoyed the research! It was a lot of fun to meet all of the people throughout and to be able to continue their original research after all this time. I had to take special precautions for C19. I isolated myself for a minimum of 2 weeks in-between each session of the field work and wore masks the entire time I was out. During those months, I had to have a document that I would show to any of the officers if needed, to allow me to go across Ohio into WV. I went out into the field myself and sent everything through email and text to Cohill & Johnson. I had to meet with Roger Hardy, in person, to discuss the information and we took the appropriate measures when meeting up. It was tough to navigate, but we all made it work. I sent the final report through emails to Cohill and Johnson, but I had to mail a physical copy to Hardy for verification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixed_Bag_ Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 I've been searching for our Canadian history in marble production and nothing. Thankfully I've happened upon this. Could you direct me to any other information on the subject? Where in Canada were marbles made? Any information is very much appreciated, Jessie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted November 9, 2020 Report Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just in regards to wages at Christensen 4 dollars a day was the rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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