Marble (toy) Martin Frederick Christensen—also of Akron, Ohio—made the first machine-made glass marbles on his patented machine. His company, The M. F. Christensen & Son Co., manufactured millions of toy and industrial glass marbles until they ceased operations in 1917. The next US company to enter the glass marble market was Akro Agate. This company was started by Akronites in 1911, but located in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Today, there are only two American-based toy marble manufacturers: Jabo Vitro in Reno, Ohio, and Marble King, in Paden City, West Virginia. In Australia, games were played with marbles of different sizes. The smallest and
Toy Horses Ken Coomer, was released by Albino Sparrow Records in April 2011 to critical acclaim. Their first single was "Interrupt" (released April 2011). In 2011 Toy Horses were short-listed for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. 1. Play What You Want 2. And It Was You 3. Sordid Little World 4. Damage Done 5. Last Chance 6. Loyal To The Cause 7. Love At An Arm's Length 8. Oh Violet 9. No One's Ever Gonna Leave You 10. Interrupt Toy Horses Toy Horses are a Welsh Indie rock band, originating from Cardiff during the late 2000s, composed of Adam D. Franklin (b.