Popcorn Museum, Marion, OH Photos

Marion, OH, is a major popcorn growing region & thus the local museum has specialized in collecting the elaborate antique machines, wagons & devices used in the past century for the sale of popcorn & peanuts at cinemas, circuses and the nation's parks. These machines are elaborate & colorful as needed to catch the eye of customers.

See also: Ohio, Warren Gamaliel Harding Home
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Heritage Hall museum in old US Post Office building which contains popcorn museum.

Kingery no. 180 (1896) popcorn & peanut wagon in popcorn museum.

Cretors no. 1 (1899) dry popper-peanut roaster with steam engine in popcorn museum.

Improved Cretors No. 1 Wagon Model A (1905) dry popper-peanut roaster in popcorn museum.

Cretors no. 2 (1906) popcorn & peanut wagon in popcorn museum.

Cretors Model C (1910) popcorn wagon in popcorn museum.

Cretors no. 1 (1912) popcorn & peanut wagon in popcorn museum.

Cretors Model D popcorn wagon in popcorn museum.

Engine from popcorn machine by Cretors Company of Chicago, IL in popcorn museum.

Cretors Popcorn Concession Truck (1927) built upon a Ford TT Truck in popcorn museum.

Cretors Popcorn Concession Truck in popcorn museum.

Array of movie theater popcorn machines in popcorn museum.

Holcomb & Hoke corn popper & peanut roaster (1918) in popcorn museum.

Holcomb & Hoke corn popper & peanut roasters (1930 left & 1927 right) in popcorn museum.

Popcorn boxes in popcorn museum at the center of major popcorn growing region.

Cracker Jack packages & prizes in popcorn museum.

Collection of antique Cracker Jack prizes in popcorn museum.

Tower of county courthouse.


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