Auction of Clevenger Brothers glass house items

[Oldihtractor]

Thought this looked interesting... http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=651303&kwd=&zip=08302&category=0

 

[baltbottles]

Thats cool I will have to attend this auction.

Chris

 

[tigue710]

that is very cool...

Hey Chris, get me a blow pipe, seriously...

 

[madpaddla]

Thought this would be a good historical reference to keep on line:

From the auction of Clevenger Brothers glass house 2009:

Clevenger Brothers
Clayton, New Jersey
Gloucester County Historical site #87

The three Clevenger Brothers first opened Clevenger Brothers Glass works at the corner of Linden and Vine Street in Clayton, New Jersey in 1927. Their financial backing and motivation at the time came from collector and South Jersey glass historical Ernest Stanmire who pointed the Clevenger’s in the direction of reasonably priced 19th century reproduction-free blown glass. The company started with a single, one pot furnace and continued in expansion of employees, product and equipment until the 1950’s.

The Clevenger induction into the glass industry started about the mid 1850’s with William (the father) working at the Batsto furnace making window glass. With the loss of the Batsto in 1867 the family moved to Clayton where William and his three sons found work at Moore Brothers glass. As customary of the time the three sons also found work with the same company doing menial task. Reportedly, Allie the youngest worked as a “carry in boy†at about age seven. Moore Brothers closed prior to WWI leaving the Clevengers to find glass work wherever it might have been available.

After opening Clevenger Brothers they began by creating fine quality free blown glass colonial design glass. There catalog included Lily Pad footed bowls, pitchers, finger bowls, vases and later a quantity of blown mold souvenir glass and utilitarian glassware. Common colors include primarily emerald greens, violet, sapphire, and ruby. By the 1950’s Clevenger Brothers were in full production adding more equipment and employees. Several noted blowers were Ottis Coleman (childhood friend to Aillie), Harry and Percy Britton, August Hoffbauer and several others.

Clevenger copied several designs from Whitney and Whithall Tatum including the Jenny Lynn calabash, Booze bottle, log cabin bottle, Washington bottle, Fislerville and hundreds more.

After the death of Allie, the last remaining Clevenger gaffer, his widow married William Bower an investor and a person who had prior experience in the glass industry, kept the factory operating. By 1964 due the lack of qualified glass blowers and dwindling demand Clevenger Brothers was closed. For two years the factory stood idle with all of the equipment intact. In 1966 the factory was purchased by James Travis who reopened producing fine quality commemoratives and bottles continuing the use of the Clevenger name and tradition they had created.

By 1999 Clevenger’s closed forever. The factory now is in shambles with the roof and walls disintegrating.

We are pleased and fortunate being able to offer at Public Auction the remaining glass equipment, tools, and pipes originally used by Tom Reno and Allie Clevenger at our June 29, 2009 sale. Also, will be included is a portion of the new-old stock which was warehoused in the company house adjoining the Clevenger factory.

Ref.: Glass Gaffers of Southern New Jersey


Offered from the original factory, approximately 120 original Clevenger molds including: Large & small camphor jugs, Whitney mold, numerous commemorative molds, Demijohn, Coke bottle, Clevenger bottle vase, Old Clevenger pushup, lg. squat pitcher, Ayerst French pill bottle, Goblet glass, Grape goblet, Pepsi Cola, whiskey bottle, flask, Statue of Liberty, Indent vase, Hobnail bottle and dish, stopper, 10†and 6†ball, Stoddard mold for vase, Fislerville, small and squat creamers, bulls eye, eagle & grape, and etc.
Rare 19th Century manual bottle press, Clevenger’s finishing wheel, several Clevenger wood foundry molds, 2 original Clevenger’s gaffers chairs, glass rubbing stone, several blow pipes, new old stock from Clevenger’s original warehouse including 150 aqua swirl bottles, 100 Ben Franklin banks, 200 amethyst jugs with applied handles, 100 cobalt pitchers, dozens of brown texture bottles, dozens of commemorative bottles, etc., original Clevenger Bros. Glass Wk. sign, early photos of August Hoffbauer at Clevenger’s.​

 

[cyberdigger]

Great idea, madpaddla!!

 

[QBrooks]

Thanks Oldihtractor for getting the word out there, if you come to our auction let me know next time you come in so I can thank you properly.

I came across this forum while trying to find a place to let people know that we were selling the remainder of the Clevenger Bros. molds. Along with the molds, blow pipes, and other neat things from Clevenger Bros. we also just acquired a really nice glass collection from the Deemer Estate of Greenwich NJ.

Keep checking our Auction Zip page at http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=651303&kwd=&zip=08302&category=0 or you can visit our website at http://www.bobbrooksauction.com

There will be more photos added of the glass collection Saturday at some point.

 

[Oldihtractor]

NO problem !! Your auctions are always good.. I have the D&S fruit Jar that Mr. Deemer and mr Stubbins made.. Will be an interesting sale for sure!! keep up the good work!!

Also noticed Bob Has added some great jars and bottles to the sale billl!!

Bottles, Fruit and Canning Jars: J. McCollick & Co. 1qt., Telephone jars, Sanitary, Globe, Smalley fruit jar, Atlas, Lightning, Van Etta & Mason’s qts., 1 & 2 qt amber jars, Weymans amber snuff jar, 1 gal. Smiley soda bottle pat. 1922, early blown min. med. bottles, Union bottle, 1864 Banner 2 qt., Protector clinch top, dozens 1858 Masons, Salem – Bridgeton – Millville – Clayton soda and ketchup bottles, Millville Improved and Atmospheric jars, “The Salem Jarâ€, Whitall pat 1861 2qt., F.J. Bodine pint, amber Masons Improved, Aston & Co. Phila. Was seal, min. Gaynor carboys, 1872 Masons, Winslow jar, Consolidated, Woodbury, Cohansey qt & half pints, Wm. Haller Carlisle PA 1qt, Potter Bodine pint, The New Windsor sq. top, 1863 Willoughby qt, Potter Bodine 2 qt, Holtz Clark & Taylor 1 qt Salem, 1877 Cohansey 1qt, Dyottville Glasswork Wash. Taylor flask, 1861 John M. Moore & Co., Fislerville, hundreds more, good selection milk bottles, coll. coke bottles, etc, etc