What really happened at Crowleytown.

[surfaceone]

Thanks for this Steve,

You've not only greatly expanded my knowledge of the glass works at Crowleyville [8D] which, I must admit, was largely non existent. Let's put the scholarship aside, for just a minute, while I applaud your beautiful finds.

That drippy "C" Low is fantastic!

Would you call it Atlantic Aqua?

You're the guy that introduced me to the Huffseys. Hello Samuel. You've further fleshed them out from an historic, and bottle shelf perspective.

Pulled them right out of the river bank @ the works! Can't get a better provenance than that!

You are our correspondent in the Glass Triangle. I'm looking forward to the full Dr. Dyott treatment. Did you visit after the fire?

From.

I'm so curious to see what is left...

 

[Steve/sewell]

Hey Surf what a 3 mile stretch of glass history along rte. 542 in Burlington County. Historical flasks were abound here as John Huffsey and his brother Sam can attest to. Jenny Linds,Washington/Taylor's, Sheaf of Wheat's,Union,Cornucopias,The first Mason Jars and all kinds of glass whimsey, and moils and glass drippings. Each site to this day has shards of glass and bricks from the furnaces lying strewn about the forest floor.The area is quite scenic also and still is as remote as it was a 150 years ago.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Bulltown is located just north of Rte 542 and Hermann City on the other side a 500 foot walk towards the river. If you put these coordinates
39° 37.104'N 74° 36.019'W in your GPS , your PC or smart phone you will be standing near Hermann City. If you put these coordinates in
39° 37.240'N 74° 35.90'W you will be at the Bulltown glass works. If you put in these coordinates 39° 37.61'N 74° 37.200'W you will be at the
Atlantic Glass works at Crowleytown. If you put in these coordinates 39° 36.730'N 74° 35.280'W you will be at the William Coffin Glass works
at Greenbank the oldest glass works in this area. If you put in these coordinates 39° 38.615'N 74° 38.980'W you will be at the Batsto glass works.
If you put in these coordinates 39° 37.885'N 74° 46.320'W you will be at the William Coffin Seniors glass factory in Hammonton New Jersey .
Now for the good one if you collect Coffin and Hay historical flasks as you know they are the bench mark for mold quality superiority. This is where
their works were located in 1828 to 1848. Put in these coordinates 39° 39.430'N 74° 51.680'W .Check out this map at this link
http://www.philageohistory.org/rdic-images/view-image.cfm/HGSv25.2373-2374 Yes there is a lot of glass history in South Central Southern New Jersey.

 

[GuntherHess]

Interesting read.
So, talking about NJ glass houses, what do you know about Moore Bros Glass Company in Clayton NY?
I recently found a pint Mason jar with their mark on the bottom.

 

[Steve/sewell]

Back in a while Matt .....The Moore brothers took over the original Fislerville glass works in Clayton New Jersey in around 1853

 

[botlguy]

Steve, this is terrific stuff. Collected jars seriously for a number of years and had none of this information. Thanks and please keep it coming. Hope the F.J. folks are getting this also.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

woops I typed Clayton NY by mistake , sorry to the Jerseyites who I moved to NY.

 

[botlguy]

ORIGINAL: AntiqueMeds

woops I typed Clayton NY by mistake , sorry to the Jerseyites who I moved to NY.

I noticed that but am too polite to mention it. [8D]

 

[Steve/sewell]

The Mckearin numbered GI-40c Washington/Taylor pint flask which is listed as rare was blown at the Atlantic glass works of John Huffsey.South Jersey glass historian Ed Pfeiffer is the Harry Hall White of the South. He found numerous shards of this flask at the Atlantic Glass Works in Crowleytown.Here are two of them side by side.The one with the long bubble in the neck on the right was found less then 1 mile from the site.

 

[Steve/sewell]

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