Monthly Archives: September 2013

C. T. Hughes & Co. Sauce Bottle – Where is it from?

C. T. Hughes & Co. Sauce Bottle Where is it from? 13 September 2013 The other day we read about the dig with all of the pontiled bottles. Read: The One We Have Waited For, Privy Heaven!!!! The bottle that really … Continue reading

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The Dowesburgh/Albany Glass House 1785-1815

The Dowesburgh | Albany Glass House 1785 – 1815 Part 4 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 11 September 2013 Leaving the town of Albany, New York, heading west on Route 20, you will arrive in Guilderland, about six miles west … Continue reading

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Newburgh (Glass House Co.) 1751-1759

Newburgh  (Glass House Co.)  1751 – 1759 Part 1 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 11 September 2013 The manufacture of glass was commenced in the village of New Windsor near present day Newburgh, 66 miles north of New York City, … Continue reading

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Glass House Farm (Glass House Co) 1758 – 1772

Glass House Farm  (Glass House Co) 1758 – 1772 Part 3 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 10 September 2013 A farm that ran from Fitzroy Road to the Hudson River in what is now the West 30’s in New York City … Continue reading

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Brooklyn (Glass House Co.) 1754-1758

Brooklyn (Glass House Co.) 1754 – 1758 Part 2 of a Series by Stephen Atkinson 09 September 2013 A glass works was founded on what would become State Street in the present day Brooklyn, NYC in 1754 by the Glass … Continue reading

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Heckler Auction 105 – Looking at Paint on Bottles

Heckler Auction 105 – Looking at Paint on Bottles From the late Carl Sturm Collection 09 September 2013 The folks at Heckler have another outstanding auction that closes this Wednesday evening. This is one of their ‘Opportunity’ auctions meaning it … Continue reading

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Check these T. W. Dyott bottles out!

Check these T. W. Dyott bottles out! 09 September 2013 It has really been just fantastic lately to see researchers, collectors and writers submit information for posting on Peachridge Glass. The last exchanges with Stephen Atkinson have been perfect examples. … Continue reading

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Beer Street and Gin Lane by William Hogarth

Beer Street and Gin Lane William Hogarth 08 September 2013 Beer Street and Gin Lane are two prints issued in 1751 by English artist William Hogarth in support of what would become the Gin Act. they depict the evils of … Continue reading

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Henry Bolingers Maysville Glass-Works 1814-1825

Henry Bolingers Maysville Glass-Works 1814-1825 by Stephen Atkinson 08 September 2013 The Kentucky glass industry begins with a gentleman with a colorfull past named John Henry Bolinger (known as Henry). Henry was born in 1761 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In … Continue reading

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A little on HOBOKEN DE BIE & Co.

Cruising around the net the other day, I came across the picture below of the workers posing for a photo at the Hoboken de Bie & Co. gin distillery in Rotterdam that I thought was pretty cool. Looking for the source, I see … Continue reading

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