Antique Wine Bottle Brown Hand Blown Blob Top1896 to 1914 Sea Bright NJ (#SB3)

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I am offering for Auction an
Antique Wine "punt" Hand Blown Brown Blob Top Glass circa 1896 to 1914 Sea Bright NJ
. It is a 10" Brown Bottle without markings, it does have the "punt" designating it as a Wine  bottle. Please see pictures. Condition is Pre-owned.
A series of Hurricanes from 1896 to 1914, swept this and other relics of another age into the sea after damaging the Octagon Hotel and other structures (Sea Bright Hotels). These are from a Collection of Bottles that were found about 50-60 years ago, in the Atlantic Ocean and mouth of Navesink River seabed at Sea Bright NJ after a series of Hurricanes from the mid 20
th
century brought old relics of potter, glassware and bottles (champagne, wine, perfume, beer, cleaning products) to the surface. They are pretty much as found, barnacles removed and then rinsed off but in excellent shape and perfect for any collector.
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“October 14, 1896: “The ocean washed over the beach to the river in many places between Highland Beach and Seabright.
Ocean Avenue was flooded to such an extent that it could
be navigated by boat (Methot, 1980, 59).” At Sea Bright
a “sea wall” comprising giant piled rocks was destroyed.
“The Octagon Hotel was damaged and an owner of two
properties lost one house that went adrift into the ocean
and the other was taken by the Shrewsbury river, and was
found drifting with the tide (Methot 1988, 110). At Highland Beach, the damage was quite extensive. A broad inlet
was cut five to six feet deep opposite the head of Island
Beach; “through the beach from the ocean to the river . . .
The ocean was rushing through this inlet at a great rate last
night (Methot, 1980, 59).”
The storms that befell the area on Christmas of 1913
and January 1914 changed coastal development patterns,
until state and federal subsidies made it attractive to build
in coastal flood zones again. The 1913 Christmas storm
caused “[d]amage was heavy all along the coast but it was
particularly severe at Sea Bright. Many of the wooden
bulkheads were breached and holes cut deep into the lawns
behind them (Methot 1988).” “Further, The Octagon [H]
otel was badly damaged in the storm Christmas night. It
was undermined and the bulkhead in front of it was partly
swept away (Methot, 1980).” As a result of the January
1914 storm, June Methot observed:
“This disastrous storm marked the end of a summer lifestyle of
elegance and grandeur which will never be re-created. The sea
had won, and the survivors knew it. Some buildings were moved away from the surf; some to the opposite side of the strip. Others, including some very large cottages, were barged across the river to the bluff, including the original Octagon cottage. Others remained where they were and through the 20’s and 30’s one to two more fell
prey to the sea in every major storm.” (Methot 1980)
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The items I sell are either from my personal collection that I have purchased myself in my extensive travels or gifted to me over the last 60 some years. I am a retiree downsizing, I am not a professional seller and do my best to describe the items. All my items come from a smoke-free home.
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