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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



In 1853 Morrison & Carr established a pottery in New York 

 city which was continued till 1888 and the wares produced have 

 also been described by Dr Barber. It seems probable that no 

 New York materials were used in these products. 



Charles Cartlidge & Co., at Greenpoint, founded their factory 

 in 1848 and continued it until 1856. Dr Barber states that the pro- 

 duct was chiefly of bone porcelain and was made in the form 

 of tableware, Parian busts, ornamental figures and porcelain 

 hardware, much of it finely decorated. Though not marked, the 

 Pennsylvania Museum has received a series of authenticated 

 specimens from descendants of the founder of the works. The 

 source of the clays is not known. 



About i860 the Union Porcelain Works were established at 

 Greenpoint by German potters and were subsequently purchased 

 by Thomas C. Smith, whose son still operates them. Their pro- 

 duct is hard porcelain of high grade (Barber). Local clays have 

 not entered into their composition, and it may be added that none 

 of the potteries operating today in this State are making use of 

 local materials. 



Glass. The manufacture of glass in New York began as far 

 back as colonial times and early in the 19th century there were 

 a number of factories making or trying to make this product. 

 The record of the beginnings of this industry is given in Dr J. L. 

 Bishop's History of American Manufactures from 1608 to i86o t 

 also in volume 2 of the United States Census 1880, Manufactures, 

 and briefly summarized for New York in the Report of the New 

 York Department of Labor, 1903, v. 2, pt 5. The inception of 

 this industry appears to be due to a Dutchman, Jan Smeedes of 

 Manhattan, whose enterprise dated back earlier than 1732 but 

 from that time to early in the next century little if anvthing more 

 was attempted within the limits of the State. The establishment 

 and very successful business of the Albany Glass Works about the 

 beginning of the last century seems to have given impetus to the 

 inauguration of other companies in various parts of the State. 

 Of the products of all these however we have the scantiest records, 

 due doubtless to the fact that they were chiefly engaged in the 

 manufacture of window glass and nothing else. The Albany Glass 

 Works however produced other pieces, bottles and liquor flasks, 

 some of which have come down to us and as the history of this 

 enterprise is of more than usual interest a sketch of it is here given. 



In April 178*6, specimens of white glass made at a glasshouse 

 located about 8 miles west of Albany in what was then the town 



