I Found An Abandoned 19-Century Cottage That Belonged To An Enigmatic Clockmaker And Collector Of Curios (27 Pics)
As an urban explorer, I often get to see abandoned houses. However, none may have been as filled with antique history as this one. Fittingly frozen in time like the many stopped clocks that litter its dilapidated rooms, this 19th-century New Jersey cottage was once home to an enigmatic clockmaker and collector of curios, but now lies empty and forlorn, the pendulum having swung squarely against its favor.
As I peaked around the rooms, I was in awe with what was left behind. How can a house filled with such value now be void of life?
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The historic New Jersey cottage that time forgot
Red velvet dining room
Hummel soldier figurine
Vintage gadgets
Antique piano
The house portrait
Master bedroom
Mourning girls lithograph
“Innocence” antique chromolithograph
Picture clocks
Lincoln’s Death
Apothecary paraphernalia
Antique books
Inside a bedroom
A miniature piano
Vintage ephemera
Quack medical device
Clockmaker’s workshop
Clockmaker’s tools
Grandfather clock
A broken portrait
Military hats
A book cabinet
A hanging lantern
Antique camera
Storage attic
The American Collector
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Share on FacebookI’m most curious as to a) how this house was never claimed by descendants, and b) how the photographer got permission to enter! (It’s SOOOO cool!)
Some nice old furniture, photos, knick-knacks and tools of the trade. Not exactly enigmatic, and city hall records would provide info on ownership and history. Nice place, though.
Maybe this lawn doesn't belong to this property - I can see an entrance in the wall on the right side of the first photo.
Load More Replies...Been inside this one, and it was by far the coolest spot. I love the old antique vibe it had.
So interesting, I live time capsules. But doesn't it look a little too new to be that old? I see it clearly is old, but I would have imagined way more dust, weardown, faded colors if it just layed there since lets say 1900?
Noart why are you so rude? Let us enjoy these lovely photographs. OKAY!
Load More Replies...I’m most curious as to a) how this house was never claimed by descendants, and b) how the photographer got permission to enter! (It’s SOOOO cool!)
Some nice old furniture, photos, knick-knacks and tools of the trade. Not exactly enigmatic, and city hall records would provide info on ownership and history. Nice place, though.
Maybe this lawn doesn't belong to this property - I can see an entrance in the wall on the right side of the first photo.
Load More Replies...Been inside this one, and it was by far the coolest spot. I love the old antique vibe it had.
So interesting, I live time capsules. But doesn't it look a little too new to be that old? I see it clearly is old, but I would have imagined way more dust, weardown, faded colors if it just layed there since lets say 1900?
Noart why are you so rude? Let us enjoy these lovely photographs. OKAY!
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