3301 Race Street
This house was
torn down.
Previous Residents
1878
Directory: Gustavus Storm of Storm Brothers (with Francis), glass at 3312
Market St.
The 1877
directory lists him living at 3413 Walnut St.
1880:
Gustavus Storm 50 Glass manufacturer; born in Prussia
Henrietta Storm 33 Born in Prussia
Florence Storm 4
Eliza Ahemsfelt 79 Mother-in-law; born in Prussia
Rose McDia 15 Servant; born in Prussia
Rose Kuhule 36 Servant; born in Prussia
“Detachable
Plates for Glass Molds.
Gustravus didn't invent the slug
plate he just made improvements to the original concept, stacking several
plates together and venting the plates for air to escape when the molten glass
was blown into the mold.
This improvement allowed the glass
houses to carry a "standard mold" for a particular style of bottle,
for instance, a medicine mold, beer mold, bitters mold and so on.
The detachable slug plate was then
engraved to the client’s specifications…”
(Western
Bitters News, blog viewed 12/13/2014)
1882
Directory: Gustavus Storm of Storm Brothers (with Francis), glass at 3312
Market St.
In
1870, Francis Storm lived at 3410 Hamilton St.
West Philadelphia Flint
Glass Works, Gustavus Storm,
3314-3320 Market St. back
to Ludlow St.
(Hexamer General
Surveys, Vol. 20)
1888, Feb.
26: Death of Gustavus Storm, 61 years old
1900:
Elizabeth A. Mickle 65 Six children, 3 surviving; born in N.J.,
father born in Md., mother in N.J.; renting
John L. Mickle 32 Medical instruments business; married (sic.);
born in N.J.
Margaret E. Mickle 30
Daughter; single; born in N.J.
Rose Toner 30 Servant (cook); born in Ireland
Nellie Toner 23
Servant (chambermaid); born in
Ireland
Elizabeth
Mickle nee Chew died in 1922. She was living at 5126 Marshall St. She was the
widow of John Mickle.
John
Long Mickle married Laura Spooner Hance in 1893 in Philadelphia. She died July
22, 1895. They were living at 3217 Haverford Ave.
1950
Directory: Joan Powell
Revised
12/13/2014