May 2016

A few miles west of Washington Crossing Park is the town of Doylestown  where Henry Mercer built a museum in 1916.  Mercer owned a tile works where handmade decorative tiles and mosaics were made.  The museum houses his vast collection of early American everyday objects.  More than 60 crafts and trades are represented, including woodworking, metalworking, agricultural tools, textile, and transportation tools.  Displayed are furnishings, and implements of early America 1700 to 1850, including a whaling boat, horse drawn carriages, and an antique fire engine.