Mallorytown Glassworks
Canada's First Glassworks
Mallorytown Glassworks
Canada's First Glassworks
Mallorytown Glassworks
Canada's First Glassworks
Collection Highlights
Robinson Paperweight
Sugar Bowl
Askett Inkwell
Robinson (Bates) Pin
Shaw Cullet
Fruit Bowl
Slate Cullet
Guild Torpedo Bottles
Boulton Dish
Mallorytown Pitcher
Collection Highlights
Witch’s Ball
Springfield Cullet
Peter Eligh Bottle
Cane
A Priceless Treasure Lost to Time
Opening Hours
Now until June 23 : Tuesday from 9:30 am - 11:30 am | Saturday, May 25 : 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Leeds Heritage Day) | Sunday, June 23 - Sept. 1 : 9:00 am - 3:30 pm every day but Monday | From Tuesday, Sept. 3 forward : Every Tuesday from 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Events & Exhibitions
ROYAL TRIO
- February 23, 2025
- $5.00
- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Mallorytown Community Centre
Brian Porter Presented by the TIRHS and the MCHHH Helping...
Ted Barris is Back
- January 26, 2025
- $10.00 including refreshments
- 2:00 PM to 4:00
- Mallorytown Community Centre
Mallorytown Talks Winter Session Mallorytown Community Centre January 26, 2025,...
Events & Exhibitions
ROYAL TRIO
- February 23, 2025
- $5.00
- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Mallorytown Community Centre
Brian Porter Presented by the TIRHS and the MCHHH Helping...
Ted Barris is Back
- January 26, 2025
- $10.00 including refreshments
- 2:00 PM to 4:00
- Mallorytown Community Centre
Mallorytown Talks Winter Session Mallorytown Community Centre January 26, 2025,...
Mallory Coach House
The Mallory Coach House was built circa 1853 and has been used as a hotel, tavern, doctor’s office, farm house and as a residence. It was purchased by the Township in the fall of 2005, to be used for a tourist attraction, art shows, a meeting place for local groups, and a place to showcase historical artifacts and documents.
Under the management of the Heritage Committee, it has undergone major renovations and restorations, funded by grants and generous donations. The garden area and gazebo are also used for community events and weddings.
Mallory Coach House
The Mallory Coach House was built circa 1853 and has been used as a hotel, tavern, doctor’s office, farm house and as a residence. It was purchased by the Township in the fall of 2005, to be used for a tourist attraction, art shows, a meeting place for local groups, and a place to showcase historical artifacts and documents.
Under the management of the Heritage Committee, it has undergone major renovations and restorations, funded by grants and generous donations. The garden area and gazebo are also used for community events and weddings.
Amasa Whitney Mallory, Sr.
Founder of the Mallorytown Glassworks
He was the grandson of Nathaniel Mallory who founded Mallorytown in 1790. He spent his early years working with David, his father, farming and supplying lumber to the Kingston Penitentiary. In 1839, the brash enterprising 20-year-old started up Canada’s first glassworks in a log structure about 2 km. west of Mallorytown.
The enterprise only lasted a year or so and closed “due to the unreliableness of the foreman”. The success of the business hinged on the foreman, or gaffer, as he was the only person with the knowledge of how to make the raw glass and how to form it into finished pieces.
Amasa Whitney Mallory, Sr.
Founder of the Mallorytown Glassworks
He was the grandson of Nathaniel Mallory who founded Mallorytown in 1790. He spent his early years working with David, his father, farming and supplying lumber to the Kingston Penitentiary. In 1839, the brash enterprising 20-year-old started up Canada’s first glassworks in a log structure about 2 km. west of Mallorytown.
The enterprise only lasted a year or so and closed “due to the unreliableness of the foreman”. The success of the business hinged on the foreman, or gaffer, as he was the only person with the knowledge of how to make the raw glass and how to form it into finished pieces.
Amasa Whitney Mallory, Sr.
Founder of the Mallorytown Glassworks
He was the grandson of Nathaniel Mallory who founded Mallorytown in 1790. He spent his early years working with David, his father, farming and supplying lumber to the Kingston Penitentiary. In 1839, the brash enterprising 20-year-old started up Canada’s first glassworks in a log structure about 2 km. west of Mallorytown.
The enterprise only lasted a year or so and closed “due to the unreliableness of the foreman”. The success of the business hinged on the foreman, or gaffer, as he was the only person with the knowledge of how to make the raw glass and how to form it into finished pieces.
Ontario Historical Society's Presidents Award for Excellence in Exhibits
The Thousand Island River Heritage Society is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the 2024 Ontario Historical Society’s Presidents Award for Excellence in Exhibits for its Permanent Exhibit – Mallorytown Glassworks – Canada’s First – in the Mallory Coach House Museum. The award was received by the TIRHS Glassworks Committee, on Saturday, Nov. 2 at a cermony in North York, and it will be proudly displayed in the Coach House for all to see.
Collectors
Beth Robinson
Jamie Sherman
Doug Guild
Art Shaw
Bill Boulton
Gerald Stevens
Dave & Sandra Wells
Collectors
Beth Robinson
Jamie Sherman
Doug Guild
Art Shaw
Bill Boulton
Gerald Stevens