Yesterday I while digging a found a piece of a glass bottle At the top is LYON , beneath that is CONTENTS the next line is BREWING ,followed by 12 1/2 OZ and NEWARK NJ .It is heavy glass with an aqua tint. Thanks
Was probably a crown top, so no earlier than 1892 but most likely a little later. You can google the makers name and see the exact bottle variant on a Jersey bottle collector website.
Villagenut I found a couple of tops there also. I did not look closely but you are probably right that they are crown tops .I hope to get back this week and see if I find one that is intact