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Gary's Gem Garden
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPECIAL NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary will be in Franklin, New Jersey for the Sterling Hill Super Dig on April 26th visit uvworld.org for more information.
Collecting minerals, fossils, shells and cutting gems started at age eleven. Jewelry making soon followed. The business was started in 1973 at age 17.
Gary was a Science major and Art minor throughout high school ( Cherry Hill East ) and studied Geology and Art at Rutgers University. Education has continued with the help of seminars, colleagues, museums, books and magazines.
We traveled throughout the northeast doing up to 45 shows per year. Our first store was in the Circle Village Shopping Center in Pennsauken. We then moved to the 1500 sq. ft. store, in the Woodcrest Shopping Center, when we purchased the inventory of Stellar Gemstones.
After 17 years there, we moved to our current 3200 sq. ft. location, which continues to grow, drawing customers from across the country and around the world.
We are now considered to be the largest complete rock shop in the east.
Gary is also an officer in the local rock club, The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society, Inc. There are monthly meetings, field trips and annual events like the picnic and auction and banquet.
We have traveled extensively to collect and purchase much of our inventory and deal direct with miners, owners and companies to get the best pricing.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON OUR STORE
Collecting minerals, fossils, shells and cutting gems started at age eleven. Jewelry making soon followed. The business was started in 1973 at age 17. Gary was a Science major and Art minor throughout high school ( Cherry Hill East ) and studied Geology and Art at Rutgers University. Education has continued with the help of seminars, colleagues, museums, books and magazines.
We traveled throughout the northeast doing up to 45 shows per year. Our first store was in the Circle Village Shopping Center in Pennsauken. We then moved to the 1500 sq. ft. store, in the Woodcrest Shopping Center, when we purchased the inventory of Stellar Gemstones.
After 17 years there, we moved to our current 3200 sq. ft. location, which continues to grow, drawing customers from across the country and around the world.
We are now considered to be the largest complete rock shop in the east.
Gary is also an officer in the local rock club, The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society, Inc. There are monthly meetings, field trips and annual events like the picnic and auction and banquet.
We have traveled extensively to collect and purchase much of our inventory and deal direct with miners, owners and companies to get the best pricing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Directions to our store ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sawmill Village Shopping Center
404 Route 70 east (this is a mailing address only, there are no numbers, we are on the westbound side of 70 but the east side of Cherry Hill. Do not try to locate us with internet maps, they won't find us. Use directions below. We have not lost anyone, yet.
Finding us is easy as we are located on the westbound side of Route 70, one mile west of I-295. We are about 7 miles from Philadelphia, 34 miles from Delaware (Delaware Memorial Bridge) and 30 miles from Trenton. NYC is about 1 1/2 hours away, Baltimore 2 1/2.
Coming from the north:
Use the NJ turnpike, south, to exit at #7, 5 or 4. From those exits it is easy to get to I-295 south. Follow to exit 34B. We are one mile from there on your right in the Saw Mill Village Shopping Center. Just a "block" past the second traffic light.
Coming from the south:
Delaware Memorial, Commodore Barry or Walt Whitman bridges and other points south use I-295 north to exit 34B and follow above directions.
Coming from the west:
From Philadelphia, etc.
Using the Ben Franklin Bridge, follow Route 30 till it junctions with Route 70 east. Follow about 5 miles. Watch for two large intersections a mile apart, we are 1/4 mile past the second one, which is Route 41. We will be on your left hand side. Stay in the lane on the left, you will go to the next traffic light to turn around come back on Route 70 on other side. We are in the Saw Mill Village Shopping Center right next door to Jan’s Boutique.
Using the Tacony Palmyra Bridge, follow Route 73 south to I-295 south get off at exit 34B and we are one mile down on your right.
From the Burlington Bristol Bridge follow Route 130 south to Route 73 south to I-295 south get off at exit 34B we are one mile down on your right.
Any other directions needed, please call us. 856-795-5077
404 Route 70 east (this is a mailing address only, there are no numbers, we are on the westbound side of 70 but the east side of Cherry Hill. Do not try to locate us with internet maps, they won't find us. Use directions below. We have not lost anyone, yet.
Finding us is easy as we are located on the westbound side of Route 70, one mile west of I-295. We are about 7 miles from Philadelphia, 34 miles from Delaware (Delaware Memorial Bridge) and 30 miles from Trenton. NYC is about 1 1/2 hours away, Baltimore 2 1/2.
Coming from the north:
Use the NJ turnpike, south, to exit at #7, 5 or 4. From those exits it is easy to get to I-295 south. Follow to exit 34B. We are one mile from there on your right in the Saw Mill Village Shopping Center. Just a "block" past the second traffic light.
Coming from the south:
Delaware Memorial, Commodore Barry or Walt Whitman bridges and other points south use I-295 north to exit 34B and follow above directions.
Coming from the west:
From Philadelphia, etc.
Using the Ben Franklin Bridge, follow Route 30 till it junctions with Route 70 east. Follow about 5 miles. Watch for two large intersections a mile apart, we are 1/4 mile past the second one, which is Route 41. We will be on your left hand side. Stay in the lane on the left, you will go to the next traffic light to turn around come back on Route 70 on other side. We are in the Saw Mill Village Shopping Center right next door to Jan’s Boutique.
Using the Tacony Palmyra Bridge, follow Route 73 south to I-295 south get off at exit 34B and we are one mile down on your right.
From the Burlington Bristol Bridge follow Route 130 south to Route 73 south to I-295 south get off at exit 34B we are one mile down on your right.
Any other directions needed, please call us. 856-795-5077
WE WILL BE CLOSING EARLY ON MARCH 21ST FOR ANGIES WEDDING!!!
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!
STORE HOURS
Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. TILL 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUNDAYS CLOSED
We will be closed on the following days for 2008:
Memorial Day, May 26th
4th of July
Labor Day, September 1st
Thanksgiving, November 27th
Christmas and New Years Day.
THANK YOU FOR YOU PATRONAGE
During the Holiday season between
Thanksgiving and Christmas our store
hours are as follows:
Monday - Friday 10 - 8
Saturday 10 - 6
Sunday 11 - 4
WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!
STORE HOURS
Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m. TILL 8 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
SUNDAYS CLOSED
We will be closed on the following days for 2008:
Memorial Day, May 26th
4th of July
Labor Day, September 1st
Thanksgiving, November 27th
Christmas and New Years Day.
THANK YOU FOR YOU PATRONAGE
During the Holiday season between
Thanksgiving and Christmas our store
hours are as follows:
Monday - Friday 10 - 8
Saturday 10 - 6
Sunday 11 - 4
Jewelers of America
We are members of the Jewelers of America and the New Jersey Jewelers Association.
We support truth in pricing and the Childrens Charity Fund.
The information supplied in the learn and care and cleaning sections is from the Jewelers of America website.
We are members of the Jewelers of America and the New Jersey Jewelers Association.
We support truth in pricing and the Childrens Charity Fund.
The information supplied in the learn and care and cleaning sections is from the Jewelers of America website.