Today, @armin posted about this Ensslin drink, which sent me down a rabbit hole because I have some passing familiarity with Monmouth County, so I figured I should just post about it.
My assumption has also been that “Tinton” is a Tinton Falls reference, although I think maybe not precisely to the town of the same name, which has had a shifty identity over the years. Significantly predating the nearby town is the waterfall itself and the industrial property (ironworks) that gave it the name. The Laird & Co. property shares the same stretch of old highway—portions currently called Tinton Ave—a mere 2 miles down the road. The Scobeyville that is the official “town” where Laird & Co. is located is kind of a non-place, and the waterfall is located between it and the current town of Tinton Falls. Regardless, all this stuff is really close together.
We can only speculate whether Ensslin had some personal experience in this part of New Jersey, but given that his stomping grounds were NYC and eastern Pennsylvania, and the New Jersey shore was a huge vacation attraction in Ensslin’s era, it seems quite possible he spent time there. The Tinton Falls could certainly have been a roadside attraction one might pass on the journey to/from the shore, which is another 7-8 miles East. I even found a couple vintage postcards from 1907/1908 online:
