General Porcelain Manufacturing Company

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In operation    1939-present

Wares

Other

Porcelain forms for rubber industry, lamp bases (Robinson and Feeny 1980:66)

Laboratory and industrial pottery and miscellaneous home furnishings (Trenton Potteries 1 [1]:1)

Notes

“This company was founded in 1939 by Stephen J. Judnak and Joseph Przechacki. Products include porcelain forms for the rubber industry and lamp bases. Their Just-Rite subsidiary makes bathroom accessories.”

— Robinson, Dorothy and Bill Feeny. 1980.  The Official Price Guide to American Pottery & Porcelain.  House of Collectibles, Orlando, Florida.

 

Selected References

“General Porcelain Marks Silver Anniversary.” 1964. Trenton Magazine 40(17).

Robinson, Dorothy and Bill Feeny. 1980.  The Official Price Guide to American Pottery & Porcelain.  House of Collectibles, Orlando, Florida.

“Pottery Manufacture in Trenton Today.” 2000. Trenton Potteries 1 (1):1.

Other firms at this site:

Other Names

General Porcelain Manufacturing Company

Block and Lot:
217C/2, 884-888

Historic Street Address:
Mulberry Street and Canal; corner of Mulberry Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 457 Mulberry

Municipality:
City of Trenton

Image Gallery

Glove Mold, bisque porcelain, made by General Porcelain Manufacturing Company, 1964, 12.25 in H. This mold was used to make gloves for astronaut Walter M. Schirra, Jr. He did not wish to remove his wedding ring, and the form was designed to accommodate it. Schirra, a New Jersey native, is the only astronaut to have flown in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs. Collection of the New Jersey State Museum, CH1968.144.1

Map Gallery

General Porcelain Manufacturing Company, 1955 Sanborn Map
Map References

Sanborn Map Company.  1927.  Insurance Maps of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York.  (Plate 452: shown as “General Porcelain M’f’g Co.”)

Sanborn Map Company.  1955.  Insurance Maps of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, Volume 1.  Revised from 1927 map.  Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York. (Plate 452: shown as “General Porcelain M’f’g Co.”)