Stangl Pottery

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In operation    1926-1978

Wares

Art ceramicElectricalTableware

Art pottery (Industrial Directory 1934, 1938)

Pottery vases, lamps (Industrial Directory 1940-41)

Notes

“In 1926, Anchor Pottery closed down and the property was acquired by Fulper Pottery Co. of Flemington. Fulper which traced its origin back to the early 19th Century had not previously conducted operations in Trenton. This acquisition came near the end of its existence as a separate entity. Fulper was purchased in 1929 by Martin Stangl who had worked for Fulper as Superintendent. Operations at the site continued until the early 1970’s. Although pottery production has ceased at this location, portions of the pottery facilities remain in existence on New York Avenue south of Mulberry Avenue [sic].” 

— Goldberg, David J. 1998.  Preliminary Notes on the Pioneer Potters and Potteries of Trenton, N.J.: The First Thirty Years – 1852 – 1882 (And Beyond).  Privately published, Trenton, New Jersey.

Selected References

Harney, W.J. 1929. “Trenton’s First Potteries.” Sunday Times Advertiser, July 7, 14, 21 and 28, 1929.

Stangl Pottery Company. c. 1965.  A Look Behind the Scenes at Stangl: An American Tradition Since 1805.  Trenton, New Jersey.

Dworkin, J. and M. Horman. 1977.  A Guide to Stangl Pottery Birds.  Willow Pond Books, Inc., New Jersey.

Rehl, Norma. 1979.  The Collectors Handbook of Stangl Pottery.  Nordic Books, New Jersey.

Rehl, Norma. 1982.  Stangl Pottery: Part II.  Nordic Books, New Jersey.

Duke, Harvey. 1993.  Stangl Pottery.  Wallace-Homestead Book Co., Radnor, Pennsylvania.

Goldberg, David J. 1998.  Preliminary Notes on the Pioneer Potters and Potteries of Trenton, N.J.: The First Thirty Years – 1852 – 1882 (And Beyond).  Privately published, Trenton, New Jersey.

Other firms at this site:

Other Names

Fulper Pottery Company; Stangl Pottery; Stangl Pottery, Inc.; Fulper-Stangl Pottery Company

Block and Lot:
213A/1,2; 217D; 217E

Historic Street Address:
New York Ave corner Mulberry St; E. Trenton above Canal; Delaware & Raritan Canal; Delaware & Raritan Canal above Rose; South Rose; New York Ave near Olden; 930 New York Ave

Municipality:
City of Trenton

Image Gallery

Figurine, Passenger Pigeon, glazed earthenware, made by Stangl Pottery, ca. 1945, 6 in H, 19.25 in L. John Tierney, August Jacob and Herman Eichorn were the lead designers of Stangl birds under the overall direction of Martin Stangl. Ethel Kennedy chose the color schemes. This figurine was modeled after John James Audubon’s record of the bird. Once the most common bird in the United States, the passenger pigeon is now extinct due to exploitation of its meat for food and the loss of its habitat. Collection of the New Jersey State Museum, CH2019.1

Map Gallery

Stangl Pottery, 1927 Sanborn Map
Stangl Pottery, 1955 Sanborn
Map References

Sanborn Map Company.  1927.  Insurance Maps of the City of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York.   (Vol. 3, plate 452: shown as “Anchor”)

Franklin Survey Co.  1930.  Real Estate Plat‑Book of the City of Trenton and Borough of Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Franklin Survey Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Plate 35: shown as “Fulper Pottery”)