Trenton Potteries Company (Empire Pottery)
In operation 1928-c.1938
Wares
Sanitary earthenware (Industrial Directory 1931, 1934, 1938)
Notes
In the 1920s, the Trenton Potteries Company was acquired by the Crane Company, but continued to operate under the original name.
— 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
Fitzgerald, Thomas F. 1929-1934. Fitzgerald’s Trenton and Mercer County Directory, Together with a Directory of Bordentown, Burlington, Mount Holly and Lambertville, NJ. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Trenton, New Jersey.
Stern, Marc Jeffrey. 1994. The Pottery Industry of Trenton: A Skilled Trade in Transition, 1850-1929. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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
Trenton Potteries Company Plant #3; Crane Company
Block and Lot:
39-1B/1
Historic Street Address:
Clinton Avenue on Belvidere and Delaware Railroad; Clinton Avenue on Perry Street; North Clinton Avenue corner of Ott Street
Municipality:
City of Trenton