HOW SAD THAT FOLKS FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF TRENTON'S EMERGENCE AS A POTTERY TOWN DIDN'T IDENTIFY AND DATE THEIR BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS. I HAVE NO IDEA WHOSE POTTERY THIS MIGHT BE. PERHAPS THERE IS A POTTERY HISTORIAN WHO MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE PLANT.
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Hi, Im a old factory /railroad buff. I belive this is the earliest building at the maddock/lamberton works.The shed to the left has letters KS "lamberton works" which would be advertising to the boats as the came down the canal near lalor st. Only a handful them called them self works.So looking at a 1905 tax map the building has the same footprint as the photo.However the rate at which they expanded back then the maps shows a duplicate building to the left where the sheds are.The people are facing the D&R canal.Behind it would be landing street. BUT...I could be wrong?
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Hi, me again I googled Thomas Maddock of trenton and found an old picture of him. The 2 on the left look to be him or his sons.Also from the maps I can find the building is not on 1890s map and looks to have been added to in 1905.-glenn
ReplyDeleteThis photo is in the pottery display at the Trenton City Museum in Ellarslie Mansion on the second floor. The description says "The Providential Tile Works c. 1880" The photo comes from the Trenton Free Public Library, Trentoniana collection.
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ReplyDeleteThis is Providential Tile Works from what i have learned after many weeks of tracking it down after seeing the picture on your site.
It was located on Enterprise ave in trenton, Near cherry st.
And i cant be certain but if you check the picture you have of the swimming hole at Nottingham way and Clinton ave from Circa 1930. I think the smoke stacks in the background may be from the old factory , they are in just about the right location and match the shape and number of stacks...Maybe ..just maybe .take a look and see what you think .