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Messrs. D. & J. Henderson about 1829, who in 1830 exhibited a 

 "flint stoneware." Three years later, or in 1833, David Hender- 

 son organized the American Pottery Manufacturing Company, 

 . "for the purpose of manufacturing the various kinds of pottery 

 at the works already erected." This factory during the next 

 seven years produced ware with a buff or cream-colored body, 

 which was much used. It is interesting to note that these works 

 were the first in America to' use the English method of transfer 

 printing in decoration. 



About 1843 the name of the factory was changed to the Jersey 

 City Pottery Company, and it is stated by Mr. Barber, 1 from: 

 whose book the above description is taken, that many o>f the "best 

 potters of the old school in the United States learned their trade 

 at this factory." The pottery subsequently passed into other 

 hands, and in 1892 the old buildings, which had stood for 65 

 years and from which many fine pieces of work had been turned 

 out, were finally demolished. 



At Trenton. — The pottery industry at Trenton, which at the 

 present day has assumed such vast proportions, had its birth prob- 

 ably about 1852, at which time Hattersly's pottery was in opera- 

 tion with one small kiln 6 feet in diameter. Since that time the in- 

 crease has been steady, but sure, and the events can perhaps be 

 best listed chronologically as follows : 



1852. Taylor & Speeler began manufacture of yellow and rock- 



ingham ware, adding white granite in 1856. 



1853. Millington & Astbury organized first sanitary ware pot- 



tery in America. 

 1853. Wm. Young's Sons began manufacture of C. C. ware in 



leased pottery located on present site of City Pottery 



Company works. 

 1857. Wm. Young leased Hattersly pottery for a term of five 



years, but later built his own pottery. 

 1859. Rhodes & Yates. First pottery to make white granite and 



C. C. ware exclusively. 

 1 859-1 89 1. Trenton China Company. 



1 E. A. Barber, Pottery and Porcelain of the United States, p. 117. 

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