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From: "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] More Fulper Pottery
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:14:36 -0400

Thank you, Norma, for the additional information on Fulper and Stangl
Pottery.

The production of this pottery was discontinued about 1978, and now
the pieces are collector's items. So if you have some, hang onto it.
There are still lots of nice samples available in and about
Flemington. If you would like to see what the pottery looks like, you
may want to access Ebay Auction on the Internet. They typically have
about one thousand pieces on active auction. In fact, I just bought a
nice Stangl wigstand. (My husband thinks that I'm crazy!)

Regards,

Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough
Holland Township, HC, NJ

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From: "franor" <>
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Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 8:42 AM
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Fulper Pottery


> > > Beverly, and Barbara,
> > > To continue with some more info on the Fulper Pottery, I found
in Raritan
> > > Township Flemington & Environs, July 4, 1976. A great little
book on People and
> > > history of Flem.
> > > "Clay deposits around Flemington attracted brick making and
potteries since
> > > colonial times. Flemington's frist brickyard started in 1790
and the industry
> > > continued on into the present century.
> > > Samuel Hill established the first pottery in 1814 and after 1850
was continued
> > > and expanded by Abraham Fulper. In 1920 the Fulper Pottery was
headed by Mr.
> > > Stangl who introduced solid-color glazed dinnerware in the
United State. By
> > > 1929, two potteries were in operation in Flemington but a
serious fire destroyed
> > > the main plant on Mine St. (where the Telephone Company building
is now located)
> > > and eventually all manufactuing was transferred to Trenton.
Tpday, the pottery
> > > building on Mone St. is used to display the Stangl products as a
retail outlet."
> > > This as of 1976 now occupied by Pfaltzgraff Factory Store.
> > > Norma
> > > Guide to Flemington, New Jersey" by B. Clayton & K. Whitley
says the
> > > following on Page 82 & 83:
> > > *****
> > > In 1928, William Fulper II suffered a severe heart attack.
> > > Following his sudden death, J. Martin Stangl carried on the work
of
> > > Fulper Pottery.
> > >
> > > On September 19, 1929, disaster struck. A devastating fire
> > > lighted the skies of Flemington. The all too dry buildings of
Fulper
> > > Pottery - buildings that for years have been dried out by the
kilns
> > > that gave them life - now caused their destruction. Fire
departments
> > > from Flemington, Three Bridges, and Lambertville answered the
urgent
> > > call, directing more than 330,000 gallons of water at the blaze,
but
> > > to no avail. Local newspapers said the loss was estimated at
$150,000
> > > with over sixty-five people out of work. With the fire hitting
three
> > > months before Christmas, the company was left with hundreds of
> > > unfilled orders.
> > >
> > > Would the company rebuild Flemington or move to Trenton,
where
> > > they owned another plant? Fearing the effects the loss would
have on
> > > Flemington's economy, the Chamber of Commerce quickly encouraged
and
> > > supported the reeling company. In two weeks, the decision was
made.
> > > President J. Martin Stangl would rebuild in Flemington, but not
on the
> > > burned out site on Mine Street... Miraculously, considering that
the
> > > company had just come through the depression of 1929, management
was
> > > able to find construction money and to rebuild in November.
Samples
> > > for the year 1930 were delivered by the first of the year.
Fulper
> > > Pottery was back in business and known as Fulper Pottery
Manufacturers
> > > of Stangl Pottery.
> > >
>
>
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