He was the son of an English pottery decorator, came to New York in 1847.
He gained immediate fame as decorator as a set of tableware for Franklin Pierce's White House in 1853.
He moved to Trenton in 1873, where he emerged as one of the icons of the Trenton pottery industry. In 1874 he makes the first sanitary plumbing fixtures in Trenton at Astbury and Maddock, with Maddock at the forefront, Trenton was making more than 80 percent of the nation's bathroom fixtures. He also engaged in the manufacture of "hotel china."
By 1878, he was sole owner of the Carroll Street Pottery, where he oversaw the making of items like bathtubs, toilets, and basins.
In 1882, he took his four sons into the business and created Thomas Maddock and Sons. He had three operating complexes including the well known Lamberton Works.
He married Isabella S. Middleton.
by Scott Balyer
He gained immediate fame as decorator as a set of tableware for Franklin Pierce's White House in 1853.
He moved to Trenton in 1873, where he emerged as one of the icons of the Trenton pottery industry. In 1874 he makes the first sanitary plumbing fixtures in Trenton at Astbury and Maddock, with Maddock at the forefront, Trenton was making more than 80 percent of the nation's bathroom fixtures. He also engaged in the manufacture of "hotel china."
By 1878, he was sole owner of the Carroll Street Pottery, where he oversaw the making of items like bathtubs, toilets, and basins.
In 1882, he took his four sons into the business and created Thomas Maddock and Sons. He had three operating complexes including the well known Lamberton Works.
He married Isabella S. Middleton.
by Scott Balyer
He was the son of an English pottery decorator, came to New York in 1847.
He gained immediate fame as decorator as a set of tableware for Franklin Pierce's White House in 1853.
He moved to Trenton in 1873, where he emerged as one of the icons of the Trenton pottery industry. In 1874 he makes the first sanitary plumbing fixtures in Trenton at Astbury and Maddock, with Maddock at the forefront, Trenton was making more than 80 percent of the nation's bathroom fixtures. He also engaged in the manufacture of "hotel china."
By 1878, he was sole owner of the Carroll Street Pottery, where he oversaw the making of items like bathtubs, toilets, and basins.
In 1882, he took his four sons into the business and created Thomas Maddock and Sons. He had three operating complexes including the well known Lamberton Works.
He married Isabella S. Middleton.
by Scott Balyer
He gained immediate fame as decorator as a set of tableware for Franklin Pierce's White House in 1853.
He moved to Trenton in 1873, where he emerged as one of the icons of the Trenton pottery industry. In 1874 he makes the first sanitary plumbing fixtures in Trenton at Astbury and Maddock, with Maddock at the forefront, Trenton was making more than 80 percent of the nation's bathroom fixtures. He also engaged in the manufacture of "hotel china."
By 1878, he was sole owner of the Carroll Street Pottery, where he oversaw the making of items like bathtubs, toilets, and basins.
In 1882, he took his four sons into the business and created Thomas Maddock and Sons. He had three operating complexes including the well known Lamberton Works.
He married Isabella S. Middleton.
by Scott Balyer
Bio by: Scott Balyer
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