Up for sale is a rare, historically significant 1913 First Edition hardcover trade catalog titled "Catalogue F: Sanitary Earthenware" published by the legendary Thomas Maddock’s Sons Company of Trenton, New Jersey. Printed by the prestigious high-end firm Innes & Sons of Philadelphia, this massive 259-page master catalog was explicitly distributed to early 20th-century architects, master plumbers, and building contractors to showcase the finest residential and commercial porcelain utilities of the Progressive Era.

Founded in the mid-19th century, Thomas Maddock is widely recognized by industrial historians as the "father of the American sanitary pottery industry." By the time this catalog was published in 1913, the company operated the largest, most advanced sanitary earthenware pottery plant in the United States. This catalog highlights a critical era of American residential plumbing development, featuring advanced industrial engineering breakthroughs including early "Syphon Jet" and "Reversed Trap Washdown" quiet toilet mechanisms (such as the showcased Madrian and Madison models). The company's historic output eventually laid the foundation for modern plumbing giants when it was later absorbed into the company that became American Standard.

While smaller promotional pamphlets and individual advertising sheets from this era surface occasionally, the complete, thick cloth-bound Catalogue F master volume is exceptionally scarce. Most of these original volumes were heavily used as daily reference books on gritty construction sites, destroyed by water damage in plumbing workshops, or discarded when styles changed. Finding a surviving copy with an intact cover and tight internal pages is incredibly difficult. It serves as a vital archival resource for vintage home restorers, industrial archaeologists, and collectors of rare American industrial ephemera.

* Stunning Detailed Plates: Packed with high-quality, crisp industrial engraving plates displaying individual porcelain fixtures, hardware cross-sections, and technical measurements.

* Historic Pricing & Specs: Provides valuable 1913 wholesale pricing structures, shipping weights, and accurate floor placement specifications.

* The Iconic Anchor Logo: Features the company's famous anchor and chain hallmark embossed on the title page and incorporated elegantly into the text headers.

* Comprehensive Sections: Covers vitreous china lavatories (sinks), solid porcelain bathtubs, noiseless siphon closets (toilets), and heavy-duty industrial earthenware urinal stalls.

* Cover: Good antique condition with typical shelf wear, corner bumping, and minor surface scuffing consistent with its 110+ year age. The gold-leaf and blind-stamped text lettering on the front board remains legible.

* Binding: Strong, stable, and completely intact. Leather is loose but spine is tight,

* Pages: The internal text pages, title sheets, and foreword page are remarkably clean, bright, and free of heavy foxing or major tears. There is a very light vintage pencil notation on the top corner of the title page from a previous keeper.

This item will be packed with professional care in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit to your collection.

* Topic: Historical Plumbing, Sanitary Earthenware, Architecture

* Publisher: Thomas Maddock’s Sons Company (Trenton, N.J., U.S.A.)

* Publication Year: 1913

* Edition: Catalogue F (First Edition Master Catalog)

* Binding: Hardcover / Cloth Bound

* Printer: Innes & Sons, Philadelphia

* Language: English

* Country/Region of Manufacture: United States