Newtown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Newtown Cannery & China Company
Newtown Heritage Walk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
1. Newtown Cannery & China Company Marker
Replacement or cleaned marker
Inscription.
Newtown Cannery and China Company. . The Newtown Cannery was located on the rear of the property at 451 South State Strees from 1903 to 1908 (see top photo). The Newtown Canning Company was a large operation where corn, tomatoes, apples, beans and pumpkins were canned and shipped to market. When it was built, the full capacity was estimated to be 30,000 cans of goods per day. On an average day, 891 cans of corn could be husked, cut, silked and canned in 56 minutes, while 544 cans of tomatoes could be canned in 35 minutes. In 1904, 142,000 cans of corn and 40,000 cans of tomatoes were packed in the cannery. The farmers from around Newtown focused on planting corn and tomatoes to meet demand.
The Newtown Cannery suffered a significant fire in the main storehouse in December 1906, which may have signaled its demise. The vacant cannery building was then rented to a woodworking establishment for a short time before it was razed. In 1908, the owners of the Newtown Canning Company leased the property to H. T. Dittel, of Trenton, New Jersey, who erected a chinaware manufactory and kiln on the State Street side of the property (see bottom photo).
The Newtown China Company operated from about 1909 until the 1940s under various names, such as: The Newtown China Pottery Factory, the-Duo-Art Belleck Company, and The Newtown Tile Company. It specialized in a variety of pottery ranging from fine china to utilitarian household items such as porcelain door knobs and bathroom fixtures. This factory was a small, but important, manufacturing plant for the area during this period. In the 1980s, the building was renovated and converted into a bank.
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Design and layout donated by Mike DiFiori, www.BuzzGraphicDesign.com, Newtown, PA.
[Captions]: View of the Newtown Cannery in 1904
View of the Newtown China Company circa 1915.
The Newtown Cannery was located on the rear of the property at 451 South State Strees from 1903 to 1908 (see top photo). The Newtown Canning Company was a large operation where corn, tomatoes, apples, beans and pumpkins were canned and shipped to market. When it was built, the full capacity was estimated to be 30,000 cans of goods per day. On an average day, 891 cans of corn could be husked, cut, silked and canned in 56 minutes, while 544 cans of tomatoes could be
canned in 35 minutes. In 1904, 142,000 cans of corn and 40,000 cans of tomatoes were packed in the cannery. The farmers from around Newtown focused on planting corn and tomatoes to meet demand.
The Newtown Cannery suffered a significant fire in the main storehouse in December 1906, which may have signaled its demise. The vacant cannery building was then rented to a woodworking establishment for a short time before it was razed. In 1908, the owners of the Newtown Canning Company leased the property to H. T. Dittel, of Trenton, New Jersey, who erected a chinaware manufactory and kiln on the State Street side of the property (see bottom photo).
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China Company operated from about 1909 until the 1940s under various names, such as: The Newtown China Pottery Factory, the-Duo-Art Belleck Company, and The Newtown Tile Company. It specialized in a variety of pottery ranging from fine china to utilitarian household items such as porcelain door knobs and bathroom fixtures. This factory was a small, but important, manufacturing plant for the area during this period. In the 1980s, the building was renovated and converted into a bank.
Site Sponsor: M&T Bank
Design & layout donated by Mike DiFiori, www.BuzzGraphicDesign.com, Newtown, PA.
[Captions]: View of the Newtown Cannery in 1904
View of the Newtown China Company circa 1915.
Erected 2007 by Newtown Historic Association. (Marker Number 7.)
Location. 40° 13.362′ N, 74° 56.101′ W. Marker is in Newtown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is on South State Street, on the right
Photographed by Pete Skillman, December 23, 2024
2. Newtown Cannery & China Company Marker
Replaced or cleaned
when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 S State St, Newtown PA 18940, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
3. Newtown Cannery & China Company Marker - wide view
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 19, 2025
4. Newtown Cannery & China Company and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on July 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 4. submitted on July 28, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
