AKA AMERICAN STANDARD; IN 1869 THOMAS MADDOCK BEGAN PRODUCING PORCELAIN WARES IN THE UNITED STATES. PREVIOUS TO THAT ALL PORCELAINS WARE WERE IMPORTED. THE COMPANY EVE NTUALLY EVOLVED INTO AMERICAN STANDARD WHICH IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF BATH FIXTURES ETC.; NOTE THE WORD MADDOCK ON THE CHIMNEY