Thatcher Company

The Thatcher Company was founded in 1850 by John M. Thatcher in Newark, New Jersey. Its industry was furnaces, boilers and ranges and its headquarters were in Newark, New Jersey (1850-1946) and Garwood, New Jersey (1946-1968). In 1963, the company was acquired by the Holland Furnace Company, and again by the Crane Company in 1964. It was operated as the Thatcher Furnace Division until shutting down in 1968.

COMPANY NAMES

• John M. Thatcher (1850-1890)
• Merklee & Thatcher (1857-1862)
• Thatcher & Haviland (1868)
• Thatcher Furnace Company (1890-1925)
• Thatcher Company (1925-1937)
• Thatcher Furnace Company (1937-1964)
• T.F.C. Holding Corporation (1964-1965)

PRODUCTS

• "Thatcher" Air Conditioners
• "Thatcher" Furnaces
• "Thatcher" Ranges
• "Thatcher" Steam & Hot Water Boilers

ADVERTISEMENTS

The Metal Worker (July-Dec. 1903)

Newark's Anniversary Industrial Exposition (1916)

Building Age & National Builder (July 1925)

The Heating & Ventilating Magazine (November 1925)

American Artisan (June 1953)