Crane Plumbing Corporation was a Canadian manufacturer of
plumbing fixtures, established in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, in 1906, as a subsidiary of the U.S. firm
Crane Company
Crane Holdings, Co. is an American industrial products company based in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded by Richard Teller Crane in 1855, it became one of the leading manufacturers of bathroom fixtures in the United States, until 1990, when tha ...
(founded 1855 in
Chicago by
Richard T. Crane
Richard Teller Crane I (May 15, 1832 – January 8, 1912) was the founder of R.T. Crane & Bro., a Chicago-based manufacturer, later Crane Co.
Biography
Richard T. Crane was born on May 15, 1832, in Paterson, New Jersey (on the Tottoway Road, ...
). Crane Company merged in February 2008 with American Standard Americas and Eljer to create
American Standard Brands.
Over the course of its history, Crane Plumbing Corporation had moved to
Montreal, Quebec and as of 2012, it was based in
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 31,465 in a land area of . Stratford is the seat of Perth County, which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German im ...
, largely in a customer support role. Currently, American Standard Canada operates out of
Mississauga
Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
, Ontario. Crane Plumbing also in the 1980's acquired Universal Rundle.
Crane products include:
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bathtubs
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shower
A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor. Most showers have temperature, spray pressure and adjustable showerhead nozzle. The simplest showers have a ...
s
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sinks
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toilets
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washstands
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bidets
References
About Crane
Defunct companies based in Winnipeg
Manufacturing companies established in 1906
Manufacturing companies of Canada
Stratford, Ontario
Building materials companies of the United States
Bathroom fixture companies
Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies
Canadian brands
1906 establishments in Manitoba
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