For the home of today - 1938 Crane plumbing and heating catalog


Crane Plumbing Corporation started in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1906, as a bathroom fixtures manufacturer. Later it expanded into kitchen fixtures.

In the 1920s, with the help of industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, Crane Co. conceives the idea of the modern bathroom, creating the first practical decorative bathroom ensembles. 

At the start of the 30s the company opens a $1 million showroom on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

In 1981 Crane provides braking system for the first NASA space shuttle.

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