Diehl and Wampole Pottery
now
Perkasie Container
801 Pine Street
image from February 10, 1971 Perkasie Container Advertisement
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Image from the Perkasie Historical Society archives
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Prior to World War I the D.M. Morris and Sons Canning Company operated a processing plant at Eighth and Pine Streets, where tomatoes were canned, and ketchup manufactured. In the World War I era Perkasie Forge Company occupied the canning company building making steel machinery forgings. A fire in 1918 destroyed the building.
In 1926, Diehl and Wampole Pottery Company acquired the forge company property. They constructed, a one-story, 32 x 80-foot, concrete block building, with a 40 x 40 wing for the kilns. The company utilized clay from East Rockhill to produce flowerpots.
When the pottery ceased operations in 1938, the building was used for Perkasie Auction Market and later, as Moreck Hosiery Mill. In 1966, the newly formed Perkasie Container Corporation began manufacturing operations here.
Perkasie Container produces shipping containers for manufactures in the local eastern Pennsylvania area. It was started by C. Allan Benton and Robert Kriebel. They transferred ownership in 1973 to William Virtue. Today, Perkasie Container is still operated by the Virtue family. The building is located on Pine Street near the entrance to the Perkasie Borough Recycle Center.
In 1926, Diehl and Wampole Pottery Company acquired the forge company property. They constructed, a one-story, 32 x 80-foot, concrete block building, with a 40 x 40 wing for the kilns. The company utilized clay from East Rockhill to produce flowerpots.
When the pottery ceased operations in 1938, the building was used for Perkasie Auction Market and later, as Moreck Hosiery Mill. In 1966, the newly formed Perkasie Container Corporation began manufacturing operations here.
Perkasie Container produces shipping containers for manufactures in the local eastern Pennsylvania area. It was started by C. Allan Benton and Robert Kriebel. They transferred ownership in 1973 to William Virtue. Today, Perkasie Container is still operated by the Virtue family. The building is located on Pine Street near the entrance to the Perkasie Borough Recycle Center.