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These are three 1950 magazine advertisements for Crane Plumbing Fixtures made by the Crane Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Crane Plumbing Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of bathroom fixtures, founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906, and later moved to Montreal, Quebec. As of 2012, it is based in Stratford, Ontario, and is a subsidiary of the American firm Crane Plumbing, which was merged on February 2008 with American Standard Americas and Eljer to create American Standard Brands.
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