Indirect Fired Brick Bread Ovens

The history former Prince’s bakery of Pottstown PA can be traced back to 1870 when Adolph and Marcus Printz of Bodagny, Hungary arrived in America.
The brothers opened a meat market and a grocery store which was expanded in 1926 to include bakery operations. The expansion included Peerless and Readco mixers, a sixteen rack proofer, and side by side Duhrkop brick ovens. The indirect fire ovens were originally coal fired later converted to oil burners. Marcus Prince’s eight children operated the bakery business to produce sour rye, white bread, rolls and sweet goods.
In 1996 Ed Sides, a bakery equipment specialist, and his fiancé purchased the property as a small family business.  Update, August 9, 2017:  The property has recently sold, and the oven is expected to be in production again.