MOKKA WINTERLING NA PRZEDWOJENNYM TALERZYKU MITTERTEICH – KORONKOWE ZŁOCENIA

Bardzo ładna mokka z lat 60tych z fabryki Winterling z Markleuthen – dekorowana pięknym złotym ornamentem w postaci gałązek borówek. W całości złocony uchwyt-ładna złota stopka - stan idealny- na jeszcze piękniejszym przedwojennym talerzyku Mitterteich z podobną koronkową dekoracją – rant pokryty złotem. . Bordiura z reliefem – w centrum koronkowa rozeta – gałązki z kwitnącymi kwiatami migdałka… Brzeg talerza pięknie złocony.

Filiżanka wysokość 4 cm średnica 7,7 cm od ucha do brzegu pucharu 9 cm

Podstawek średnica 11,8 cm

Porzellanfabrik Drechsel & Strobel (1897 until 1903)

Only little information has been found so far. The factory was founded in 1897 and was taken over in 1903 and had mainly concentrated on items like giftware and shaving mugs but also produced small numbers of sets including moustache cups.

[2] : Porzellanfabrik Heinrich Winterling G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G. (1903 until ...)

Heinrich Winterling born in Rehau (Bavaria) is from the same family as the founders of the Gebrüder Winterling O.H.G. in Röslau (Bavaria). Even if the marks used by the 'Heinrich Winterling G.m.b.H. & Co. K.G.' and the 'Gebrüder Winterling O.H.G.' are very similar sometimes (especially after 1950) these are two independent companies. Specialized very early on coffee and tea sets, giftware, complete dinner sets and had 250 employees in 1913, 400 in 1930 and 600 in 1937. Next to nothing is known about this company; they were trying to set up a complete history at the time I contacted them in 2005 and I was told that many documents had been lost in a fire that destroyed the archive. Latest news from May 15th 2009 stated that it was planned to dismiss all 145 workers and close the factory in Summer 2010 as there was no future for a midrange manufacturer like Winterling in the market, however the company and website already went down in January 2010.

Germany / Bavaria / Mitterteich:

[1] : Porzellanfabrik Ludwig Lindner (1867 until 1895)

During 1867 Ludwig Lindner founded the first porcelain factory in the town of Mitterteich. The facility was later torn down during a modernization process and a new factory hall was built at the same location and dubbed 'Fabrik A'; the name stuck until the factory closed.

[2] : Mosanic Pottery Max Emanuel & Co. (1895 until 1917)

In 1895 the factory was taken over by the London-based 'Max Emanuel & Co.', represented by their manager Pappenheim. 'Max Emanuel & Co.' actually was a glass and porcelain retailer with a medium-sized store directly in London which had a large network of suppliers and other business contacts. Many renown companies worked with him or sold items via his shop in London, for example the company of 'Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel' (Amphora) in Bohemia. His main interest however remained glass and around 1898/1899 commission Loetz to make 'copies' (based on the shape, not the decoration) of the 'Clutha' glass designs Christopher Dresser supplied to James Couper (thanks to Bradford Braden for this information).

The Mitterteich factory employed around 360 workers in 1913 and just as an interesting side note it should be mentioned that the porcelain decorator Julius Müller from 1895 onwards also run a guesthouse (Gasthof zum Lindenzweig) on 'Großensterzer Straße' which was also used as canteen for the workers of the porcelain factory and the guesthouse was also a meeting point for members of the social-democratic party in the area. Anyway, during World War I the factory was expropriated and continued business as a stock corporation. However there is one very interesting question that remains as the main shareholder is quoted to have been Alfred Pappenheimer. A few people of course still wonder if this was a mere coincidence or if either of the last names actually represented an adapted version of the other.

[3] : Porzellanfabrik Mitterteich A.G. (1917 until 2006)

Not much is known after the company was transformed but years later in 1988 a huge fire completely destroyed the 'Fabrik C' part of the facility which was rebuilt. From 1989 onwards the production area had a total of 20,000 square meters again. The 'Mitterteich A.G.' seemed to cope quite well with the overall situation on the German market. But in August 2005 the small city was rocked by the news that the company, represented by the board of directors, had to file for bankruptcy. For the 360 workers (70 percent of these female), it came as a shock. The small hope of an investor being able to save the company was destroyed by the local banks, who did not want to support the Mitterteich facility any longer. On March 1st 2006 the doors leading to the factory closed for the last time.