Heinrich Winterling porcelain factory
| Heinrich Winterling porcelain factory | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH & Co. KG |
| founding | 1903 |
| resolution | 2010 |
| Seat | Marktleuthen , Germany |
| Number of employees | 200 (1906) 750 (1954) |
| Branch | porcelain |
The Heinrich Winterling porcelain factory in Marktleuthen formed the cornerstone of the German family company Gebr. Winterling . It was acquired by Georg Adam Winterling in 1903 and managed by his second oldest son Heinrich Winterling (1874–1930). In particular, household porcelain was produced.
After the final factory closure in 2010, the factory buildings were demolished in 2012.
history
The porcelain factory was founded in 1898 as the Drechsel & Strobel porcelain factory . In 1901 the factory became the property of Richard Drechsel. When the Winterling family took over the factory, it had three round ovens, and two more were built by 1905. In 1906 around 200 workers found employment.
Products
The following were manufactured in 1906: utensils for domestic and export as coffee and tea services, dejeuners, cups, dessert and cake plates, butter dishes, set pots, candlesticks, etc. Sample stores were maintained in Hamburg, Berlin, Brussels and Amsterdam. The factory had its own painting and printing works.
literature
- Beatrix Münzer-Glas: FoundersFamilies - Family startups. A contribution to the history of the porcelain industry in Northeast Bavaria (publications and catalogs of the German Porcelain Museum 75), Hohenberg an der Eger 2002. ISBN 3-927793-74-4 . Pp. 257-314.
- Ludwig Danckert: Handbuch des Europäische Porzellans , Prestel, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-7913-1173-5 , p. 401.
Web links
- Photo documentation of the working group for local research in Marktleuthen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Demolition work at Winterling in Marktleuthen , Frankenpost, June 29, 2012.