Moser (company)
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1857 |
| Seat | Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic |
| Number of employees | 315 (2018) |
| Website | www.moser-glass.com |
Moser, as is a traditional Czech glass manufacturer based in Karlsbad .
history
In 1857 Ludwig Moser founded an engraving and retail business in Karlsbad. Around 1873 there were branches in New York , London , Paris and Saint Petersburg . In 1893 he opened his own glass factory. His products became very successful.
In 1901 he was awarded the Third Class Order of the Sun and Lions and was appointed purveyor to the Persian court, in 1904 as an imperial purveyor to the court and in 1908 as purveyor to the court of King Edward VII . In 1915 the service 11660 for King Alfonso XIII. made by Spain . In 1916 Leo Moser succeeded him as general director and artistic director.
In 1922, Ludwig Moser merged with his nephew's glass works in Adolfov . In 1923 Leo Moser presented a drinking set 11520 for Pope Pius XI. in the Vatican. In 1925 Moser opened its first branch in Prague. In 1934 the glass factory was sold to Česká Unionbanka. After the Sudetenland was incorporated into Germany in the autumn of 1938, the company traded as Glasmanufaktur Karlsbad AG .
In 1945 the company was expropriated and nationalized.
In 1947 President Edvard Beneš gave the Splendid 10160 service as a wedding present to Princess Elisabeth . In 1957, the Maria Theresia 801 glass bowl was produced for the 100th anniversary of the founding .
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1991, the company was converted back into a stock corporation. In 1996 the Unique Vase for the Thai King Rama IX. made, a year later a cross for Pope John Paul II.
In 2003 Moser took part in the “Maison & Objet” exhibition in Paris for the first time. In 2005 a branch was opened in Moscow. In 2007 Moser celebrated its 150th anniversary.
The Moser glass factory (around 1893)
Kuk court supplier diploma for Ludwig Moser (1904)
Colored Liqueur Glasses by Moser (1935)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Report 2018
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