Gerold Porzellan~Tettau Bavaria Germany Handgefertigt 1Pat #5129 Hot Plate RARE!

Description: Porcelain and pottery marks - Gerold marksRSSNeue Porzellanfabrik Tettau e.G.m.b.H. was established in 1904. It was founded by three traders of another Tettau porcelain factory, Königlich privilegierte Porzellanmanufaktur Tettau. One of founders was Bernhard Gerold. The factory, mostly producing porcelain figurines, was managed by Hans Pülz and later from 1913 to 1925 by Ernst Büttner. In 1923 it was transformed into a stock company Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau A.G. Karl Preissler and Fritz Gerold (Bernhard Gerold's son) influenced mostly development of the business. In 1937 Fritz Gerold managed to take control of the factory. The company operated since 1937 as Neue Porzellanfabrik Tettau, Gerold & Co. During WWII part of the factory was used for military production. After war company returned to business as usual. The name was shortened to Porzellanfabrik Gerold & Company in 1960. Fritz Gerold died in 1968. In 1993 the company filed for bankruptcy. New investors tried to revive it as NP Neue Porzellangesellschaft m.b.H. Some assets alone with a trademark were bought in 1997 by Lindner Porzellan, which changed name to Porzellanfabrik Gerold Kueps. In the beginning of years 2000 the trademark was transferred to Seltmann Weiden Group. Tettau markDetailTettau Bavaria Made in Germany Handgefertigt 1990 - 1993 mark. During their brief years of manufacturing, Gerold Porzellan has had a number of different marks. They've used a variety of colors, such as green, blue, black, and gold ink. I believe the color ink may have designated a change in the manufacturing ownership and/ or particular time periods. Until sometime in the 80's the marks were green, then they switched to blue. Gold was mainly used for export or some souvenirs. The wording in the Gerold marks has changed slightly, as well. Some are marked, "Tettau, Bavaria" while other are marked simply, "Bavaria". Bavaria is a region in Germany where many porcelain manufacturers were located. In the nineteenth century, the mark often included the word Bavaria. After 1871, the words Bavaria, Germany were used. The "Made in Germany" mark was introduced in the years following the McKinley Tariff Act from 1890, but..... With the founding of the Germany Democratic Republic in October 1949, the new East Germany Government started to instruct companies to replace the capitalist marking "Made in Germany" with "Made in GDR", or "Made in Germany Democratic Republic". The West German manufactures took up the challenge and started to mark their products with "Made in W. Germany", or Made in West Germany", distancing themselves from the now state owned companies of the GDR. After the fall of the wall in November of 1989 and the official German reunification on October 3, 1990, all companies instantly used "Made in Germany" again. The exact proceeding had been formed into a law by the West German Government some time before. Therefore you can be sure that a product marked "Made in West Germany", or "Made in German Democratic Republic" can only been made between 1950-1990. One should hold in mind that some East Germany companies continue to use "Made in Germany" even after the founding of the German Democratic Republic; some even used it up until 1972. So an item claimed to have been made before 1949 could also have been made much later, a dating is only possible when knowing more about the making procedures of the company. Therefore the Gerold's that have "Made in Germany" were manufactured from between 1937-October 1949, while the "Mark in West Germany" and "Made in West Germany" were used after the founding of the German Democratic Republic (October 1949) and used through October 1989. Gerold's that are marked "Gerold & Co." were used for exporting into communist countries as all West Germany products were banned. Many companies used this tactic to get around the bans. The molds were used over and over throughout the years of manufacturing so that even though many items may have the same molding number, they could have been produced years apart. Immediately after WW2, in what was to become West Germany was partitioned into the British, French and U.S. zones of occupation. The U.S. zone included Southern Germany including the area known as Tettau, Bavaria where Gerold Porzellan was produced. The Americans often guaranteed the purchase of the whole production run of certain manufactured goods from German factories because the German manufacturers sold a great deal of their products to Allied servicemen who were based in Germany, many of whom had their families living with them. Along with other manufactured goods in that region, manufacturers had the country of origin mark as "US Zone Germany" until the early fifties when the Allies ceased being armies of occupation and then the marks became "Made in Western Germany".

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End Time: 2024-12-21T01:32:06.000Z

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