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tmaritta:
In Germany they also call 'champagne' glasses of certain format (low) as "Sektschalen" (Sekt being the German "bubbly" as you probably all know), so I would assume that those were meant for drinking sekt.  I recall reading somewhere (or seeing in the telly) that different type of "bubbly" requires different kind of glasses to be of its best.  

TMaritta

pamela:
happy to read tmaritta and I can confirm the word SEKT-SCHALEN - fashionable in the 70ies and a crime to offer Champagner in them   :cry:

I've read a little this afternoon concerning Schott/Jena/Zwiesel and found out the following:
Otto Schott joined Carl Zeiss in Jena (former GDR) in 1881

After WWII the Americans brought the specialists in glass from Jena to Zwiesel (read above) where Jena already had their 'Coloured Glass' works.
After Schott established in Mainz (another westgerman city) Schott Zwiesel returned to production of crystal and household glass - no longer glasses for industry, war, microscopes etc.

I lack a lot of words in English - sorry!

Tigerchips:
Pamela, If you hadn't indicated that you weren't english, I would never have noticed.  :o

So Jena is a place name.  :oops:

Thank you for the info Pamela, you're brighter than a star.  :D

robbo:
Tigerchips,
The main designer of Zwiesel stemware in the 70s & 80s seems to have been Wilhelm Kuchler; he retired in 1986. (That's from the Lesley Jackson book).

robbo

Tigerchips:
Thank's Robbo, much appreciated.  :D

Tigger is bouncing for joy and loving it.  :D

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