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Warmbrunn, Silesia - Fritz Heckert

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Ivo:
Pieszków, Poland is the correct location.

Lustrousstone:
I think, well according to Truitt and Truitt, Heckert started off in Warmbrunn and bought its glass in from Josephinenhutte. "In 1923, it merged with Josephinenhutte and was renamed Jo-He-Ke, Petersdorf. Two years later Josephinenhutte completely absorbed the firm and incorporated the workers and buildings into its owm operations." Petersdorf/Pieszków is was in Silesia.
 And it all ties in with
--- Quote ---Hi, Warmbrunn (also known as Bad Warmbrunn) is now known as Cieplice Slaskie Zdroja, a suburb of Jelenia Gora and, like Szklarska Poreba (the site of Huta Jozefina),
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TxSilver:
Very well put together, Christine. From the pieces I've been able to put together, the Truitt description seems to be the best fit. It is perhaps the work that great-glass.co.uk used as its reference when placing FH in Warmbrunn. It would explain why FH glass is considered Bohemian, considering the change in the border that Marcus discussed. Thanks!

Frank:
Jo-He-Ky - Josephinenhütte-Heckert-Kynast, Kristallglas-werke, Akt.-Ges., in Petersdorf im Riesengebirge , Prov. Schlesien (Preußen).

Was the amalgamation of 3 German glass businesses in October 1923.

Josephinenhütte established 1848;
Fritz Heckert Petersdorfer Glashütte, in Petersdorf im Riesengebirge, Prov. Schlesien (Preußen). established 1866;
Refinery - Neumann & Staebe, Hermsdorf-Kynast, Prov. Schlesien, Preußen. established 1906.

Data from 1925 source in the Glass-Study

Warmbrunn was listed under Prov. Schlesien in 1906 (Source not yet in Glass-Study)
and
Schaffgott'sche (Gräflich) Glasfabrik Josephinenhütte, were then in Schreiberhau, Schlesien. Heckert was at that time in Petersdorf.

All I can find in Warmbrunn were a couple of glass dealers but no reason that one of the businesses was located there at another point in time.

As Fritz Heckert does not appear to be personally involved in 1925, it can only be that he is German, regardless of later, 1940s, border changes.

Sklounion:
Prior to 1871, both Petersdorf and Bad Warmbrunn fell within the territories of Austro-Hungarian Silesia. Only after 1871 did they become a part of Prussian Germany. Bad Warmbrunn was considered to be part of the Sudetenland. As much of the Sudetenland was part of Bohemia....
Regards,
Marcus

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