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Schrotter/Inwald and Boule/Candlewick (Now partially imaged)

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Frank:

--- Quote from: "Marcus" ---Several new developments in the last five days mean this is no longer a dead topic.
One is the discovery of an example of a Rudolfova hut'-produced design, 1940, Rudolf Schrotter, on a French brocante. Second is a discovery by Siegmar of a document from CZ, showing what appears to be a closely related pattern "Orlow". The document gives an alleged list of patterns and dates which defy current thinking, which maybe/is inaccurate, but we remain unsure as to whether the item found, is a pattern named "Argos", or yet another unidentified pattern.
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Sklounion:
Recent developments mean that we are gaining a greater knowledge of the range of glass designed by Rudolf Schrötter. Whilst there remain a number of patterns designed by him, but names of which remain unknown, the view of what can be definitely attributed to him, and which was made by Josef Inwald, include the following patterns:
Lord, 1922 (Jacobean)
Argos, 1935
Bull, 1935 (Boule) (Candlewick in the USA)
Pollax, 1935
Feston, 1936
Olympia, 1937 Possibly 1936
Wien, 1937
Barock, 1937
Doris, 1937
Breitecken, 1940 Now known to be as early as 1928
Orlow, 1940 Now known to be 1935
Roma 1946
Teplitz, 1947 (Note: This date is inaccurate, as the pattern appears in the pattern book of Vereinigte Böhmische Glasindustrie A.G. (name for Inwald during the German occupation of the Sudetenland) and therefore design/production date must be before May 1945).
Perforal, 1947

I would like to thank Eva Pankovà of the Regionalni Muzeum, Teplice, for sending me some material which has helped to widen our knowledge.

I shall be posting images of each pattern, as time and copyright issues permit.

Later edits in blue

Regards,
Marcus

Sklounion:
Please could anyone indicate the current role of Libbey, in the glass industry? Jackson indicates that it is now part of Owens Illinois.
I ask as Libbey appeared in an earlier part of this post as a manufacturer of "Boule".

After talking to Fran Yorke, an American Imperial "Candlewick" collector and writer, who is writing a book on "Candle-wick" look-a-likes, it would appear that Libbey are currently sourcing from the Czech Republic. A recent US purchase at a Target store was labelled "Libbey. Made in the Czech Republic". As Rudolfova Hut' is no longer in domestic glass production, I have a suspicion that one of the former Sklo Union units, probably SHL Libochovice, is using the Rudolfova Hut' moulds.

Now the question is, did Libbey ever make this pattern, or has it always been bought in from Inwald/Sklarny Inwald/Sklo Union???

Regards,

Marcus

Sklounion:
If this is of interest to anyone:
http://www.sklounion.com/SkloUnion/Schrotter.html
Some of the images are not small.
A database of known Schrötter's designs, will follow shortly.
Regards,
Marcus

Frank:
Excellent

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