Topic: Street Views of Glassworks

[Mike M]

Here just over the border into Poland -once Silesia

a sad sight the once great glassworks Josephinehutte

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[Mike M]

Here is what is left of the great glassworks Loetz

the first picture is the amazing Villa Von Spaun now  flats but once the house of the Loetz family
the second picture is a view though to the out houses behind. The last few standing walls of the once great Loetz Factory.

[Mike M]

Last for today - but more soon I promise

the great glass works of Moser
still going strong!

[Lustrousstone]

Thanks for posting those Mike

[Mike M]

Thanks Lustrousstone

here are two views of the great glass works of Riedel

now this is the old Riedel -in Polaun Czech republic ( it also now exists healthily in Austria making wonderful glasses)

There are many old Riedel buildings over almost a mile the first building(Pic 1) seems derelict but there is life in others see second picture

[Mike M]

Here is Preciosa

the main produced of glass beads in the Czech republic looking healthy.

[Mike M]

Now this is Ruckl

Not sure if this is the original Ruckl factory known from the 1900s it is  possibly a latter acquisition.

This one is still fully working and making an cutting hand blown glass.

[Mike M]

Finally (I think it's finally - I have a lot of photos and may have missed the odd glass works)

We have Stepanek - the front door of a small two brother glass works, making glass in the old style but doing the utmost best to ensure no one passes their work off as old (everything is signed and their pontil marks are very distinctive).

Beautiful stuff

Hopefully the future of Bohemian glass (there are quite a few others like this!)

-oh and yes that is Deb Truitt -(our troupe leader) in the picture!

cheers

hope you like the street views

[Anne]

Fascinating to see the pics, Mike, thank you so much for sharing them.

[luv2collect.com]

If anyone is interested in Pilkington Glass UK , here is an in depth look at what remains of there factory from photos we took there last year !

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php/68789-Pilkingtons-Glass-Doncaster-Feb-2012

Cheers
Andrew and Ruth