Topic: pressed tumbler with trademark 'DURIT'

[Paul S.]

I remember posting this before, but very indirectly, and wasn't asking for answers then.

Back in 2007 there was this thread........ http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,10674.msg82591.html#msg82591  ..    which, apart from mine, appears to be the only other mention of the trademark DURIT that I can find.                  In this 2007 discussion, Frank Andrews mentions Vitrea (Merchants) Ltd. in the same breath as DURIT, and I assumed the implication was that this trademark had a Czechoslovakian connection, but now I'm very unsure  -  the name DURIT isn't shown in the index of Marcus Newhall's 'Sklo Union' book.

Does anyone know if DURIT was a Czechoslovakian produced material, and perhaps the period of production.         This tumbler appears similar to CRYSTOLAC insofar as it looks to have a dot code, indicating (presumably) a specific production year.

Thanks for looking

[David E]

Green ones here:
http://www.theantiquetrade.co.uk/antique-30s-art-deco-green-durit-glass-2-glasses-2651-p.asp

But here, Durit is identified as Rudolfhutte by Norman Warbreck (who's on this forum):
http://www.antiques-international.ch/reference-guide/detailansicht/article/-86e900a6f6.html

[Paul S.]

many thanks for the links  -  I see the green ones come without a stated origin, and I've had a look at the Sklo Union CD catalogue for Rudolfova (before 1958) although don't see anything similar.           Also looked at Hermanova without seeing anything.            Suspect that Norman Warbreck's reference to the 1958 Hermanova catalogue (No. 372) concerns items not on the CD  -  his glass looks a bit special. 
This is not my area really, and have to admit to being ignorant regarding some of the Czech. connections such as Hermanova and Rudolfhutte.
Wish my one was green (or yellow)          

[Anne]

"Durit-Duritopal" Inwald's shock-resistant tableware. http://trade.mar.cx/CA220088/
Inwald 1940 catalogue: http://www.magwv.com/magstore/Museum_Store-server/viewitem.php?productid=62.

Rudolfova was Inwald glassworks. This is the technology that went to Davidson's with JK Inwald, Paul!

[Paul S.]

thanks so much Anne - you've come up trumps again - much appreciated.

Clayton Mayers introduced 'CRYSTOLAC' (made by Davidson) in 1940 - and 'DURIT' is in the 1940 Inwald catalogue, although the Rudolfova item may have been in existence a little before the British tumbler, possibly.             As you say, some technology though.   

[Anne]

Done some more digging and found that the Durit trademark was initially registered in 1914, Paul. LINK

So the technology was definitely Inwald's and probably highly sought after by Davidson. JK's father Rudolf and uncle Oskar, who were then running the Inwald AG glassworks in the Czechoslovakia/Austria areas (Bohemia) were innovative, and Oskar who was a chemist, was responsible for developing (and patenting) several new processes for Inwald glass.

There's a rather nice blue Durit tumbler set and a catalogue page showing the shapes made in PK here:
http://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/aktuelles/pdf/pk-2008-4w-sadler-inwald-durit.pdf and a very amusing article here, in Czech, telling how these are strong but may be prone to suddenly exploding, so that Inwald were suspected of the attempted assassination of the president! LINK

[bat20]

I'm not sure this is of any interest?,but I'm fairly sure this is an acid etched Durit logo and maybe Habsburg Slovakia??,which would date it pre 1919?.

[KevinH]

Hi Bat,

Could we have a copy of the photo the other way up please.

[bat20]

Hi,I'm not sure why this sometimes happens?,on my computer it turns the right way up when you click to enlarge the image.If it's not doing that for others I'll endeavour to turn it around.

[Anne]

Image rotated for you using my server-magickery.