Topic: history of the old glass color manufacturers

[Fuhrman Glass]

This may not be the proper place for this but the moderator can change it.
Has Anyone done research into the companies that manufactured colored glass rods and cups and supplied to other glass manufacturers all over the world? I.E. Reichenbach Farbglasshute, Kugler, Schuster & Wilhemy, etc. Some of these go back to almost the mid 19th century. I am interested to see if anyone has been able to establish the exact colors they were producing and where their customers were. We normally try to establish the maker of an item by it's color, but if numerous companies were buying their color from the same supplier then they would have the exact same colors and could add to the confusion. I know there are about 4-6 companies at present that produce soda lime glass this way and ship all over the world and several others that make just numerous colors in borosilicate.
Schuster & Wilhemy list several "chemists" on their website that were evidently responsible for many of their color formulas. I think some of these ended up forming their own companies or working for many other companies. The "trail" would be very interesting if any info still exists on this subject.

[Ivo]

Reichenbach are (i think) still around and should be able to get you some company history.

[Fuhrman Glass]

I've read what they have on their history page of their website, but no mention of particular customers and no mention of or samples of color produced. as a lot of the glass industry there were lot of secrets and still are regarding color and formulations. several chemists left and started their own color companies. there were also several in France.
Early Egyptians got a lot of their color from early Jewish settlements in what I think is now Palestine.

[Ivo]

I know that Frank researched this subject for Monart etc and found they used Reichenbach.

[Gary]

I have done some research into the companies that supplied coloured enamels to Moncrieff glassworks in Perth for use in their Monart range of glassware.

Schuster & Wilhelm of Germany supplied Moncrieff's from 1924 to 1939, and ceased due to the outbreak of the 2nd world war.
After the war they obtained their coloured enamels from Kugler of West Germany.
The rods of gold aventurine (used as a decoration in Monart glass.) was purchased from the Gilbert factory  in Paris.

To date I have seen no mention of the company Reichenbach supplying Moncrieff glassworks with coloured enamels, though  I do not discount the possibility.
Gary

[Ivo]

Schuster $ Wilhelmy of Reichenbach.....

http://www.farbglas.de/de/zum-unternehmen-geschichte.php