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Title: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: Heidimin on June 22, 2007, 06:37:20 PM

Don't think I've seen this company before:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330133441228 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330133441228)

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: Ivo on June 22, 2007, 06:50:58 PM

large conglomerate/ bottle plant not well known for own brand products.

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: David E on June 22, 2007, 06:53:50 PM

Ivo, could this be Spiegelunion Flabeg who were known competitors to Chance? Their range was called 'Filigranglas' - I have an advert somewhere. Pity the label is incomplete :-\

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: Ivo on June 22, 2007, 09:25:48 PM

I suppose you could ask them?

http://www.glassonline.com/heye/index.html

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: David E on June 22, 2007, 09:49:47 PM

Thanks, I'll mail them. Just for the record:

http://www.heye-international.de

However, the information I have is that Spiegelunion Flabeg was a much smaller concern which was eventually taken over by Pilkington and then became Flabeg - ironically they now have an office on the old site of Chance Brothers! Still involved making mirrors (spiegel) of all sorts.

http://www.flabeg.com/deutsch/Standorte/Seiten/Standorte1.html#

I also found the advert (dated 1972) and have uploaded it to GG:

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-7609

Hope all this helps! :D

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: Ivo on June 23, 2007, 05:57:55 AM

sounds very much as if Heye sold Flabeg to Pilkington.

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: David E on June 23, 2007, 09:14:00 AM

Good thought: quite possibly SU.F was a subsidiary of Heye. The takeover would have probably occured about 1980 in that case. I did contact Flabeg before but got no response, so I'll try again and post the result.

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: pamela on August 08, 2007, 07:15:22 PM

there are several HEYE glasses in my collection - but very little is known  :(

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: pamela on August 08, 2007, 07:16:48 PM

forgot to link like always - sorry for that!
http://www.pressglas-pavillon.de/karaffen/03714.html

Title: Re: West German slumped glass pin tray: HEYE FILIGRAN
Post by: David E on August 10, 2007, 08:19:55 AM

Thanks Pamela - they do appear to be a 'closed book'. But if you do ever come across any information about Spiegelunion Flabeg (Filigranglas), I would be most interested.