Reinhold Schlegelmilch was a porcelain manufacturer in Suhl, Germany, founded in the 19th century.[1]
Mark
editThe factory mark was the initials "RS" in red encircled by a green wreath beneath a red five-pointed star.
Successors
editReinhold Schlegelmilch had two sons, Arnold Schlegelmilch and Ehrhard Schlegelmilch.
Suhl
editEhrhard Schlegelmilch operated the factory in Suhl, and during this period, most of the pieces exported to the United States bore the "RS Prussia" mark stamped in red.
Tillowitz
editArnold Schlegelmilch started a factory in Tillowitz, then Germany (now Tułowice), Poland. In 1910, the Tillowitz factory began using the "RS Germany" mark stamped in green. The Tillowitz factory kept producing porcelain through the Second World War. The company was taken over by the Polish state in 1946 and privatized in 1995 under the name Fabryka Porcelitu Tułowice SA. The production in 2011 concentrated on sanitary and building ceramics including tiles.
Export
editThese two operations produced the majority of their products for export beginning in 1892 until the beginning of World War I.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Communications, Emmis (August 1982). Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications.