Report - The Porcelain Fact - Germany - Jan 25

[Bikin Glynn]

The Porcelain Factory

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Taking a age to post anything as normal but heres one from my last Eu trip with, which is in keeping with the latest ceramic works reports.
In operation for nearly 200yr this factory started primarily making tableware & employed around 200 people.

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The company later expanded to manufacture toys & jewellery from porcelain, some of which were exhibited at the 1900 Paris world fair winning multiple awards.

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A few years later at a exhibition in St Louis US their china received a gold medal for high quality. Many highly acclaimed artists were then trained at these works.

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The works was family owned until 1939 & the outbreak of ww2, under soviet occupation this was turned into a state owned enterprise.
Eastern Europe was then the only market but fortunately their products were still seen as a luxury good.

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After German re privatization the company hit financial trouble & the fashion had diminished.
Bankruptcy was imminent, but shortly after there was a last ditch attempt to save the company.

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A factory outlet was opened but demand was limited.
The company survived till 2014 before finally closing its doors.

The Explore
Not much to tell really, did this place with my main Eu exploring crew along with a superb if chilly 5 day trip.
Access was unbelievably easy & we bumped into several other explorers inside but the place is huge so were uninterrupted for most our visit.
It is IMO a superb place, considering its lengthy abandonment there is soo much to see & its one of those places that just seems to get better the deeper u dive.

So starting at the lower floors, there is LOTS of old pottery.

Bizarrely there is a military stretcher laying outside

Going into the main production area its difficult to walk across the floor in places

The overlooking office has a few bits of old paperwork

cool little side room

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[Bikin Glynn]

Moving up a floor, guess what.. more porcelain

The next floor was quite cool

tons of old hand drawn dated drawings up here.

Pattern Room

These awesome kiln lifts run full height of the building through all floors

Moving into the attic, this place seemed like they never threw anything away, all the old moulds were stored here.

Someone's cigarette card collection was a nice touch

the pin up room

some nice calculations on the door post

Think that will have to do from here, if u have made it to the end thanks for looking​

 

[dansgas1000]

Very nice mate

 

[GRONK]

Lovely pics as always @Bikin Glynn

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Very nice mate

Lovely pics as always @Bikin Glynn

Thanks guys, its difficult to know what to post from over there but particularly liked this one.

 

[wormster]

Phoooo, tasty

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Phoooo, tasty

Thanks its pretty nice if u like that sort of thing lol

 

[Calamity Jane]

The pottery left around and old moulds are insane. These would be smashed to bits here.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

The pottery left around and old moulds are insane. These would be smashed to bits here.

yeah lol though sometimes its as bad out there.
TBH I was surprised how much was left given the length of abandonment, its pretty well out the way which I guess helps

 

[host]

Absolute knock out work..

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Absolute knock out work..

Thank you Sir

 

[Mikeymutt]

That’s gorgeous mate. Funnily I love that old stretcher. Also love that toilet block, they almost look like cell doors 😂

 

[Bikin Glynn]

That’s gorgeous mate. Funnily I love that old stretcher. Also love that toilet block, they almost look like cell doors 😂

thanks dude yh couldn't believe the stretcher sitting there that noone seems to of wrecked or yoinked