Posted 8 years ago
jeneric
(348 items)
This cute little porcelain shoe belonged to my mother in law. I think it says Handmade Germany Dresden? That is pretty much what I know about it.
Porcelain High Heel Shoe | ||
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http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/germany/bavaria/kronach-02/index.php
Kronach
[1] : Porzellanfabrik Gebrüder Kühnlenz (1884 until 1929)
The small factory of the Kühnlenz brothers was established in 1884 and started producing pipe-heads (pipe bowls), bisque doll heads and complete dolls in two kilns. Around ten years later it became obvious that the doll craze was slowly dying down. Instead of closing, like many other smaller manufacturers did, the company owners decided to restructure the business and take up production of porcelain items for the industry. The new product range covered pestles, mortars, vats, and a large range of low- and high-voltage insulators.
Having already been quite successful before, the change in business proved an even greater success. The number of employees quickly rose to around 300 in 1913, 270 of those worked in insulator production which until 1918 expanded to four new large kilns.
Two thirds of all products were sold to foreign customers, half of them located in the USA - and that proved fatal: following the stock market crash in October 1929, the mix of unpaid bills and large amounts of goods still on its way to customers pushed the company into bankruptcy. The factory was put up for auction and eventually purchased by R. Pech.
Note the initials RP on the end of the swords. Made during 1945-1950 time period.