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This page will cover
some of the makers and quality marks commonly found. |
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Mark under a 1930's design pot,
made in Germany. It may indicate that the item is made of pure copper.
Other versions have a maker's name in the circle and a separate stamp for the
country. |
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Gebrüder
Bing, Nürnburg,
Germany, founded in 1863 by Ignatz and Adolf Bing, initially making
kitchen items and later becoming one of the largest toy manufacturers in Europe.
They closed in 1932. The copper factory site in
Nürnburg was taken over by Diehl Metall in 1938. |
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Carl Deffner, Esslingen, Germany, decorative
copper, brass and plated tableware. He was born in 1856 and took over
management of his father's metalware factory in 1900. Responsible for many
excellent designs during the art nouveau and art deco periods. The factory
closed in 1959. |
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DRGM
German patent mark (meaning Deutsches Reich Geschmacksmuster (or
Gebrauchmuster?)) that appears with
or without a registration number. It seems to have been introduced around 1900
and was used on both domestic and industrial designs as well as jewellery.
Officially it was withdrawn in 1945 but also appears on some items of a later
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F & R Fischer,
Göppingen, between Stuttgart and Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Göppingen is on the River Fils and just downstream of Geislingen,
home of WMF. It was
founded in 1874 by
Fritz and Robert Fischer.
Most of the firm closed during the financial crisis of 1934 but some
products were still being made until 1966. They produced well designed art
metal hollowware and dishes bearing the distinctive
twin fish mark. This one under a spirit kettle. |
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Geschützt,
Geschutz,
Geschuetz,
German mark covering a proprietary copyright, used until 1883. (Geschützt
= 'Protected' in English). This one is on a candlestick base. |
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Geschützt,
in a circular stamp on a screw nutcracker. |
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Ges. Gesch. (gesetzlich geschützt) used in Austria and Germany to note
copyright protected design. |
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NMK, Neues Münchner Kunstgewerbe,
(New Munich Arts and Crafts) founded in 1919 by Alois
Wörle, a gold and silversmith from Munich, Germany. (Thanks to Tom of
www.925-1000.com). (Photo by Elizabeth Nevin). |
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WMF
(Würtemburgische Machin Fabrik AG), originally founded in 1853 in Geislingen an
der Steige, Germany. A variety of marks have been used during their 150 years of
production. The well known 'ostrich' mark originates from the German word
for ostrich, 'Der Strauss' after Daniel Straub, one of the founders. The
'G' in the mark stands for the town of Geislingen, on the River Fils and near Ulm in Baden-Württemburg.
See main page for more details of WMF
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