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Amphora Werke (Co.)    (Austrian, established 1892-1945)

  Amphora Werke (Co.) - Footed Vase with Curved Handles (Miscellaneous Decorative Items)
Amphora Werke (Co.)
Footed Vase with Curved Handles
 
  

Biography
1892 Established in Turn-Teplitz under the name Reissner, Stellmacher & Kessel Amphora
1891 - 1905 The mark reflected the three owners with the initials "RStK."
1905 - 1910 The mark reflected the two owners after Eduard Stellmacher left to form his own company, "RK," and was named Amphora Factory Riessner & Kessel.
1905 - 1945 When Stellmacher left to start his own business, through 1945, the firm operated as Amphora Werke Reissner
1910 - 1945 the factory name was Amphora Works Reissner, after Kessel left
1945 The company was nationalized
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