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Thun 1794 (official name Thun 1794 a.s.) was a German and Czech porcelain manufacturer using the porcelain mark "TK". Originally founded in 1793/1794 as Thun'sche Porcellanfabrik and, after many restructurings, finally closed in 2024 after 230 years, [1] [2] it was the oldest and largest Czech porcelain manufacturer.
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JIESIA porcelain; the main manufacturer in the post-soviet region and the only bone china company in the Baltic States 1941: Figgjo porcelain: Sandnes: Norway: Figgjo is a trend-setting porcelain manufacturer for the professional kitchen (see www.figgjo.com) 1955 JEMA KERAMISCH ATELIER N.V. Maastricht: Netherlands: Jema Holland ceramic studio. 1969
The new owners returned the name of the founder to the factory and today it is called Rudolf Kämpf and produces handmade porcelain under 3 trademarks: Rudolf Kämpf: premium-class porcelain; Leander: mass-market porcelain; Leander HoReCa: porcelain for hotels, restaurants and the service industry; Rudolf Kämpf mainly produces porcelain. [4]
Historic pewter, faience and glass tableware. In recent centuries, flatware is commonly made of ceramic materials such as earthenware, stoneware, bone china or porcelain.The popularity of ceramics is at least partially due to the use of glazes as these ensure the ware is impermeable, reduce the adherence of pollutants and ease washing.
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The site was chosen for the museum because in 1794, the third oldest and second then-still active porcelain factory in the Czech Republic, Thun porcelain factory (closed in 2024), [1] [2] was established here. The interior was restored in 1950–1952. The museum contains around 12,000 exhibits.
Buffalo China was sold to Oneida Limited in 1983, [17] and went out of operation in 2004. [18] The hotelware industry in the United States faced many challenges beginning in the late 1980s. Following the economic downturn of 1987 and the 1990s, restaurants were hit hard by a decline in consumer spending and demand for hotelware declined by 20% ...