Lichte Porzellan
 Main building of the manufactury in the street Sonneberger-Strasse | |
| Company type | Company with limited liability |
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| Founded | 1822 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Porcelain, Porcelain painting, Figurines |
| Website | Lichte porcelain |
The Lichte porcelain (GmbH) (German: Lichte Porzellan (GmbH)) was founded 1822 in Lichte, Thuringian Highlands.
History
[edit]On the northern hillside of the Thuringian Highland, close to the Rennsteig, where the early settlements of the Thuringian porcelain manufacturing took its rise, Johann Heinrich Leder established in 1822 a new porcelain manufacturer, today’s Lichte porcelain (GmbH).
Early work
[edit]Although the newly established porcelain manufacturer was from the very beginning in close competition to the already 1764 founded local Wallendorf porcelain manufacture,
Structure of the manufacture
[edit]| Time | Description | Affiliation to | Remarks |
| 1822–1824 | Lichte porcelain | Ownership by Johann Heinrich Leder | |
| 1824–1830 | Lichte porcelain | Ownership by Wilhel & Heinrich Liebmann | |
| 1830–1840 | Lichte porcelain | Exclusive possession by W. Liebmann | |
| 1840–1846 | Lichte porcelain | Heubach brothers company | Ownership by Christoph & Phillipp Heubach |
| 1846–1848 | Lichte porcelain | Heubach brothers company | Ownership by Anton Heubach (son of C. Heubach) |
| 1848–1876 | Lichte porcelain | Heubach brothers company | Ownership by A. & Louis Heubach (son of P. Heubach) |
| 1876–1887 | Lichte porcelain | Heubach brothers company | 1876 retirement of A. Heubach; exclusive possession by L. Heubach participation of its sons Hermann, Philipp & Ottokar (1886 death of Hermann) |
| 1887–1904 | Lichte porcelain | Heubach brothers company | Ownership by P. & O. Heubach (1889 participation of Richard H.) |
| 1904–1919 | Lichte porcelain | Gebrueder Heubach AG | 1904 foundation of the Heubach brothers AG managing directors: the previous holders (1908 participation of Eduard H., son of Hermann) |
| 1919–? | Lichte porcelain | Gebrueder Heubach AG | Managing director: Eduard Heubach (son of H. Heubach) |
| - | Lichte porcelain | ||
| 1990–present | Lichte porcelain (GmbH) | Company with limited liability | Managing director:
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See also
[edit]- Lichte, the municipality
- Porcelain manufactures in Europe
References
[edit]- Wilhelm Stieda: Die Anfänge der Porzellanfabrikation auf dem Thüringerwalde Jena 1902, S. 71 ff
- Commemorative publication to the 100th anniversary, Lichte, Dec. 1922, Heubach brothers AG
External links
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