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Gebr. Schoenau, Swaine & Co. GmbH 167 –→ Table of Contents 1917 The company acquired its competitor Swaine & Co. (est. 1854). 1920 Gebr. Schoenau, Swaine & Co. GmbH Complete merger of the two companies. The sons Günther and Horst Schoenau joined as partners. Subsequently, the company began transitioning to the production of technical porcelain. 1953 VEB Sonneberger Porzellanwerke Expropriation and merger with the porcelain (doll) factory Armand Marseille GmbH (est. 1885 in Köppelsdorf). 3 Beer stein with lithophane bottom of resting Tyrolean couple · total height 14.5 cm (5 11⁄16 in.) · presumably Schoenau 1897 or later (Collection “S” Wuppertal) 6 Children’s cup · height 9.5 cm (3 ¾ in.) · lithophane bottom of child feeding cats · Schoenau c. 1910–1930 (Collection “S” Wuppertal) 1963 VEB Vereinigte Porzellanfabriken Köppelsdorf 1964 Porcelain production at the original facility was discontinued.

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