assafx Posted 6 March , 2021 Share Posted 6 March , 2021 Hi, The remains of an enamel bowl and a plate were discovered together with a German WWI shell case, in an excavation in Jerusalem. There was an Austrian brigade in the Palestine front and it was in the vicinity of Jerusalem. I could not find the manufacturer of the bowl or to confirm, if these items might have been issued to KUK troops. any help will be greatly appreciated. Assaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 6 March , 2021 Share Posted 6 March , 2021 Hello, I think this was civilian produced enamel ware. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 7 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 7 March , 2021 Thank you. Assaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 7 March , 2021 Share Posted 7 March , 2021 It looks a civilian profile, as Jan says. Just to be sure, could it be possible to have a side vieuw of the bowl ? Thanks in advance. Gabelou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 8 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2021 here it is, Assaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 8 March , 2021 Share Posted 8 March , 2021 Thanks Assaf. Definitely civilian. The production of enamel plates , bowl and other was important, specialy in bohemian part of Austrian empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 8 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 8 March , 2021 Thank you. Assaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.TIERNEY. Posted 11 March , 2021 Share Posted 11 March , 2021 I think this bowl was made for export as it says Austria rather than Österreich. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 13 March , 2021 Share Posted 13 March , 2021 Not sure, Tierney. The main productor of enamel coated canteen in 14 14 was Austriawerk in Brno. In a multilingual empire as Autriche-Hongrie, Austria was a generic designation accepted by nearly everyone in KuK, except perhaps some Hungarian ultra nationalist. Austrian historians design the pre war time as " Felix Austria Zeit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBsk Posted 13 March , 2021 Share Posted 13 March , 2021 Possible for export, personally i dont known its a Brno production, more real not. There was many facilities to produce enamel items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 13 March , 2021 Share Posted 13 March , 2021 H&C Austria was a firm based in Karslbad, now in CZ Republic, specialised in production of porcelain dishes ( and also enamel stuff)... no change of name according to local market or export production. SKODA remains SKODA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 14 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 14 March , 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Gabelou said: H&C Austria was a firm based in Karslbad, now in CZ Republic, specialised in production of porcelain dishes ( and also enamel stuff)... no change of name according to local market or export production. SKODA remains SKODA I was under the impression that H&C is It is the Haardt and Co from Vienna, am i wrong? Thank you, Assaf Edited 14 March , 2021 by assafx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabelou Posted 15 March , 2021 Share Posted 15 March , 2021 I think you are right. The firm exist since 1875. I try to find if they use the logo "Austria H & C", but without succes for the moment. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 15 March , 2021 Share Posted 15 March , 2021 Just giving "Austria H&C" on google and looking for pics gives plenty of excamples, similar as the one in the first post. All on civilian enamelware. The military examples seem to use a different kind of stamp, without the eagle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafx Posted 20 March , 2021 Author Share Posted 20 March , 2021 Thank you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishcollector Posted 1 August , 2022 Share Posted 1 August , 2022 Hello, I just came across this forum whilst researching an old graniteware enamel piece I acquired in Spain. It has a hallmark for H&C on the back, plus the number 14. However, it is an early version of the logo - one eagle sitting on top of a pan - and this piece looks to date early 1900s. I think this is the Haardt & Co from Vienna. There is no mention of the word Austria or Austria-Hungary. Does anyone have any insight on this piece, as it's such an unusual shape. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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