Lichte Porzellan
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The Lichte porcelain was founded 1822 in Lichte
, Thuringian Highlands.
, 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).
, Lichte porcelain quickly opened up a share of the porcelain market of its own. This became possible by the highest quality standards and aim high product management. This company internal so-called philosophy survived until today.
50°31′05.4"N 11°10′44.4"E
Lichte
thumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
, Thuringian Highlands.
History
On the northern hillside of the Thuringian HighlandThuringian Highland
The Thuringian Highland or Thuringian Highlands is a low range of mountains in the German state of Thuringia.- Geography :The Thuringian Highland borders on the Thuringian Forest to the southwest...
, close to the Rennsteig
Rennsteig
The Rennsteig is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in central Germany....
, 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
Although the newly established porcelain manufacturer was from the very beginning in close competition to the already 1764 founded local Wallendorf porcelain manufactureWallendorfer Porzellan
Wallendorfer Porzellan or Wallendorf Porcelain is a porcelain manufacturing company which has been in operation since 1764 in Lichte in the Thuringian Highlands...
, Lichte porcelain quickly opened up a share of the porcelain market of its own. This became possible by the highest quality standards and aim high product management. This company internal so-called philosophy survived until today.
Structure of the manufacture
| 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 retire of A. Heubach; exclusive possession by L. Heubach participation of its sons Hermann, Philipp & Ottokar (1886 deth 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 Aktiengesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland... |
1904 foundation of the Heubach brothers AG managing directors: the previous holders (1908 participation of Eduard H., son of Hermann) |
| 1919-xyz | 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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