HALLMARK INFO MARK: Bavaria. Lion shield, crown mark/logo. Schumann. Arzberg. Germany. Early 1930s.
ABOUT the Carl Schumann Porcelain Factory of Arzberg, Bavaria, Germany. Tonwarenfabrik Heinrich Schumann (1876 - 1879)
Heinrich Schumann, originally from Angelroda (Thuringia), had a small pottery in Arzberg that had to close because it was in the way of the newly built railway. The railway was finished in November 1879 and connected Arzberg with the railway network.
Porzellanfabrik Christoph Schumann (1881 - 1932)
The only son of Heinrich Schuhann was Christoph Schumann. He was the founder of the new facility in 1881. Located under the Jakobsburg, it was next to the market square in the town center. Ironically, it was also directly next to the railway tracks that had forced his father to close. With the opening of the new facility the company also started manufacturing porcelain. Christoph Schumann led the company until 1932 when it was taken over by his son Carl Schumann. Porzellanfabrik Carl Schumann GmbH & Co. KG, later Carl Schumann AG (1932 - 1994) - Arzberg, Bavaria, Germany.
The Carl Schumann company was later also transformed into a limited company. Not being very successful over the years, the company closed it doors in 1994.
