Pottery & porcelain
Gerz marks include the jug-in-triangle device introduced around 1900; production moved from the older works to Sessenbach in 1966.
c. 1800–1899
The source reports this mark on an item made in the last quarter of the 19th century; it does not give mark-use dates.
Mark found on the item produced in the last quarter of 19th century.
c. 1800–1999
Described as late nineteenth to early twentieth century.
stoneware
1949–1990
West Germany
Old Gerz aus unserem firmen archiv W. Germany mark. period .
After 1949
The mark was used after 1949; seit 1862 is part of the wording.
impressed
Peter Gerz II established the pottery in Höhr in 1835. His son Simon Peter Gerz I joined in 1857, and the firm gained government approval as Gerz & Söhne in 1862. Philip Jacob Gerz took over in 1873; Sebastian Maas and Johann Reitz succeeded in 1886. Jean Maas renamed the business Gerz-Krug- und Steinzeugmanufaktur in 1930. His widow ran it until 1965, and production moved to Sessenbach in 1966. Following bankruptcy in the 1990s, a new company was formed in Hillscheid.
The jug-in-triangle mark was introduced around 1900. Simon Peter Gerz I joined in 1857, and the firm became Gerz & Söhne in 1862. Later owners included Sebastian Maas and Johann Reitz. Jean Maas renamed it in 1930. The factory moved to Sessenbach in 1966; after bankruptcy in the 1990s a new company formed in Hillscheid. Peter Gerz II established a pottery in Höhr in 1835. Simon Peter Gerz I joined in 1857, and the business became Gerz & Söhne in 1862.
Jean Maas reorganized it in 1930. Production moved to Sessenbach in 1966; a new Hillscheid company followed bankruptcy in the 1990s.
