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Carstens Tönnieshof 1946-1977 (1984)

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1947 - 1977

4 generations of "twin house" base marks

The Tönnieshof loggo is a "twin house" mark that represent the farm house Tönnieshof were the production started 1947. This loggo has been used as a base mark on the decorative ceramics from ca.1949 until the company ceased 1977. There are 4 generations of the loggo:

1st generation
Low roofs. Marked windows on left house. Horizontal roof line on right house.
It comes together with form and size number and sometimes with
W-GERMANY, rare with WEST GERMANY.
ca.1949 - ca.1956

2nd generation
Low roofs. Marked windows and horizontal roof lines on both houses.
It comes together with form and size number and sometimes with
GERMANY.
ca.1955 - ca.1975

3rd generation
High roofs. Marked windows and horizontal roof lines on both houses.
It comes together with form and size number and W.-GERMANY. Small pieces can be marked with the twin house mark only.
ca.1969 - ca.1977

4th generation
Low roofs. Marked windows on both houses. No horizontal roof lines. This mark comes with the CARSTENS TÖPFEREI base mark.
ca.1975- ca.1977

ca.1949 - ca.1954

ca.1955 - ca.1956

1st gen. "twin house"
Inciesed, embossed, debossed marks
ca.1949- ca.1956

This mark can be found on ceramics with the two labels used ca. 1949 - ca. 1956.

414
3
Debossed/Incised? mark
This piece from
ca.1949 - ca.1954

426
Debossed mark
This piece from
ca.1949 - ca.1954

300
WEST
GERMANY
Embossed mark
This piece from
ca.1949 - ca.1954
Note: This piece is marked "WEST GERMANY" and has the label "QUALITÄT"

444
Embossed and debossed mark
This piece from
ca.1949 - ca.1954
Note: The last "4" is debossed.

471-14
Embossed mark
This piece from
ca.1955 - ca.1956

302-2
W-GERMANY
Incised mark
This piece from
ca.1949 - ca.1956

No label on this piece

ca.1955 - ca.1956

ca.1957 - ca.1960

2nd gen. "twin house"

Embossed mark
ca.1955 - ca.1960

This mark can be found on ceramics with the labels used ca. 1955 - ca. 1960.

474-14
Embossed mark
This piece from
ca.1955 - ca.1956

437
GERMANY
Embossed mark
Decor Utrecht from 1955.

No label on this piece.

ca.1961 - ca.1969

ca.1970 - ca.1975

ca.1975 - ca.1977

3rd gen. "twin house"

Embossed marks
ca.1965 - ca.1977

The 3rd generation of the "twin House" mark can not be found on the ceramics that was introduced 1960. These base marks from 1960, consists of form and size numbers together with W.-GERMANY. The series with the decor "Ankara" that was introduced 1963 is not known with the "twin house" base mark either. The 3rd generation of the "twin house" base mark was therefore probably introduced earliest in the midle of the 60s. It is rare on ceramics with the label used ca. 1961 - ca. 1969 so it is possible that it was introduced late in the 60s. The 3rd generation of the twin house base mark is common on pieces with the labels used from ca.1970 until the company ceased 1977.