The Clay Pipes of Austrianhungarian Production From the Fundus of the Town Museum of Požega

This paper presents 14 clay pipes of the „Eastern“ type which are of austrian-hungarian production. They have stamps of workshops PARTSCH, RESS, AMSTÄTTER, ANHALZER and one pipe has stamp JUGNAŠICE. This pipe was made in Prva jugoslavenska tvornica lula i glinenih proizvoda u Našicama (First Yugoslavian Factory of Pipesand Clay Products in Našice) between 1919. and 1921. The stamp of Anton Partsch is present on the 10 pipes. The workshop of Anton Partsch was active in Pernitz and Theresienfeld at Wiener Neustadt. Addition the stamp and the name Anton Partsch clay pipes have inscription ZU THERESIENFELD. Anton Partsch made pipes from the 1812 till 1850s. The stamps of ANHALZER, AMSTÄTTER and A. RESSA workkshops are found on the each pipe. The ANHALZER workshop was active in Theresienfeld, but was not so well-known. The MATHIASA AMSTÄTTERA workshop from Wiener Neustadt was active around 1830s. The signature A. RESSA presents the worhshop of Anton Ressa from Wiener Neustadt. Anton Ress taked over the workshop of Mathias Amstätera in 1830. The Anton Ress workshop in 1837 employed 60 workers and made more then 6 000 pipes per day