Manufacturer · Poland · Dąbrowa Górnicza · 1884–2006
Huta Szkła Ząbkowice
Huta Szkła Ząbkowice (1884–2006) – Huta Szkła Gospodarczego „Ząbkowice” in Ząbkowice, now Dąbrowa Górnicza; pressed glass manufacturer.
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About the manufacturer
- Years active
- 1884–2006
- Country
- Poland
- Location
- Dąbrowa Górnicza
The glassworks was founded in 1884 by Josef Schreiber jr. as Ząbkowicka Fabryka Szkła in Ząbkowice, then located in the Russian partition. Until 1902, it produced exclusively blown glass; at the beginning of the 20th century, the glassworks purchased a dozen or so presses and began producing pressed glass. It exported, among other places, to Russia, China and England. In 1935, it was closed during the crisis and reopened during the Second World War.
After the war, the plant operated as Huta Szkła Gospodarczego „Ząbkowice”. In 1966, it was fulfilling orders from 45 countries, and between 1973 and 1979 it took over the glassworks in Siemianowice and Skawina, as well as Huta „Staszic”. From the early 1960s, the design department was headed by Jan Sylwester Drost, while Eryka Trzewik-Drost was the chief designer from 1966 to 1990; Bogdan Kupczyk worked there from 1961 to 1966. Drost’s “Asteroid” set received a gold medal in Jablonec in 1976, was acquired by the Corning Museum of Glass in 1984, and was recognised as a Silesian Design Icon in 2012. Trzewik-Drost designed, among others, the “Igloo” set (1974).
In 1995, the glassworks was included in the Universal Privatisation Programme. Due to falling sales and debt, the plant was closed in 2006.
