1970s modern Patera, glass bowl, HSG Ząbkowice Poland

An ashtray or a platter in the mid-century modern style made of bulk sodium glass produced in huta szkła gospodarczy ząbkowice in the 1970s. Ashtray made of blown glass, hand-formed. The item is in good original condition, with normal signs of use, scratches on the underside. A great red ashtray. Rare. Hand-formed glass, dyed ruby red in the mass. Ground bottom. Not only the color is interesting, but also the interesting shape. Dimensions: Height 8 cm|diameter 24 cm|base diameter 7 cm|inlet diameter 19.5 cm. Dimensions in inches: Height 3.1 in|diameter 9.4 in|base diameter 2.8 in|inlet diameter 7.7 in. Historical view: In 1884, józef schreiber founded the ząbkowicka glass factory in ząbkowice (since 1977 a district of dąbrowa górnicza). The glassworks, transformed in 1896 into a joint-stock company under the name towarzystwo akcyjne ząbkowickiej fabryki szkła in ząbkowice, produced only blown glass products. From 1902, the products of the glassworks were glass accessories and pressed glass. Art nouveau patterns were repeated until the 1980s. Due to the crisis in 1935, the steelworks stopped production. Its re-launch took place during world war ii, and the products were intended exclusively for military purposes. After the end of the war, the steelworks remained under the temporary management of the state; In 1959 it was transformed into a state-owned enterprise operating under the name of ząbkowicka huta szkła gospodarczych - state enterprise separated, subordinate to the central board of the glass and ceramics industry. In 1960, the name was changed to huta szkła gospodarczy "ząbkowice". The systematic development of the glassworks and the growing sales of glass from ząbkowice resulted in the incorporation of other glassworks into the company: huta szkła "siemianowice" (thermos inserts were produced there) in 1973, huta szkła "skawina" (manufacturer of packaging glass) In 1974 and glassworks "staszic" (producer of wine balloons) in 1979. The "ząbkowice" e.