Description
Thoroughbred mug. These are worthy product of the Gusev plant. The manufacturing time seems to me 1929 - 1931. The following attributes indicate this:
- 1. 1924-1937 the company is called "Bukharin Glassworks"; then - Gusev Crystal Plant.
- 2. The designation of the volume is only on the bottom, which is typical until 1931.
- 3. The lack of stigma, is typical until 1935.
- 4. The lack of features of loading, is typical until 1931.
- 5. Present the name of the plant, is typical after 1929.
In photo No. 6, this mug is presented in comparison with the mug produced in the Gus Khrustalny city at the Experimental glass plant in the 90s. There is something common in that two mugs is not found on any other mugs.
Crystal manufacture was founded in 1756 by the Oryol merchant Akim Maltzov. In 1918, the Maltsev enterprises, including the Gusev crystal plant, were nationalized. From 1918 to 1924, the glass factory actually did not function. 1924-1937 the company is called "Bukharin Glassworks"; then - Gusevsky Crystal Plant.