Manufactory
We wish to state that this web site does not endorse the political philosophies of the Third Reich. We do not support Nazism or National Socialism in any form or manner. We are collectors and historians and believe that history should be preserved, both good and evil, in order that the evil cannot repeat itself.
The building of the Allach porcelain manufactory was in the Lindenstrasse 8, which was renamed into Reinhard-von-Frank-Str. 8 in Allach.
This unique concentration of the best artists, designers, potters, and all the important craftsmen involved in the production of high-quality porcelain made it possible to produce the finest porcelain objects, such as historical equestrian figures, animals, Morisk dancers and jugglers, candlesticks, vases, as well as political figures and objects, in just nine years of the manufactory’s existence.
The following artists deserve mention: Prof. Benno von Arent (Berlin), Karl Diebitsch (Munich), Richard Förster (Munich), Prof. Theodor Kärner (Munich), Prof. Wilhelm Krieger (Herrsching), Franz Nagy Sr. (Munich), Wilhelm Neuhäuser (Dachau), Ottmar Obermaier (Munich), Adolf Röhring (Dachau), and Prof. Willy Zügel (Munich).
The SS runes became the trademark of the new porcelain. The manufactory’s program included a wide variety of art objects as well as everyday tableware, with a total of approximately 240 porcelain and ceramic models. Over time, the factory became the favorite project of Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer of the SS.
In 1927, Franz Nagy acquired a plot of approximately 2,000 square meters in Allach, at Lindenstrasse 8 (today Reinhard-von-Frank-Strasse 8), opposite the former Kraus AG, for his own future use.
Starting in 1932, planning began for a workshop building, which was subsequently completed in 1935.
In April 1935, the company “Keramische Werkstätten Franz Nagy” was founded.
In January 1936, the “Porzellan-Manufaktur Allach-München GmbH” was founded with the partners Franz Nagy, Theodor Kärner, Karl Diebitsch, and Bruno Galke.
After the company’s rapid expansion rendered the facilities in Allach insufficient, the majority of production was relocated in 1937 to the grounds of the SS training and exercise camp near the Dachau concentration camp, today the site of the 6th Dachau Emergency Police Department. A guided tour of this site led by Mr. Papenfuß, an intimate and highly knowledgeable expert on the site, is highly recommended. The former production building of the powder press plant, dating back to the First World War, no longer exists, but aerial photographs, site plans, and a photo are available. Eventually, all porcelain production was relocated there, while artistic ceramics such as plates, jugs, and vases were manufactured in Allach from 1942 onwards. During the war years, simple everyday items such as ointment jars and canteen dishes were also produced in Dachau.
Karl Diebitsch, an SS man from the very beginning and an acquaintance of Heinrich Himmler, presumably from his days in Munich, was the one who initiated the relationship with the General SS from the very beginning.
In 1939, the General SS, after long preparations in Berlin, finally took over the company. Nagy Sr. (and also Theodor Kärner) were thus expropriated. The factory was placed under the control of the General SS’s “Main Office for Administration and Economy” in Berlin, and the best available artists were hired for it.
We wish to state that this web site does not endorse the political philosophies of the Third Reich. We do not support Nazism or National Socialism in any form or manner. We are collectors and historians and believe that history should be preserved, both good and evil, in order that the evil cannot repeat itself.
The building of the Allach porcelain manufactory was in the Lindenstrasse 8, which was renamed into Reinhard-von-Frank-Str. 8 in Allach.
In 1927, Franz Nagy acquired a plot of approximately 2,000 square meters in Allach, at Lindenstrasse 8 (today Reinhard-von-Frank-Strasse 8), opposite the former Kraus AG, for his own future use.
Starting in 1932, planning began for a workshop building, which was subsequently completed in 1935.
In April 1935, the company “Keramische Werkstätten Franz Nagy” was founded.
In January 1936, the “Porzellan-Manufaktur Allach-München GmbH” was founded with the partners Franz Nagy, Theodor Kärner, Karl Diebitsch, and Bruno Galke.
After the company’s rapid expansion rendered the facilities in Allach insufficient, the majority of production was relocated in 1937 to the grounds of the SS training and exercise camp near the Dachau concentration camp, today the site of the 6th Dachau Emergency Police Department. A guided tour of this site led by Mr. Papenfuß, an intimate and highly knowledgeable expert on the site, is highly recommended. The former production building of the powder press plant, dating back to the First World War, no longer exists, but aerial photographs, site plans, and a photo are available. Eventually, all porcelain production was relocated there, while artistic ceramics such as plates, jugs, and vases were manufactured in Allach from 1942 onwards. During the war years, simple everyday items such as ointment jars and canteen dishes were also produced in Dachau.
Karl Diebitsch, an SS man from the very beginning and an acquaintance of Heinrich Himmler, presumably from his days in Munich, was the one who initiated the relationship with the General SS from the very beginning.
In 1939, the General SS, after long preparations in Berlin, finally took over the company. Nagy Sr. (and also Theodor Kärner) were thus expropriated. The factory was placed under the control of the General SS’s “Main Office for Administration and Economy” in Berlin, and the best available artists were hired for it.
A guided tour through this area by an intimate and highly knowledgeable Historian of this area, Mr. Papenfuß, is highly recommended. The former production plant of the Pulverpreßwerk, which dates back to the First World War, no longer exists today. But there are aerial photos, maps and a photograph.
Eventually, the entire porcelain production was moved there, while in Allach from 1942 art ceramics, such as plates, jugs and vases, was produced. During the war years, Dachau also produced simple everyday objects, such as ointment containers and canteen tableware.