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Howard Miller - 1905 - 1995
was schooled in the fine art of clockmaking by his father, Herman, in
the Black Forest region of Germany. Howard developed into a
visionary whose keen sense of innovation spawned a tradition of
excellence that has been uncompromised through three generations.
While the early years focused on the manufacture of chiming wall and
mantel clocks, Howard Miller also produced trend-setting avant garde
clocks that stand today in collectors' galleries. During World War II,
Howard Miller joined forces with the Ford Motor Co. to produce anti-
aircraft covers. In the 1960s, the company turned its attention to
grandfather clocks, eventually earning the company the title of
"World's Largest Grandfather Clock Manufacturer."
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Mauthe Clock Company
Frederich Mauthe (from) Schwenningen (FMS)
1844 - 1976
Friedrich Mauthe started a small clock factory in Schwenningen in 1870
and by 1899 the firm was also making its own cases. It is said that just
before the war, 60% of all the German made clocks the UK imported
were made by Mauthe. In the 1950's they produced a motor rewound
battery electric clock movement which was used in Metamec clocks.
The factory ceased production in 1976.
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Murano Glass - vibrant, contrasting colors and exuberant, often
eccentric shapes, are the hallmarks of postwar Murano glass. Vases,
pitchers, bowls, decanters, animal figures and ashtrays were produced
in quantity, often for the tourist trade. The sommerso technique
perfected by Venini in 1934 was soon taken up by many smaller
Murano workshops. The colored halo effect was created by casing the
main color with a thin layer of another color and then a layer of clear
glass.
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Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 – November 3, 1954) was a French
artist, known for his use of color and his fluid, brilliant and original
draughtsmanship. As a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but
principally as a painter, Matisse is one of the best-known artists of the
twentieth century.
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