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Message:: [QUOTE="Joan, post: 10100231, member: 5398"]Here's another quote from the book. “Weiskopf noted the difficulties with which glass-blowers had to cope when working with this type of glass (stoneglass). According to him, only the manufacturer Josef Riedel in Polaun produced satisfactory quality in blown stone-glass.” After Paul Weiskopf’s sudden death, his brother Iwan (1848-1911) took over the company. Like his father, he was a doctor, and he was similarly concerned about the wellfare of the workers. One of his most important achievements to their benefit was the foundation of the “Cooperation of the lampworkers for blown beads” in 1898. He continued to work in the field of lining beads, and shortly before the turn of the century introduced the method of lining them with real gold.” After gold lining was introduced by Iwan Weiskopf, Morchenstern (Bohemia) makers held a virtual monopoly on this type of bead until 1945.” Source - Baubles, Buttons, and Beads The Heritage of Bohemia by Sibylle Jargstorf.[/QUOTE]