Garnki, talerze i pancerfausty – rybnicka Huta „Silesia” i jej wyroby w kontekście wieloaspektowych badań regionu
Pots, Plates and Panzerfaust – “Silesia” Ironworks in Rybnik and its products as a subject of multi-faceted regional research

Summary/Abstract: During its many years of work, Rybnik’s “Silesia” Ironworks manufactured a wide variety of iron products – army equipment, household appliances, decorative elements and enamel dishes. The company illustrates the histo¬ry of the city and region, entangled in wars and changing nationalities, as well as the history of industry and production technology – it’s a history of innovation, patents and modifications. As always, it is also connected with the history of social changes, which can be traced while observing the evolution of “Silesia” – a specific location on the map, that still exem-plifies processes typical for the whole region. The ironworks remains an interesting field of research in terms of industrial architecture; it also pre¬sents an opportunity to look at its products as works of applied art and industrial design, which is very popular nowadays.

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