So, in 1949, the government shut the factory down stating that too many people worked there. Komozja had eighty-six employees the limit was 50. Owning a private business was against the rules, especially if it prospered. Regrettably, the enterprise did so well it attracted the attention of the communist officials. Komozja did extremely well and even began exporting the ornaments to the United States. Using the first letters of each last name for their business, (KO-MO-ZJA) they started producing glass cigarette holders, vials and glass ornaments. Komozja was established in 1945 when a blower named Kozak got together with a family called Mostowski and opened a factory of their own. Unfortunately, when the war was over there was a greater demand for laboratory glass and the factory changed its profile. There was a factory in the south of Poland owned by the Rylskich family and before World War II they produced beautiful hand made ornaments. Polish artisans began creating glass ornaments in the beginning of the 20th century. It is believed that the first glass ornaments were made in a little German town called Lauscha in the late 1800s, whether it is true, is difficult to say. The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree started in Germany or Sweden. Polish decorative glass, crystal, and glass ornaments are still very much in demand today. In the late 19th Century, Poland again started producing glass articles and by the 1930s the number of glass manufacturers had increased to seventy. Many of the glassblowers immigrated to the US and taught their craft to other American settlers. One ramification was the closing of many glass manufacturers. Austria, Russia, and Prussia portioned the country into three dependent pieces. In the same century, Poland was destroyed as a nation by its neighbors. Unfortunately, the splendor didn't last for long. The industry grew and by the 1700s, Polish glass production had reached new levels of excellence - utensils, mirrors and windowpanes were renowned for their quality. In the 16th century, there were approximately thirty working glasshouses in the country. To avoid breakage, the glass was packed and kept in special wooden boxes - just like the ones Komozja uses today. The pieces were functional, artistic and very expensive. Many stained glass and useable glass articles were produced in Poland during the middle ages. We also know that a very busy glass factory was located in the town of Szklarska Poreba in 1366. Adler, Inc., Importer of these fine quality ornaments, are the following statement:Īccording to archeological digs, Polish craftsman were blowing glass in the 10th Century, however the first written documentation is dated 1310.
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