Site Navigation:

Introduction

Site navigation on PM&M is split into two sections: the horizontal menu at the top of the screen (which holds the less important pages) and the main menu on the left hand side. I believe that all entries are self-explanatory, but here is a small overview of the left menu:

'Resources' Section:

The Factory Index is a page showing all manufacturers included on this site so far in alphabetical town order. You can use your browser's search function (for example [CTRL]-[F] in MS InternetExplorer) to search for a name or such without knowing the town or state ...

The caption Historical Notes opens the notes on various events which will not be explained every time they are referred to from the normal pages, like the reason for the introduction of the 'Made in Germany' marking, etc.

British Reg. Marks gives a short introduction and overview of British registration marks including the 'diamond' and normal number markings. This section was added as some German pieces actually were registered in the UK and therefore also show these kind of markings.

Opening the caption Unidentified Marks takes you to the section were I list all the marks that I do not have any information on. All help in this area will be greatly appreciated and of course credit will be given for further information. When writing to me about one of these, please note the reference number shown under the mark.

Fake & Repro Marks ... well, that opens a page where you can either select an English or German written page on marks you should be aware of - fairly straightforward way of showing people they just bought a fake :-)

The Vocabulary Index opens the index page of the vocabulary where many German terms are explained, but it s just there if you need an explanation for something other than from inside a company history sheet as the German term used there are directly linked with the vocabulary anyway :-)

The Book Errata section lists know flaws and errors of a few reference books. Only a few entries at the moment, more will be added later.

'Main Menu' Section:

The Germany section is mainly what this site is all about and is divided into the different states of Germany. Now if you are looking for a mark which states 'Bavaria' for example, the first thing you should logically do is to visit the 'Bavaria' section. After you have selected 'Bavaria' by clicking on that, a menu will apear in the main part of the window showing the different towns and cities with the manufacturers there. My information is facility-based, so sometimes it can be that you have two or three entries in the same town. When you click on the manufacturers noted under a location, the history of the facility will open up followed by the marks, sorted after owner of the facility.

The captions for Bohemia and Moravia (both today Czech Republic), Lorraine (today France) and Silesia (today Poland) of course lead to the areas which either belonged to Germany at a time, were under strong German influence or were occupied by German forces during World War II. These sections are closely related to the German marks section, but are kept as stand-alone areas.

Last in this menu is the caption for the U.S.A. which opens the list of US companies and locations related to German manufacturers either by importing or merely distributing the German (and related) products.

Site Navigation:

'Links' Section:

Manufacturer Links opens an alphabetically sorted page with links to manufacturers that still exist today and shows the language used there as most by now offer multiple user interfaces.

Direct Forum Links is a small list of mainly porcelain-related forums where you can always find further information, either on marks, history or even prices.

Other Links lets you view a list sorted via country relationship, offering a wide array of links to sites that specialize on different countries or manufacturers.