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Used between 1880 and 1921.
The company of Merkelbach & Wick was founded 1880 in the town of Grenzhausen, a small town that merged with the neighboring towns of Höhr and Grenzau in 1936, resulting in the town of Höhr-Grenzhausen. The company mostly produced beer steins, ewers and vases and applied their trademark to their products as impressed version comprised of the fancy letters "M&W" above "Gr." and all enclosed in a circle. The letters stand for Merkelbach & Wick and Grenzhausen; it is common for the mark to be only partially impressed or indistinct.
Although the company dissolved in 1921, the Wick side of the firm continued operation of the factory under the name Wick Werke AG. Only fine earthenware and porcelain products had a stamped ink underglaze mark, stoneware always had an impressed mark.
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Used between 1880 and 1921.
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Used between 1880 and 1921.
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Used between 1921 and 1937.
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Used between 1921 and 1937.
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Used between 1921 and 1937.
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Used between 1937 and 1960.
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Used from 1960 onwards.
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Used from 1960 onwards, impressed.
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Used from 1960 onwards, here a relatively shallow version.
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Used from 1960 onwards, here with "Made in Western Germany" addition.
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