As promised: the glass sample book | |||||
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The Riedel family is one of the major names of Jablonec glassmaking, and many types of glass are accredited to this family. A famous example of this is Uranium glass. While there is evidence this has been made before, it is said that Josef Riedel first produced this glass on a larger scale in the 1830's. He also gave the main colours their names, as a tribute to his wife Anna: Annagelb (Anna Yellow) and Annagruen (Anna Green).
The work of the Riedel family dates back to the early 18th century. After a tumultuous period from 1938 tot 1946, the Riedel heirs once again started making glass in an old factory in Tirol in 1954.
I found this book at a local antique shop from Jana Ullmannova. She herself is a bead and glass enthousiast, and was keen to share her knowledge with me. She also has an online bead shop with both old and new beads. You can find it at the link. (all in German, I am afraid)