Plato & Co., MusikwerkeKöpenickerstraße (now Köpenicker Straße) 105/106/107, Görlitz Bahnhof, Berlin S.O. Prussia. (now the Federal City State of Berlin).
Musikinstrumenten und Musikautomaten / Musical instruments & automatic musical instruments
Founded in 1872. The last known address book entry at Köpenickerstraße was 1915. Plato & Co's address had a number of businesses resident over the years.
From 1817 up to 1894 it was also a distillery (Carl Radicke), and from 1912 to 1938 it was occupied by a silk wholesaler (Marcus Fleischmann) as well.
Purchased stein bodies from: Hauber & Reuther
Reference:John McGregor Berliner Adressbücher Berlin Postcodes
Hauber & Reuther #160 as on the base of the featured stein (central below). It is unknown why someone attempted to remove the vendor's name, but Plato & Co. Berlin is still visible.
Full colour side views of another Hauber & Reuther #160, without the Plato marking. There are detail differences in the tableau other than just the colours.
Advertisement in the Beiblatt der Fliegenden Blätter, Nr. 2209, Viertes Blatt, LXXXVII. Band (87th volume); München, den 27. November 1887.
Advert taken from a newspaper cutting, date unknown, showing examples of Plato & Co's products.
The above Hauber & Reuther #160 stein, circa 1890, (Schuhplattler) was made by Merkelbach & Wick and subsequently decorated by Hauber & Reuther. This particular stein has been marked Plato & Co.
A better example of an impressed mark on a Hauber & Reuther #160 stein, dated c.1882/6
Full colour side views of another Hauber & Reuther #160, without the Plato marking. There are detail differences in the tableau other than just the colours.
Advertisement in the Beiblatt der Fliegenden Blätter, Nr. 2197, zweites Blatt, LXXXVII. Band (= 87th volume);München, den 4. September 1887.