Dr. H. Oidtmann

Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH
Native name
 Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH Werkstätten für Glasmalerei, Mosaik und Restaurierungen[1]
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
Industry Stain glass
Founded 1857 (1857) in Linnich, Germany
Incorporated: April 19, 1991 (1991-04-19)[1]
Founder Heinrich Oidtmann, M.D.
Headquarters Linnich, Germany

Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH is a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung based in Linnich, Germany. It is the oldest stained glass workshop in Germany.[2]

History

The first Oidtmann Workshop was first established by Heinrich Oidtmann, M.D. in 1857. The business first started as a sideline for the doctor, due to his inspiration derived from glass slides, but later grew. A catalogue published in 1890 listed the workshop as having 100 employees.[3][4][5] The workshops were significantly damaged during the World War II and had to be rebuilt during the management of Friedrich and Ludovikus Oidtmann.[3]

The Oidtmann Workshops were registered as a company as Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH on 19 April 1991 with the registration HRB3724 DÜREN. In 1997 the company became one of the sponsors of the Deutsche Glassmalerei-Museum Linnich.[1]

Managing Directors

Dr. Heinrich Oidtmann

Notable works

Stained glass at the San Sebastian Church in Manila, Philippines

The Oidtmann Workshops was later known for its execution of works by several prominent designers. Among these works were the stained glass windows of the Saint Marien in Koln-Kalk by Georg Meistermann and stained glass work at Ōmiya Station in Saitama, Japan by Ludwig Schaffrath.[4][6] The Oidtmann workshop also fabricated the stained glass windows at the San Sebastian Church in Manila, Philippines in 1889.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH Werkstätten für Glasmalerei, Mosaik und Restaurierungen". Kompany. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Zulueta, Lito (23 February 2015). "Rust corroding all-steel San Sebastian Church". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 23 February 2015. She (Tina Paterno, architect) said Henri Oidtmann, the firm that produced the windows (of the church) in 1889, is still in operation as “the oldest stained glass studio in Germany."
  3. 1 2 "The Oldest Stained Glass Workshop in Germany - Chronicle of the Oidtmann Workshop". Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH. Dr. H. Oidtmann GmbH. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  4. 1 2 "History of Stained Glass". Stained Glass Association of America. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Oidtmann (H.) Glass and Mosaic Studios Linnich, Germany". Michigan Stained Glass Census. Michigan State University Museum. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Railroad station". Lamberts. Glashütte Lamberts. Retrieved 23 February 2015. Country: Japan Location: Omiya Artist: Prof. Ludwig Schaffrath
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