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Exploring Traditional Czech Industries: A Journey Through History

Delve into the rich history of traditional businesses in the Czech Republic, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to post-1989 developments. Explore key dates like Prague Spring and Velvet Revolution while uncovering three main industry groups: Engineering and Heavy Industry, Specialized Industries, and Consumer Items. Discover renowned companies like Skoda and Tesla, and learn about notable inventions such as soft contact lenses by Prof. Otto Wichterle. Immerse yourself in the world of glassware, lead crystal, porcelain, and iconic brands like Bata. Uncover the brewing traditions and Petrof pianos that add to the cultural fabric of the Czech Republic. Join us on this fascinating journey!

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Exploring Traditional Czech Industries: A Journey Through History

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  1. Visit of Taiwanese students 2010

  2. Getting to know each other About me Richard Selby This is me!

  3. Getting to know each other About me Richard Selby This is me!

  4. Traditional businesses in the Czech Republic

  5. Traditional businesses in the Czech Republic …..up to 1989

  6. 1918 - 1993

  7. Austro-Hungarian Empire (1895)

  8. An appreciation of dates • Pre 1914 • Austro-Hungarian empire; Czechoslovakia created 1918 • 1918-1939 • 1939-1945 • German occupation • 1945-1989 • Communist regime (Influenced by Russia) • “Prague spring” 1968 • “Velvet revolution” November 1989 • Post 1989

  9. Traditional industries • Three groups: • Engineering and “Heavy industry” • Specialised • Consumer items

  10. Traditional industries (1) • Engineering and “Heavy industry” • Engineering • Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines • Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc, Lighting, generators • Mining • “Black” coal • “Soft” coal • Clay • Graphite • Silver  Uranium

  11. Traditional industries (1) • Engineering and “Heavy industry” • Engineering • Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines • Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc, Lighting, generators • Mining • “Black” coal • “Soft” coal • Clay • Graphite • Silver  Uranium

  12. “Open-cast” coal mining at Doly Bilina

  13. Traditional industries (1) • Engineering and “Heavy industry” • Engineering • Skoda – cars, trucks and large engines • Tesla – electronic items: radios & TVs etc, Lighting, generators • Mining • “Black” coal • “Soft” coal • Clay • Graphite • Silver  Uranium

  14. Traditional industries (2) • Specialised • Chemical • Medical • Contact lenses • Films • Musical instruments • Agribusiness • Livestock  milk/cheese/meat • Timber • Fruit/vegetables etc, etc, etc………

  15. Prof. Otto Wichterle Inventor of the “soft” contact lens

  16. On this home-built apparatus, Prof. Wichterle produced his first “soft” contact lens in his kitchen in 1961

  17. Traditional industries (3) • Consumer items • Glassware • Lead crystal and cut-glass • Porcelain • Shoes • The “Bata” company

  18. In more detail…. • Skoda • Tesla • Bata Shoe advertising

  19. Traditional industries (3) • Consumer items • Glassware • Lead crystal and cut-glass • Porcelain • Shoes • The “Bata” company • Brewing Beer …….also, wines, spirits and other beverages: fruit drinks and mineral water

  20. Petrof pianos

  21. Thank you See you next Thursday!

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