This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page the stories behind antiques are lost to time Ezra Roberg is one of the lucky ones to know some of the fascinating history behind a pair of stained-glass windows he recently brought in to DuMouchelles for appraisal “I recently inherited these two stained glass panels from my parents,” he wrote in an email asking for an appraisal “These two panels hung in my maternal grandparents’ home in Linnich My grandmother told me that these windows were in her home as early as 1899 had told her that these panels hung in his father’s home.” Roberg said they hung in his parents’ house for years and that his mother remembers them hanging in her grandparents’ house he told appraiser Mallory Jamett at DuMouchelles recently makes them valuable in much more than monetary ways “Some of the worst hand-to-hand combat in WWII between the Nazis and Allies was in the Linnich area,” Roberg explained adding that the Nazis used his grandparents’ home as a field headquarters for the German army at one point The windows had long been one of his grandparents’ prized possessions “Knowing how brutal these soldiers could be snuck in at the peril of his life and rescued them from where they were hanging in my grandfather’s smoking room.” His family had immigrated to the United States the neighbor had no idea where my parents were but knew it was somewhere in Detroit because my maternal grandmother had a brother living in Detroit and he was the one who sponsored my parents to come over at the time,” because German emigres couldn’t come unless they were sponsored “He eventually traced my parents through the one clue he had — that they were in Detroit somewhere — and brought the two panels from Germany himself Each panel is 20 inches high and 14 inches wide and depicts classical scenes including a man with a bow and arrow and a dog “I would have thought these could almost be Greek or Roman scenes if I didn’t know they were German,” Jamett told Robert She told him that she believes the panels date to the 18th century and explained that stained glass was used mainly in churches but shifted to homes and non-religious subjects such as heraldry and hunting after the Reformation “Dogs could signify loyalty and the scholar the pursuit of knowledge,” she explains “Some windows would have depicted the virtues that were important to the family.” Vintage German glass does very well at auction noting that she found similar works selling for up to $4,000 She found a similar piece that sold for $3,000 she valued Roberg’s pair at approximately $1,000-$2,000 at auction “They’re really beautiful but could benefit from a cleaning,” she said “Just be sure to be very careful when you do clean them.” She recommended a special stained glass cleaner Roberg isn’t interested in getting rid of them The pilot plant is due to be operational by the end of next year Switzerland-based carton packaging provider Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) has announced a €12m ($14.2m) investment in a pilot plant of its new Tech Centre Europe Located near SIG’s packaging plants in Linnich the plant is intended to help expedite the development of products and packaging It will help the company address the increasing demand for more sustainable packaging solutions The pilot plant is designed to comply with the latest and most effective energy standards and food hygiene regulations Scheduled to be operational by the end of next year the plant will house advanced extrusion and finishing technology advanced quality measurement systems and testing equipment It will complement the company’s existing research and development (R&D) Test Field and Prototype and combiLab facilities Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis SIG will also use the facility as a showcase plant and location to host stakeholder meetings and interact with customers Prototype and Pilot Plant department manager Marcel Schopen said: “Our new Tech Centre Europe will make us even faster and more efficient in bringing new products and packaging solutions to market “It will help our customers to keep one step ahead of trends and changing consumer demands “In the pilot plant and test field of our Tech Centre we support all processes from start to finish The pilot plant is also expected to strengthen SIG’s serial production processability system validation and future digital technology capacities Last month, SIG finished building its second production plant in China cutting and sealing capabilities and is expected to produce eight billion carton packs a year by 2024 It is the first aseptic packaging facility in China to comply strictly with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising The new centre features state-of-the-art extrusion and finishing technology coupled with advanced quality measurement systems and testing equipment SIG is celebrating the official opening of its €10 million Packaging Development Centre located at the site of the company’s packaging plants in Linnich The centre will accelerate new and most sustainable packaging developments and offer SIG customers added value It will significantly increase packaging processability in serial production system validation and capacity for future digital technologies As demand for more sustainable packaging options increases the new Packaging Development Centre will speed up the development of innovative packaging formats and materials to further expand SIG’s leading position in sustainable packaging solutions It is built according to the latest and most effective energy standards Prototype & Pilot Plant at SIG: “In today’s fast-paced food and beverage industry the need to be one step ahead with new product development is vital and this equally applies to the product’s packaging Our high-end Packaging Development Centre means we can support our customers at greater speed We will be able to develop and validate new packaging solutions and innovative packaging materials even faster and more efficiently Together with our existing co-creation and test-filling facilities for food and beverage products fill products in line with food hygiene regulations and pack them on pallets – operating like packaging and food & beverage mini factories from start to finish.” You must be logged in to post a comment