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
![Plato & Co. 15-8-5-1](pages/data/201508051728Plato base.jpg)
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.
![Plato & Co., Musikwerke 15-8-13-1](pages/data/201508130822steins 002.jpg)
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.
![Plato & Co., Musikwerke 16-12-16-1](pages/data/201612161002Ad Plato & Co round.jpg)
Advertisement in the Beiblatt der Fliegenden Blätter, Nr. 2209, Viertes Blatt, LXXXVII. Band (87th volume); München, den 27. November 1887.
![Plato & Co., Musikwerke 15-8-11-1](pages/data/201508111819106_musikwerke.jpg)
Advert taken from a newspaper cutting, date unknown, showing examples of Plato & Co's products.
![Plato & Co., Musikwerke 12-12-18-1](pages/data/201512181104Plato&Co-HR160.jpg)
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.
![Plato & Co. 1](pages/data/200902021717platoco2_edited-1.jpg)
A better example of an impressed mark on a Hauber & Reuther #160 stein, dated c.1882/6
![plato & Co., Musikwerke 15-8-13-3](pages/data/201508130825steins 003.jpg)
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.
![Plato & Co., Musikwerke 16-12-14-1](pages/data/201612140850Plato.jpg)
Advertisement in the Beiblatt der Fliegenden Blätter, Nr. 2197, zweites Blatt, LXXXVII. Band (= 87th volume);München, den 4. September 1887.