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CHINE AND PORCELAIN
The Austrian production of china and porcelain ware is entirely confined to Bohemia. In 1902 there were in Bohemia 62 china and porcelain factories employing 10.044 people, besides 1450 employed in getting the kaolin clay, and 37 factories producing fayence, majolica, terracotta etc., employing about 3000 people. In 1904, there were produced 2907 tons of white porcelain and 10.898 tons of painted porcelain. The best foreign customers were Great Britain and America.
Very famous is the manufacture of so called „Gablonz goods“, i. e beads, battons, ornaments, which are manufactured in the Gablonz district in Bohemia, besides mother of-pearl goods, jewellery manufactured of garnets and imitations of precious stones.
OTHER ARTICLES OF EXPORT TRADE.
As items, important in the foreign trade, are to be mentioned Bohemian kid-gloves, largely exported to the United Kingdom and America, articles of clothing (especially shirts, collars, neckties), musical instruments, matches; basket, or wicker work of all kinds. The Soudan and Egyptian armies are provided with helmets manufactured in Bohemia, and all the countries of the Levante are supplied with fez-caps, „fez“ made here.
Prague ham, much renowned, is exported to Germany, France and Belgium.
MINING.
Bohemia is also one of the principal mining provinces in Austria.
Extensive coal areas are in the North West and West of Bohemia and near to the North Eastern frontier and supply the home consumption, besides large quantities sent to Germany by the river Labe (Elbe).
In black coal, Bohemia represents 34·1 per cent. and in brown coal 81·6 per cent. of the total Austrian production.
