Vetrerie Taddei Di Empoli Biography
Around 1907, the notable manufacturing complex of Vetreria Enrico Taddei arose in the city of Empoli. Vetreria Taddei specialized in the production of flasks, demijohns and common items in green glass, made using the mouth-blown technique and worked by hand. By 1915, the factory had become one of the main glassworks in Empoli, employing eighty-six workers. Over the next few years, the company completed its manufacturing facility, increasing the number of melting furnaces to five. At the same time, warehouses and factories were opened in Pisa and in the Valdarno area, as well as shops in Florence, Rome and Milan. Taddei diversified its range of products, introducing white and colored glass in addition to the classic green glass. Pressed glass processing was added, suitable for special and artistic uses. The latter category gained national fame when Vetreria Taddei presented it in some international exhibitions at the end of the 1920s and at the Milanese Triennale exhibitions in the 1930s. Immediately after the Second World War, the crisis began at the Taddei glass factory, which was feared to be closed in 1952, resulting in the loss of jobs for hundreds of internal employees and external workers.
