| Braseros |
| Pulsa sobre las fotos para ampliar |
| Candelabros |
| Pulsa sobre las fotos para ampliar |
| Palmatorias |
| Pulsa sobre las fotos para ampliar |
During the 19th
and 20th centuries several items were made here are present in houses,
churches and palaces: bronze lamps and candelabra, prayer boxes and
mosntrances, braziers, beds, door knockers, plumbing, cutlery, sculptures... An
endless list of items awarded in the Universal Exhibitions of the 19th
Century, where the concept of industrial design was defined, and the
western taste was set.
The enormous
amount of models and molds kept in the Museum shows a good sample of the technical
and artistic control tests that were developed throughout the years by the
factory workers from Riópar. Many of these models were made of bronze and
brass in the 19th century, and they were those of best technical and artistic
invoice. Moreover, they made the products elaborated by the Compañía Metalúrgica de San Juan de Alcaraz
(1864-1924) internationally famous. These antique items have great artistical
and iconographic value.
“Los de Fábricas”, (those who worked and lived in Riópar) still working with bronze and brass nowadays in different companies that were originally developed by previous workers of the Metal Factory. They keep the old techniques, models and molds which were used in the 19th century. These workers are the ones to hold the flag for the memories of this ancient skill, which is what people from Riópar have done for a living since it was established.
Arabic Vase and Mould, one of the flagship models of
Riópar factories
