เหล้าบ้าน KLM คราวนี้ได้มาพร้อมกันสามใบเมื่อเสาร์ที่ผ่านมานี่เอง
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อยากรู้ว่าเหล้าพวกนี้มีคนนิยมมากแค่ไหน แค่เสิร์ช KLM House ในอีเบย์ครับ
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Some more background information:
KLM started issuing these miniature bottles in 1952. Air companies were not allowed to give presents to their customers because of unfair competition. So, KLM had some Blue Delft houses made, and filled them with liquor and genever. Then, of course, their competitors complained "KLM ís giving presents to their customers". The KLM said "May I decide how I serve my
drinks? Is their a law which tells me drinks have to be served in a glass?"... and so it all started.
The KLM was founded in 1919. In 1993 their were 60 different houses issued. In 1994, when the KLM celebrated it's 75 anniversary, they issued a total of 15 miniatures, bringing the total to 75! so that the number of houses would be the same as the age of the KLM. The Delft Blue KLM houses were made by Koninklijke Goedewaagen. Goedewaagen was first located in Gouda, but moved to Nieuw Buinen (Drenthe) in 1984. At the KLM miniature club somebody was talking about 'remakes from Taiwan' and 'not being real Delft houses'.
Well, what's the real story about this ? Here's what I know!
Goedewaagen has made these KLM houses up to 1995. Their last shipment to Bols was in march 1995. Then, Bols no longer had these houses made by Goedewaagen, but had them made in Singapore. Bols' reason was that Goedewaagen's houses were inferior and leaking. Bols had quite a lot of complaints and apparently Goedewaagen could not solve this problem. "Ridiculous" said Goedenwaagen's CEO S.J. Kramer, "We make more Delft Blue than they make in Delft. How could we produce inferior quality? They just find us too expensive". So, Goedewaagen sued Bols for ending the contract. Goedewaagen kept continuing producing these houses, but now without "Bols" or "KLM" on it, and the houses did also not contain any genever. Bols now sued Goedewaagen for this. In May 1997 Bols wins this case. Goedewaagen is no longer allowed to produce houses which look like the KLM-houses of Bols.
So 'Remakes' and 'Taiwan'... but both different stories... The 'Remakes' have to be the houses Goedewaagen kept on producing while the contract with Bols had been ended. These remakes do not have the markes KLM or BOLS on them. 'Taiwan', or actually Singapore... Yes, this is were the houses have been made since 1995! So, for example, all houses numbered 75 and higher would be made in Taiwan. But. Is this really a reason to panic? No. Of course not. In 1997, at the end of the case, they asked W. Ingenhoven (head public relations Bols): "So, does this mean that the KLM houses are not really Delft Blue anymore?" His answer was: "The technic to make Delft Blue is not bound by place. Approximately 75% of all Delft Blue is not made in Delft. That goes for Drenthe and is nothing different for China. We have nothing to complain about their quality".
Simon Rynbende started his Distillery in 1793. In the 70's Rynbende was taken over by Henkes. Henkes was taken over by Bols in the 80's. The most logical explanation is, that KLM's contract first was with Rynbende. After Rynbende was taken over by Henkes, the KLM miniatures were filled with Henkes liquor. Then, in the 80's the Bols houses came. As there is no more Rynbende company at this moment, I do not see why there should be any 'remake' by Rynbende. In Rynbende's time Goedewaagen was still manufactoring these houses, and they stopped in 1995, long after Rynbende was taken over by Henkes, and Henkes was taken over by Bols. 'Remakes' by Goedewaagen (if we can call them like this) do not have KLM and BOLS on them. So, these can be easily found, and I guess no KLM miniature collector collects houses which do not have "KLM" on them. 'Remakes from Taiwain' do not exist, for these are the real (official) houses. Ok, they are not made in Delft, but also Goedewaagen was not located in Delft (first in Gouda, and then they moved to the east of Holland, Nieuw Buinen). So. No panic. Just enjoy your collection.
KLM Miniature houses have been filled with Rynbende, Henkes & Bols. Only the first 45 numbers have been filled with Rynbende, but, during the years, several symbols were used
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