Bay Keramik. Eduard Bay founded Bay Keramik in Ransbach-Baumbach in 1933. From the fifties to the beginning of the sixties Bay Keramik was one of the most successful ceramic businesses. Decorations can most often be felt (in relief) , quite often we see images with geometrical patterns. In 1967 Bay pioneered in making the so-called ‘Römertöpfe’. In that year they were presented at the ‘Hannover Messe’(a famous annual fair). It turned out that this business had been extremely successful in the manufacture of this product. That is why the management decided to market the porous, earthenware bowls with lids under the registerd brand name RÖMERTOPF. Bay Keramik ceased to exist in 1997. The Gerz concern from Sessenbach incorprated the brand RÖMERTOPF and changed the name of the concern into RÖMERTOPF Keramik GmbH.To this day it is still located in Ransbach-Baumbach ( Weiherstrasse 1 to be precise). From this branch bowls for among other things meat, fish, potatoes, garlic and apples f...
