Basel Mission tile factory explained

The Common Wealth Trust Ltd or locally referred to as Basel Mission tile factory run by the German missionary Plebot (Georg Plebst in reality), with an un-named Indian master-potter,^[1] was the first Mangalore tile manufacturing factory to be set up in India in 1860 on banks of the Nethravathi river near Morgan's Gate,^[2] about from the Ullal bridge.^[3]

See also

• Codacal Tile Factory

References

• Book: Giriappa , S. . 1994. Rural Industrialisation in Backward Areas. Daya books. 81-7035-125-1. 2009-01-31. appa.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Basel Mission and its Terracotta Products in Karnataka .
2. Web site: Tiles are strong, industry is brittle . https://web.archive.org/web/20071114060719/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/12/stories/2007111256740500.htm. dead. 2007-11-14. Belgaumkar. Govind D.. 2007-11-12. The Hindu. 2009-02-01.
3. • Web site: Tiles for style . Babu . Savitha Suresh . 2007-02-17 . . 2009-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090110164144/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/02/17/stories/2007021701030100.htm . 10 January 2009 . usurped . dmy-all.