The firm ( founder Wilhelm Hueck) existed already in 1813 as a button factory, later on his son Eduard Hueck and an uncle (same name) gave the Lüdenscheider factory a reputation of avant-garde art.
From 1901 until 1906 they worked with the designers of the Art Colony Darmstadt such as:
Joseph Maria Olbrich ,Peter Behrens and Albin Müller.
The HUECK-EDELZINN ( ca 90% pewter ,5-10 % Antimony and 0,5-5 %copper)
was made in a press and bore the mark of the designer.