Views on Meerschaum Mines of the Town of Eskisehir between 1830 and 1914

In this research, the process of development of eskisehir meerschaum mine during 1830-1914, whereby the meerschaum has become a symbol of the town, is explored. the points of emphasis in the research are the running of the mines and the exports to vienna. the popularity of the meerschaum, reexported to the rest of europe and america from vıenna, increased at that time, with immediate effects on eskisehir. the research, making use of the archival documents, annals, newspapers and the literary works based on viennese sources, tries to bring into light the expansion and the contraction of meerschaum industry and the reasons behind them.