Basel Mission tile factory

The Basel Mission tile factory run by the German missionary Plebot (Georg Plebst in reality), was the first Mangalore tile manufacturing factory to be set up in India in 1860^[1] on banks of the Nethravathi river near Morgan's Gate,^[2] about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Ullal bridge.^[3]

See also

• Codacal Tile Factory

Citiations

1. Giriappa 1994, p. 61
2. Belgaumkar, Govind D. (2007-11-12). "Tiles are strong, industry is brittle". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
3. • Babu, Savitha Suresh (2007-02-17). "Tiles for style". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-31.

References

• Giriappa, S. (1994). Rural Industrialisation in Backward Areas. Daya books. ISBN 81-7035-125-1. Retrieved 2009-01-31.