The factory was founded in 1840 by H. Bock in Taubenbach, a district of the town of Schmiedefeld in Thuringia. C. Toepfer and C. Moritz became owners of the company in 1869. It was later taken over completely by C. Moritz. The factory was known as Porzellanfabrik Carl Moritz or Porzellanfabrik Taubenbach.
The porcelain items produced in the factory were very diverse. Coffee and tea services, doll heads, figurines, flower vases, flacons, etc. were produced. The factory had representatives in London, Paris and Berlin.
Franz Detlef Goebel leased the factory from Carl Moritz in Taubenbach around 1852. He later became co-owner of the company together with his partner Toepfer.
From 1888, the company manufactured dolls under the name Carl Moritz.
Karl Moritz, the co-owner of the porcelain factory at the time, died in 1904. Max Moritz, his son, who owned part of the factory, was bought out by his brother in 1919. Another co-owner, Fritz Meyer, died in 1916 in the First World War.
Production was finally discontinued in the 1930s. According to different sources 1932 or 1939.
