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+1. I'm looking forward to more.
That was a great day out. We were very lucky with the weather. A few days earlier it was freezingly cold.
Mr. Lembert also mentioned, they are producing hats for film props and theatre. The site is actually like an industry museum. Concealed past in a way.
Mr. Lembert also mentioned, they are producing hats for film props and theatre. The site is actually like an industry museum. Concealed past in a way.
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Cool photos! It will be interesting to see what happens down the road regarding Lembert. Here is a photo of the factory from their site.
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JHS 1902 Continued
Early 1800s factory location being restored today.
Early 1800s factory location being restored today.
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Cool photos, thanks.
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Steve, with this amazing picture I want to say Thanks to posting all. ¡¡¡¡¡Thanks!
Just got back from my trip so will be posting some really interesting info like this early 1900s photo of Johann Hückel´s Söhne workers. At this time Neutitschein, Austria (today Nový Jičín, Czech Republic) population was around 12,000 of which more than half worked in the hating industry.
Judging by the color of the fur on the cones, I would say they are making beaver hats, or partial beaver. Notice the dark color, that is beaver I believe.
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From the documents I have from this time period JHS used Rabbit, Hare and Nutria. There is no mention of Beaver although it could have been used too.
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Depends upon body parts, season, color etc and all the animals have parts of varying darkness.
see examples:
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That must take months to grow back.
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I made some interesting Hückel related discoveries.
Hugo Hückel did a 3 year exchange at Stetson, Crofut & Knapp
and MacLachlan in the first part of the 1920s. Hugo was the last (4th) generation to run the business out of Novy Jicin. Additional proof that there was interchange with American hat companies.
I also found some great information about Hückel Hutfabrik Weilheim, Bavaria. The people that started the company were out of the JHS Ratibor Silesia location and not Novy Jicin. Also very interesting that R. & M. Wegener provided assistance at the start. Here is a very rough translation from Czech of a overview of a article on the founders (Gnabl family) that appeared in Verein heimattreuer Kuhländler e.V. Jan./Febr. 1-2008, s. 20-23. I am in the process of trying to obtain the original article.
"About Fritz Hückel fourth generation family member Hückel, managed to obtain information from the magazine Kuhländchen, which is still based. In remembrance Photos from Rita Gnabl hat we learn about a company that was founded after the war in Austria after the company J. Hückels Söhne in Novy Jicin expropriated and renamed Tonak. Rita Gnabl father was manager of the war in Racibórz. He and his brothers Anton and Rudolph successfully completed a learning the Hückel. Rita Gnabl remembers the time when it was recognized after the war her entire family. They went to Bavaria Ammerskému lake in Holzhausen at Utting, where Fritz had Hückel land on which stood a summer house. The family made contact with Fritz Hücklem, had given him 1000 RM and instructed to try to establish a new company. The family then settled in Weilheim, where she was hired two rooms. They started in very humble circumstances. In Buxbaum store on the square in Weilheim was entrusted to them in the backyard garage and small storage space in the store, which served as an office. Rita Gnabl took all the paperwork. Her father tried to find in Herrsching several associates, who formerly worked at J. Hückels Söhne and now in the hospital waiting for the arrival of their relatives. First came a former associate of Mark and Rita along with her father Gnabl looking for items that would help to clean and shape the hats used. They managed to construct an old iron stove, which could drown. In addition, introduced a wardrobe rack made of wood in the dryer. The remnants zavařovacího built steamer pot hat. Wegener hat factory gave them their stock of old forms of headgear. The store was later set up a reception for the hats used for cleaning and processing of new hats. Rita Gnabl mopped hats and learned works milliner, since the original occupation was clerk. Her father also tried to get additional manpower from the homeland. Meanwhile, aides, like Karl Zenner, who was previously head of a locksmith in Novy Jicin in Dingolfing attempted to produce machines that need to crude production, or to repair the machines used. The machines are then transported to Weilheim. In the hall of the Dornier company pledged to progressively build raw traffic. Meanwhile, several former employees enrolled. The company moved into the great hall of the former company Dornier, expanded production of hats and trade flourished. Fritz Hückel Welheimu commuted to and enjoying the progress of the company that helped establish their financial resources. The company employs around 250 workers and officials. Rita Gnabl left in 1953 to work in a banking house Neuvians, Reuschel & Co Maximilian Square in Munich. Fritz Hückel was a partner with the bank and the last years of his life lived in an apartment house bank. Rita Gnabl father, who helped rebuild the company after the war in Austria, died in 1967. Fritz followed him Hückel in 1973. The new head of operations (the main occupation of a baker), had no experience in this field and led to the operation of the millinery business in the 70 20th century finally closed."
Hugo Hückel did a 3 year exchange at Stetson, Crofut & Knapp
and MacLachlan in the first part of the 1920s. Hugo was the last (4th) generation to run the business out of Novy Jicin. Additional proof that there was interchange with American hat companies.
I also found some great information about Hückel Hutfabrik Weilheim, Bavaria. The people that started the company were out of the JHS Ratibor Silesia location and not Novy Jicin. Also very interesting that R. & M. Wegener provided assistance at the start. Here is a very rough translation from Czech of a overview of a article on the founders (Gnabl family) that appeared in Verein heimattreuer Kuhländler e.V. Jan./Febr. 1-2008, s. 20-23. I am in the process of trying to obtain the original article.
"About Fritz Hückel fourth generation family member Hückel, managed to obtain information from the magazine Kuhländchen, which is still based. In remembrance Photos from Rita Gnabl hat we learn about a company that was founded after the war in Austria after the company J. Hückels Söhne in Novy Jicin expropriated and renamed Tonak. Rita Gnabl father was manager of the war in Racibórz. He and his brothers Anton and Rudolph successfully completed a learning the Hückel. Rita Gnabl remembers the time when it was recognized after the war her entire family. They went to Bavaria Ammerskému lake in Holzhausen at Utting, where Fritz had Hückel land on which stood a summer house. The family made contact with Fritz Hücklem, had given him 1000 RM and instructed to try to establish a new company. The family then settled in Weilheim, where she was hired two rooms. They started in very humble circumstances. In Buxbaum store on the square in Weilheim was entrusted to them in the backyard garage and small storage space in the store, which served as an office. Rita Gnabl took all the paperwork. Her father tried to find in Herrsching several associates, who formerly worked at J. Hückels Söhne and now in the hospital waiting for the arrival of their relatives. First came a former associate of Mark and Rita along with her father Gnabl looking for items that would help to clean and shape the hats used. They managed to construct an old iron stove, which could drown. In addition, introduced a wardrobe rack made of wood in the dryer. The remnants zavařovacího built steamer pot hat. Wegener hat factory gave them their stock of old forms of headgear. The store was later set up a reception for the hats used for cleaning and processing of new hats. Rita Gnabl mopped hats and learned works milliner, since the original occupation was clerk. Her father also tried to get additional manpower from the homeland. Meanwhile, aides, like Karl Zenner, who was previously head of a locksmith in Novy Jicin in Dingolfing attempted to produce machines that need to crude production, or to repair the machines used. The machines are then transported to Weilheim. In the hall of the Dornier company pledged to progressively build raw traffic. Meanwhile, several former employees enrolled. The company moved into the great hall of the former company Dornier, expanded production of hats and trade flourished. Fritz Hückel Welheimu commuted to and enjoying the progress of the company that helped establish their financial resources. The company employs around 250 workers and officials. Rita Gnabl left in 1953 to work in a banking house Neuvians, Reuschel & Co Maximilian Square in Munich. Fritz Hückel was a partner with the bank and the last years of his life lived in an apartment house bank. Rita Gnabl father, who helped rebuild the company after the war in Austria, died in 1967. Fritz followed him Hückel in 1973. The new head of operations (the main occupation of a baker), had no experience in this field and led to the operation of the millinery business in the 70 20th century finally closed."
Very interesting piece of information, Steve! That closes some historical knowledge gaps. My grandfather had a business in Ratibor, which he started in 1919 after having left the army after the war (WWI). He might have known the Hückel folks, since he was dealing in textiles.
By the way, did you wear your Dreispitz at all?
By the way, did you wear your Dreispitz at all?