The OLD WAY.......Ephemera, and other stuff...BEFORE 1920

[mayserwegener]

Here a postcard that a found a while ago. As I have probably mentioned I have a lot of this type of stuff.

J. F. Reiser Hutfabrik "Interior Detail Of The Business" Berlin, W. Unter Den Linden 27. (late 1800s early 1900s)

(Mirror and Hat Cases) Click on Photos to Expand!

 

[mayserwegener]

J. Hückel´s Söhne 110 Year Anniversary. I was lucky to find this booklet back in 2012 and decided to upgrade the translation.

MEMORIAL WRITING

ON THE OCCASION OF THE HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS

OF THE COMPANY

J. HÜCKEL'S SONS

K. AND K. HOF-HUTFABRIKANTEN

NEUTITSCHEIN VIENNA

From small beginnings, our company has developed over the course of a century to its present size and significance. Founded in the traditional forms of craftsmanship and continued for two generations, it owes its fame. and its flowering, the timely application and exploitation of all technical advances and the commercial prudence and energy of its owners.

The founding of our company dates back to the year 1799. In that year JOHANN NEPOMUK HÜCKEL, born in Fulnek in Moravia, the hatmaker JOSEF HÜCKEL and the ELISABETH GOLD "marital son", was accepted by the hatters' guild in Neutitschein "as an urban master".

Twelve years later, in 1811, his younger brother AUGUSTIN, who had been a milliner in Fulnek since 1808, came to see him. Also he was accepted by the Neutitscheiner Hatter guild on a master job just completed. Each of the two brothers ran the business independently. In 1835, JOHANN HÜCKEL, son of AUGUSTIN HÜCKEL, acquired master craftsmanship and took over the business of his uncle JOHANN. When his father died in 1848, he also took over the business of the AUGUSTIN HÜCKEL and led both together in the previous craftsmanship form on. Manual labor was still active in all stages of production, and the old forms of tools were still in use, which had been in use for manual operation from time immemorial. The finished goods were offered in town and on markets; the shipping and commercial operation remained within the narrowest limits.

But JOHANN HÜCKEL proved his full understanding of the demands of his time. He saw the great advances in technology and realized the need to factory-design his business.

He sent his sons AUGUST, JOHANN and KARL into the world after the first two had learned the trade in the old way and let them get acquainted with the technical and commercial operating forms in the most outstanding foreign places of the hat industry. Equipped with a wealth of technical and commercial experience, his sons returned home and their own. In 1865 he was the first person in Austria to introduce the mechanical operation of hair felts production. A 3-horse steam engine and some work machines came to the lineup. But soon the system proved insufficient. The brothers AUGUST, JOHANN and KARL HÜCKEL took over, supported by their father for a decade and promoted, on 1 January 1868 under the company J. HÜCKEL'S SÖHNE the young factory. They acquired a conveniently located plot outside the city and built a large-scale factory there, which equipped them with the most modern technical equipment. They soon succeeded in obtaining a product that was equivalent to the most outstanding foreign brands and could successfully compete with them on the world market.

The war, which lasted between Germany and France in 1870, 71 paralyzed the sale of these two countries, which until then had dominated the world market, and thereby offered the company an opportunity. to gain a foothold abroad, especially in the overseas countries. The company understood how to make good use of this opportunity. The successes achieved stimulated new expansions and improvements in fabrication, which enabled the company to retain and further increase the sales area gained through hard work.

In particular, the company was the first hair felts hat factory to introduce mechanical hair cutting as its own business. Although the old master craftsmen, including AUGUSTIN HÜCKEL, had already operated the hairdressing by hand, only with the introduction of the hair-felt hat factory had the production of the raw material become an independent branch of industry that flourished in Belgium, Germany and France but was not represented in Austria at all was. In the same way, with the sole exception of lining materials, tape and leather, the company took over the production of all other aids necessary for the completion and dispatch of its products, so that it was able to produce almost exclusively its own resources Raw materials to produce the product that can be shipped.

Thus, the company grew to its current size, which made it necessary to include the sons of the former sole proprietors, HUGO, OTTO, HANS and FRITZ HÜCKEL (the fourth generation), as employees in the company.

Today, the factories cover a floor area of 44,500 m2 (square meters), the factory and warehouse building alone 18,800 m2.

Two fur magazines store the raw material procured at home and abroad of hares, rabbits and nutrias.

Approximately 16,000 skins are processed every day, and the hairdressing shop, the machine shop, the mill, dyeing, dressing and bar dyeing companies make their way to the packing rooms to leave the factory as ready-made hair felts. Our own carpentry, turnery, locksmithery, foundry and printing works - each company to the extent of a small factory - get the necessary tools. All working rooms are light and airy and with the most proven heating. and ventilation equipment (Sturtevant system). In the walk and dye rooms, the hot air blown in through a wide-ramified pipe system prevents any formation of haze; in the other workshops, suction devices operate with such success that the dust developed in the factory is eliminated to barely noticeable traces.

The machine equipment of the factory corresponds to the current state of the art. The most modern innovations and improvements in the field of machines are in use here.

Twelve steam boilers and four steam engines provide the operational power of 1100 horsepower.

The actual factory operation uniformly procured a steam engine of 600 horsepower, of which 250 are transmitted by electric means of 25 electric motors.

Two steam engines of 250 horsepower each serve the electrical lighting and the ventilation systems. The fourth 250 horsepower steam engine is the reserve. Feeding the boiler requires three wagons of coal daily. The factory currently employs 2000 workers and a corresponding number of civil servants and factory managers; It is designed for a daily production of 5000 hair felts. The company has always been concerned with caring for the well-being of its officials, plant workers and workers.

 

[mayserwegener]

Continued.

A colony of workers' houses, which provides cheap and healthy housing for 100 families, houses for civil servants and foremen, as well as the company health insurance since 1868, the already existing disability. Insurance of civil servants and factory leaders, the insurance of their widows and orphans, adequately endowed old age, widows and orphanage fund of workers testify to the care the company devotes to its employees. The company can proudly point out that the good relationship between his and her workers has never been clouded.

The company's achievements have been recognized at a number of exhibitions by receiving the highest honors: in Vienna in 1873 with the Progress Medal, at the World Fair in Philadelphia in 1876 with the highest accolade, at the World's Fair in Paris in 1876 with the Great Golden Medal and 1900 with the Grand Prix. The merits of the owners for the creation and development of their industry in Austria were also highly appreciated, such as the award of the GOLDEN MERIT CROSS WITH THE CROWN to JOHANN HÜCKEL, the founder of

the industrial enterprise, the Order of the IRON CROWN III CLASS to AUGUST HÜCKEL, as the current elder of the owners, and the title of K. U. K. HOF HUTFABRIKANTEN to the brothers AUGUST, JOHANN and KARL HÜCKEL proves. and more recently the awarding of the Order of the Iron Stars III. CLASS to JOHANN HÜCKEL.

Publisher of J. Hückel's Sons, Neutitschein.

Printed by Christoph Reisser's Sons, Vienna V.

 

[Redfokker]

Continued.

A colony of workers' houses, which provides cheap and healthy housing for 100 families, houses for civil servants and foremen, as well as the company health insurance since 1868, the already existing disability. Insurance of civil servants and factory leaders, the insurance of their widows and orphans, adequately endowed old age, widows and orphanage fund of workers testify to the care the company devotes to its employees. The company can proudly point out that the good relationship between his and her workers has never been clouded.

The company's achievements have been recognized at a number of exhibitions by receiving the highest honors: in Vienna in 1873 with the Progress Medal, at the World Fair in Philadelphia in 1876 with the highest accolade, at the World's Fair in Paris in 1876 with the Great Golden Medal and 1900 with the Grand Prix. The merits of the owners for the creation and development of their industry in Austria were also highly appreciated, such as the award of the GOLDEN MERIT CROSS WITH THE CROWN to JOHANN HÜCKEL, the founder of

the industrial enterprise, the Order of the IRON CROWN III CLASS to AUGUST HÜCKEL, as the current elder of the owners, and the title of K. U. K. HOF HUTFABRIKANTEN to the brothers AUGUST, JOHANN and KARL HÜCKEL proves. and more recently the awarding of the Order of the Iron Stars III. CLASS to JOHANN HÜCKEL.

Publisher of J. Hückel's Sons, Neutitschein.

Printed by Christoph Reisser's Sons, Vienna V.

Wow, this is great. I'm going to have to spend some quality time reading this. Thank you.

 

[mayserwegener]

Mike, Thank you! It contains some interesting information. By the way most of the JHS factory complex from the time period still stands today (as Tonak) including the original JHS factory building from 1867.

I took this photo of the original JHS factory building when I visited Tonak back in 2011.

The original JHS factory build (see above) is the standalone building at the far left.

Most of the factory complex (from the JHS 110 Year Adversary booklet) is still in place. This is the last original major Hat and Felt (fur cutting to finished hat) factory left on earth.

 

[M Hatman]

Mike, Thank you! It contains some interesting information. By the way most of the JHS factory complex from the time period still stands today (as Tonak) including the original JHS factory building from 1867.

I took this photo of the original JHS factory building when I visited Tonak back in 2011.

The original JHS factory build (see above) is the standalone building at the far left.

Most the factory complex (from the JHS 110 Year Adversary booklet) is still in place. This is the last original major Hat and Felt (fur cutting to finished hat) factory left on earth.

WOW, what a great hat history "cake" with those 2011 photo's being the frosting!!
THANK YOU for your work on describing and translating this booklet!
M

 

[mayserwegener]

WOW, what a great hat history "cake" with those 2011 photo's being the frosting!!
THANK YOU for your work on describing and translating this booklet!
M

Thanks! I have collected a good amount of this stuff.

 

[M Hatman]

I have collected a good amount of this stuff.

Yes, me too.....It is taking me a while getting items posted, AND I keep collecting more!!! But it is fun......I love the history!
M
PS At least I do not have to offer translation, though sometimes I really wish I could. You guys with the ability to speak and read multiple languages are amazing! I have enough trouble with just my own.....

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes, me too.....It is taking me a while getting items posted, AND I keep collecting more!!! But it is fun......I love the history!
M
PS At least I do not have to offer translation, though sometimes I really wish I could. You guys with the ability to speak and read multiple languages are amazing! I have enough trouble with just my own.....

Thanks but I use translation software but it can run into problems when it can't understand industry terminology or usage (this would also apply to a human translator without industry knowledge). Luckily I have been able to solve such issues (mostly on my own but sometimes with help).

 

[steur]

Continued.

A colony of workers' houses, which provides cheap and healthy housing for 100 families, houses for civil servants and foremen, as well as the company health insurance since 1868, the already existing disability. Insurance of civil servants and factory leaders, the insurance of their widows and orphans, adequately endowed old age, widows and orphanage fund of workers testify to the care the company devotes to its employees. The company can proudly point out that the good relationship between his and her workers has never been clouded.

The company's achievements have been recognized at a number of exhibitions by receiving the highest honors: in Vienna in 1873 with the Progress Medal, at the World Fair in Philadelphia in 1876 with the highest accolade, at the World's Fair in Paris in 1876 with the Great Golden Medal and 1900 with the Grand Prix. The merits of the owners for the creation and development of their industry in Austria were also highly appreciated, such as the award of the GOLDEN MERIT CROSS WITH THE CROWN to JOHANN HÜCKEL, the founder of

the industrial enterprise, the Order of the IRON CROWN III CLASS to AUGUST HÜCKEL, as the current elder of the owners, and the title of K. U. K. HOF HUTFABRIKANTEN to the brothers AUGUST, JOHANN and KARL HÜCKEL proves. and more recently the awarding of the Order of the Iron Stars III. CLASS to JOHANN HÜCKEL.

Publisher of J. Hückel's Sons, Neutitschein.

Printed by Christoph Reisser's Sons, Vienna V.

Great posts again, Steve. Thanks!

 

[mayserwegener]

Stefan, Thanks!

 

[M Hatman]

1914, Montgomery Wards......
M

 

[steur]

1914, Montgomery Wards......
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Wonderful to see these, Mark. One thing about that variety in hats strikes me as odd though: if they gave all these hats different style names, why did they not bother to put those names in the hats themselves? Would have been a great help in the research!

 

[Tukwila]

I love how they put quote marks around some of the models, like "Fedora." And notice the Fedoras with pencil curled brim and side dents like we commonly see on our Homburgs now.

Wonderful stuff, Mark!

 

[LuvMyMan]

How happy would we be if we could simply travel back in time with a few hundred dollars and some boxes to put everything into...those catalogs are filled with goods most of us would drool to own....haha...aside from hats, the vintage goods were all made so well as compared to today. Just think we had (in my lifetime) the Sears & Roebuck catalog you could about buy anything for any needs...but now...what do we have? Kmarts! LOL! Nah...I will pass on Kmarts...no thank you.

 

[M Hatman]

Stetson 1916.
M

 

[M Hatman]

Circa 1880 large trade card.......
M

 

[mayserwegener]

Super!

 

[mayserwegener]

Peter Habig 29, Jan, 1839 - 1909

Memory of 70th Birthday, My Loving Children and Relatives, Dedicated

Medalist: Rudolf Marschall, Bronze plaque, Year: 1909, Diameter: 72x59 mm, Weight: 122.5 g

Peter Habig (1839-1916) founder of P. & C. Habig Vienna

 

[M Hatman]

Circa 1917......
M