Hello all, rather than contact a company that may have no idea of their past, or simply not have access to historical documentation, I sent a letter in German to city hall in Schrobenhausen and asked that they forward it to their archivist. It was a formal research request as to the origins of the names Carl Poellath/Karl Pöllath in Schrobenhausen Germany in regards to the period of 1914 to 1918. Today, I received a letter from the director of the city archives of Schrobenhausen Germany. Here is the translation of the letter I received.
The firm of Carl Poellath/Karl Pöllath is in fact, the same firm. Records show that the firm has during the past used any two different ways of writing. The 1st Carl Poellath and 2nd Karl Pöllath. Here is a small history of this company which is the same company, which still exists today as Carl Poellath. In the year 1778 the Nadler (Needle maker) Johann Christoph Abraham set up residence in Schrobenhausen. He manufactured needles and buttons. After his death the Needle maker Carl Poellath married the widow Abrahams and took over the workshop. Poellath developed a method to produce articles, which previously were only manufactured by casting, with percussive tools and received a ten-year patent. The firm manufactured buttons, collar hooks, latches and buckles in large quantities and called the firm a button and hard barrel goods factory. A century back, the company production went gradually into religious articles such as rosaries, religious travel memories, holy pictures and religious brochures and sheets. It was then considered a devotional production firm. Around 1900 George Hitl changed the product range. They began to produce coinage of artist medals, everyday coins and association medals. Military medals and decorations followed. Poellath is today one of the prominent enterprises in the production and refinement of customer-requested articles, with clients from industry, authorities, political parties, churches, federations, and associations.
So the e-mails from the present company staff by Stogie R and Translator and this research request show that Carl Poellath/Karl Pöllath are the same company. I admit that I am surprised at this, but there it is. They have changed owners over the centuries, which may explain the name variation. They only began venturing into military badges during the 1st world war, and that they branched into other areas after the war, as the Nazi tinnies show. It also appears that they from the end of the great war until today, only use the name Poellath. Tony
The firm of Carl Poellath/Karl Pöllath is in fact, the same firm. Records show that the firm has during the past used any two different ways of writing. The 1st Carl Poellath and 2nd Karl Pöllath. Here is a small history of this company which is the same company, which still exists today as Carl Poellath. In the year 1778 the Nadler (Needle maker) Johann Christoph Abraham set up residence in Schrobenhausen. He manufactured needles and buttons. After his death the Needle maker Carl Poellath married the widow Abrahams and took over the workshop. Poellath developed a method to produce articles, which previously were only manufactured by casting, with percussive tools and received a ten-year patent. The firm manufactured buttons, collar hooks, latches and buckles in large quantities and called the firm a button and hard barrel goods factory. A century back, the company production went gradually into religious articles such as rosaries, religious travel memories, holy pictures and religious brochures and sheets. It was then considered a devotional production firm. Around 1900 George Hitl changed the product range. They began to produce coinage of artist medals, everyday coins and association medals. Military medals and decorations followed. Poellath is today one of the prominent enterprises in the production and refinement of customer-requested articles, with clients from industry, authorities, political parties, churches, federations, and associations.
So the e-mails from the present company staff by Stogie R and Translator and this research request show that Carl Poellath/Karl Pöllath are the same company. I admit that I am surprised at this, but there it is. They have changed owners over the centuries, which may explain the name variation. They only began venturing into military badges during the 1st world war, and that they branched into other areas after the war, as the Nazi tinnies show. It also appears that they from the end of the great war until today, only use the name Poellath. Tony
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