Original Hat and Effekten Makers Still in Business Today

[Woelfl]

Bravo

vorzuegliche Jnformationen. Danke vielmals. Bitte an Herrn Wilkins weiterleiten. Das Fehlen von der Ostmark darf nie sein! servus, Euer, Woelfl.....

[enorepap]

ALBERT DIEDRICH DOMEYER GMBH & Co, KG, PlantLage 9, BREMEN.

The company was established in 1919 and was specialized in articles for the fire brigade and luftschutz. Now, it is still in big business in the field of firemen's protective clothings and badges, lifejackets, etc.

best regards

[enorepap]

CARL LIPPOLD, Bohlweg 14, BRAUNSCHWEIG

The company was established in May 1885 by Carl Lippold (1860-1934) as an "Herren und Damenaustattungsgeschaft" (austattung=outfit) and was still in business some twenty years ago but probably at another address.

[Erich B.]

I've also seen Army tropical pith helmets made by Mayser.
Erich

Mayser made only RAD "Robin Hood" caps, as best as I can tell. They are still in the same location as well. Their website is www.mayser.de

This is their current logo:

[stonemint]

Karl Merkle, Landsberg--they apparently were a BAMUFA distributor, and are still in business today (although not making military hats.... )--this is on Stewarts Military Antiques right now (I may have to go down and check it out this weekend!)

[enorepap]

The other makers that I know of are as follows:

1. Marie Slama & Sohn of Vienna (still make Austrian Army caps)
2. Ludwig Vogele, Karlsruhe
3. J. Sperb, Regensburg (clothing only now)
4. Lodenfrey, Munchen (civilian hats)
5. Willy Springpfeil (I'm not so sure they still are in business)

If anyone knows any others, please add them here.

Hallo Stone

End of the holidays

Just some information about no. 4:

LODEN-FREY is the current denomination of the former Johann Georg FREY's firm, established in Munchen, Adalbertstrasse in 1842; from 1850 in Tivolistrasse and from 1870 in Schwabing, Osterwaldstrasse.

best regards

[Kurt Meyer]

Hallo!


Marie Slama & Sohn Kappenfabrik OHG, Blechturmgasse 31 Wien

Otto Wesely OHG, Mariahilferstr. 47 Wien

Now they are at the same address of Rainergasse 21

This is a postwar logo of Wesely:





Best regards, enorepap

Wich adress from Maria Slama & Sohn is a war time adress?

[Kurt]

Then there is Heinrich Balke of Bremen: http://www.balke.de/balke_wp/

[Forseti]

"Landgraf", bamberger Mützenindustrie:
http://www.branchen-info.net/bamberg...-kg_547642.php

[JackHun]

Here´s another Karl Merkle Logo without a BaMüFa stamp (LW NCO summer cap).

[enorepap]

The next is "Adalbert Breiter", and while I doubt they still make military caps, they still do make civilian hats. They are still at the same address as in WWII. This is their current logo:

I think it's time to dust off this worthy thread started by Chris over nine years ago. A little of history about Breiter company:

All began in 1863 when Adalbert Breiter opened a millinery (Hutmacherwerkstatt) with a store in the little town of Rott. He also rode a cart pulled by horses to sell his handmade hats in the surrounding communities. We must consider that in 1870 the cost of a good hat of quality velvet was very high (about 7 goldmarks) but it was a good investment because it lasted a lifetime. Towards the end of the century, Breiter decided to emigrate to the nearby city of Rosenheim, after selling the house, the shop and the laboratory. He quickly became the main Hutfachgeschäft of the city because he was able to adapt his output to the different needs of the urban and rural population. In 1911 his son, also named Adalbert, opened a seat in München, in order to expand his business and to gain new customers, buying with good foresight the Eberl-Wolf Hutfachgeschäft in Dachauerstraße 14. After the disaster of World War I there was a stagnation in business, but in 1918 he opened another shop, initially for rent, in Kaufingerstraße 23-26, near the Marienplatz in the heart of München (from this the nickname "Hutmacher am Dom"), producing hats for men and women, gloves, ties and other clothing accessories. In March 1930, he bought a further seat in Isartor, Zweibrückenstraße, still known today as "Breiterhof", creating a real productive and commercial chain. At the end of World War II, however, everything was destroyed. The sons Max and Adalbert Simon (who had studied as Hutmacher before the war in Augsburg) survived the war and took over the business, recreating a new enterprise from the ruins and reopening the Dachauerstraße, Zweibrückenstraße and Kaufingerstraße locations. Currently the company is still in business.

[Erel]

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According to "Firmendb.de", Oskar Hertlein is still in business today as a "Pelzwaren Hersteller". Maybe for fur-caps as well.

http://www.firmendb.de/firmen/6655037.php