E. Lichtwitz & Co.
E. Lichtwitz & Co. was one of the most important liqueur factories in Austrian Silesia during the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and one of the first establishments in the branch in the monarchy. The location was in Opava .
history
Founded in 1861 by Emanuel Lichtwitz, the company had worked its way up from its humble beginnings to a position of authority under his expert management. In 1908 the head of the company was the imperial councilor Jakob Lichtwitz. The company's products, especially the liqueur creams, caraway specialties , herbal distillates such as the herbal cognac liqueur specialty "Jungbrunnen" as well as the fine punch essences and fruit juices have even been exported abroad and have received awards at international exhibitions. Around 1915 the company was able to present 35 first awards and prizes for its products. The export business was very important, but the company also imported spirits such as French cognac, Jamaica rum , whiskey , bourbon , champagne , Bordeaux and Spanish wines.
The factory had a large boiler house, its own electrical system, a spacious apparatus room, large, well-lit filling rooms as well as extensive magazines for raw materials and finished goods and was considered a model for a company of this kind. The fruit juice press was equipped with a hydraulic drive.
Customers included not only the nobility, but also the imperial court in Vienna. In recognition of their merits, the owners were awarded the title of imperial and royal purveyor to the court , who was associated with the privilege of bearing the imperial eagle in shield and seal.
The First World War and the collapse of the monarchy hit the company as the traditional sales market collapsed. It could still hold its own, but with the Second World War and the Holocaust and the murder of the Lichtwitz family, the company came to an end.
Individual evidence
- ^ E. Lichtwitz & Co. In: Kaiser-Festnummer Österreichs Illustrierte Zeitung. Verlag Jacques Philipp, Vienna, December 2, 1908, p. 150 / XVI , accessed on July 23, 2009 .