Franz Anton guy

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Franz Anton Kerl (born February 12, 1770 in Platten , Bohemia ; † August 19, 1849 there ) was a Bohemian merchant and spoon manufacturer. He is regarded as the first publisher of tinned iron spoons.

Life

Franz Anton Kerl was born as the son of Cornelius Kerl and his wife Maria Francisca born. Seeling born in plates. He had been trading in blue paint, iron and steel since 1799. He is considered the first to install tin-plated iron spoons and founded an important branch of industry in the region. His factory employed 300 people. The production was stated at 200,000 dozen, whereby his products were relatively inexpensive: according to the price list, 1200 tablespoons cost 18 to 23 fl., Children's spoons 17 fl. And double-tinned table spoons 44 to 46 fl. He participated in various Austrian commercial Participated in exhibitions and was awarded the brozerne medal due to the importance and high sales of its products. Kerl died in 1849. His son was a lace and blue paint manufacturer Felix Kerl . His son-in-law the lace and white goods manufacturer Joseph Kunzmann . One of his grandchildren was the top manufacturer and mayor of Neudek Karl Kunzmann .

family

Franz Anton Kerl married Maria Anna Josepha Miesl (1771–1808) first and Maria Anna Fischer (1792–1858) second.

  • Maria Anna Barbara Karolina (* 1799)
  • Felix Caspar (1802–1876), kk priv. Lace and blue paint manufacturer; ∞ Carolina Franziska Miesl
  • Joseph Kosmas Damian (1804–1855), merchant and trader, calibration manufacturer
  • Barbara Franca Juliana (1810-1839); ∞ Joseph Günther
  • Maria Anna Karolina (1812-1853); ∞ Kaspar Joseph Kunzmann; kk priv. lace and white goods manufacturer
  • Joseph Nicklas (* 1817)
  • Franz Augustin (* 1819)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reminder of the third general Austrian trade products exhibition in 1845 . sn, Vienna 1845 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).
  2. Heimatbuch Landkreis Neudek. 2nd Edition. Home group Glück Auf Landkreis Neudek, Augsburg-Göggingen 1978, p. 53.
  3. ^ Report on the third general Austrian trade exhibition in Vienna in 1845 . sn, Vienna 1846 ( google.de [accessed on February 3, 2018]).