J. Pauly & Son
| J. Pauly & Son / Pauly Beds | |
|---|---|
| legal form | one-man business |
| founding | 1838 |
| Seat | Vienna , Austria |
| Branch | Retail bed |
| Website | www.paulybeds.com |
J. Pauly & Sohn or Pauly was a Kuk Hof bedding manufacturer and supplier to other sovereign farms. The address was at Spiegelgasse 12 in Vienna's 1st district, Innere Stadt .
history
Bedding production is a traditional industry in Austria. In the 18th century ten masters operated this trade in Vienna. Under Emperor Leopold I , the elevation to the guild took place by means of privilege . At that time was led in this business except blankets , mattresses , etc. also knapsack and cuirasses (ie padded stitched chest parts that were worn under the cuirass).
The Austrian, especially Viennese bedding production enjoyed a good reputation and was exported to Greece , Turkey and many other countries in the Orient.
The Austrian bedding industry reacted relatively late in the 19th century to the increased demands of customers. Around 1872, the industry began bringing more luxury products to market. The 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna gave entrepreneurs, especially Viennese manufacturers, the opportunity to present their products to an international and select audience.
At the anniversary exhibition in 1888, the bedding industry was successfully represented collectively.
J. Pauly & Sohn was one of the oldest and most respected in the Austrian bedding industry. The Pauly family had been in this industry for four generations around 1900. Even the great-grandfather and grandfather of the owner at the time, Josef Pauly, were involved in bedding production and enjoyed the reputation of honorable, competent business people in Vienna. From 1865 Josef Pauly led the company.
In 1888 Josef Pauly was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit for industrial achievements; ten years later he was given the very highest recognition (a special honor during the times of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy). Since 1877 he was allowed to use the title of kuk court supplier, but was also supplier to foreign courts. Despite the emperor and foreign crowned heads as customers, Josef Pauly served all walks of life.
In 1891 the company had already received 10 award medals, including the Medal of Merit at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873 , the Golden Cross of Merit for Industrial Achievement and the Médaille d'Amission in Brussels in 1876.
J. Pauly & Sohn produced the first down comforters in Austria. A special merit was the production of articles in Austria, which previously had to be obtained from abroad. In the bed setup salon on Spiegelgasse there was a model nursery on the first floor. Manufactures of fully equipped cradles, children's baskets, cots and large beds, travel cots, from the simplest to the most elegant as well as every single item of all types of bedding were offered.
Josef Pauly's successor was his son, Josef Pauly jun. The First World War and the collapse of the monarchy in 1918, the Great Depression and the Second World War made the company difficult. In addition, the company was faced with ever tougher competition with cheaper products, some of which were of dubious quality. The last owner in the family was Dorothea Hennig from 1965 to 1991 until the company temporarily closed in 1991 and then sold to a private equity group.
The brand was revived by a Swedish company under the name "Pauly Beds".
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in: Der Humorist (1880-1926) , July 12, 1888, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Gallery of outstanding industrialists: Josef Pauly & Sohn 50th anniversary. In: The jubilee of the humorist . Free supplement to the illustrated magazine. Austrian National Library, ANNO, Historische Österreichische Zeitungen und Zeitschriften, July 12, 1888, p. 4 , accessed on July 11, 2016 .
- ↑ http://www.paulybeds.com/history
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 24.1 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 10.6 ″ E