Josef Altmann jun.
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 38.9 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 1.1 ″ E
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| founding | 1854 |
| Seat | Vienna |
The company Josef Altmann jun. is a Viennese candle company and former supplier to the Imperial and Royal Court . The address is Heidenschuß 1 (or Am Hof 5) in the 1st district of Innere Stadt .
history
The company was founded by Josef Altmann junior in Perchtoldsdorf in 1854 . The property apparently belonged to Ms. Elisabeth März, and Altmann became the owner at the end of the 1880s.
Josef Altmann's company was officially registered in Vienna as a wax drawing factory in 1883 and converted into a company company in 1889. The public shareholders were Georg Lenneis junior, who came from a family of silk manufacturers, and his brother-in-law Anton Bittner. In 1891 the factory production of wax products and pitch torches began . The company had steam engines and a wax bleaching facility . Altmann also produced toiletries, for which he took over the distribution himself. The products were not only delivered within Austria-Hungary, but also distributed throughout Europe. Altmann received prizes for his goods at exhibitions.
The operators Lenneis and Bittner maintained the largest pitch torch factory in the monarchy with the Altmann company. Altmann u. Supplied torches and candles. a. the Austro-Hungarian Army , the Museum of Art and Natural History in Vienna, the Hofburg , Belvedere Palace , Augarten Palace , the Hofoper or the Hofburgtheater .
Altmann had its main office at Sonnenfelsgasse 15 in the 1st district. Further defeats were at Brandstätte 7, Tegetthoffstrasse 1, Am Hof 5 and Mariahilfer Strasse . A magazine was at Cumberlandstrasse 51 in the 13th district of Hietzing .
In 1961 Altmann was still the largest candle manufacturer in Austria. The factory and the Altmann retail store were acquired by Henkel in 1982 , but were sold separately again in 1984. The factory moved from Perchtoldsdorf to Katzelsdorf . In 1987 another shop was opened in St. Pölten by the owner of the Am Hof shop.
literature
- Ingrid Haslinger: Customer - Kaiser. The story of the former imperial and royal purveyors . Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-85202-129-4 .
Web links
- Website of Josef Altmann jun. ( Memento from December 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )