Joseph Kranner & Sons
| Joseph Kranner & Sons GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1881 |
| Seat | Vienna |
| Branch | Textile |
| Website | www.Kranner-am-Hof.at |
Joseph Kranner & Sons is a company in Vienna and a former purveyor to the Imperial and Royal Court . It is based in Vienna's 1st district, Inner City, at Bognergasse 11 / Irisgasse 1.
history
In 1808 Joseph Kranner (1779–1867) moved from Graz to Vienna. He first worked as an accountant, went into business for himself in 1818 and opened a canvas shop "Zur rothen Rose" at the court.
His brother Anton Kranner also opened the screen shop “Zum golden Wolfe” in Vienna on Stephansplatz. In 1834 he was awarded the title of "court linen dealer". He was also the chamber supplier of the Empress Karoline Auguste and Archduke Franz Karl . His son Anton (II.) Received the title of purveyor to the court in 1864 in competition with Regenhart & Raymann . Kranner made the underwear for Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth as well as for other members of the court and the nobility. The son Anton (III.) Was appointed purveyor to the court as his successor.
In the meantime, Joseph Kranner was doing business successfully at Am Hof. In 1858 his three sons Julius, Aurel and Rudolph became business partners and the company was renamed Joseph Kranner & Sons . Although Joseph Kranner supplied the imperial court, he never applied for the title of purveyor to the court. After his death, his sons ran the business. Rudolf died in 1866, Julius and Aurel both died in 1892. Aurel Kranner's widow and a year later (1893) her son Joseph ran the business. He reported the business to the authorities as "Pfaidlergewerbe". In Vienna, a Pfaidler is a trader who sells hats, stockings and shirts. Kranner continued to supply the Hofwirtschaftsamt and the nobility. In 1902 he successfully applied for the title of purveyor to the court. The brother Julius also received the title of purveyor to the court.
In the same year the old house in which the shop was located was demolished and replaced by a new building. Kranner moved to Bognergasse / Irisgasse. During the First World War , the Kranner received orders from the Austro-Hungarian Army and survived this period. After the Second World War, the family had to sell the company. The textile merchant Leopold Weissenbeck bought it in 1977 and later his son Michael took it over.
literature
- Ingrid Haslinger: Customer - Kaiser. The story of the former imperial and royal purveyors . Schroll, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-85202-129-4 .
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Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 37.4 ″ N , 16 ° 22 ′ 3.9 ″ E