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| Costume Kaiser AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1882 |
| Seat | Aesch BL , Basel-Country , Switzerland |
| Branch | Costume rental, costume making and flag making |
| Website | www.kostuemverleih-kaiser.ch |
Costume Kaiser is a company based in Aesch BL in the canton of Basel-Landschaft in Switzerland that rents and produces historical costumes and props . According to the company, the rental warehouse contains around 40,000 costume pieces and is of historical importance.
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The costume rental was founded in 1882 by Ludwig Julius «J. Louis »Kaiser to complement the hairdressing salon of his father, Johann« Hans »Emanuel Kaiser, founded in Basel . In 1894 it became the general partnership «Meili & Kaiser». The first major orders included the Basel parade in 1892 for the 500th anniversary of the unification of the two Basels and the Basel Day at the Swiss National Exhibition in Geneva in 1896. In 1896, the company was founded as a sole proprietorship under the name “J. Louis Kaiser »continued. Until before the First World War , the business experienced a considerable boom, as at that time parades and festivals were an essential part of social life. In 1931 the company name was changed to “Swiss Costume and Flag Factory J. Louis Kaiser AG”. In 1959 the company merged with the company of master tailor Walter Gschwind and from then on, in addition to historical costumes, modern uniforms for the police , fire brigade and SBB railway employees as well as flags were produced. In 1962, the business was relocated to Allschwil in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, as the costume collection grew steadily. In 1973 the company was relocated to its current location in Aesch BL .
Customers and productions
In addition to the equipment for theater and film productions, for advertising and business equipment, private individuals are the main customers. Important events are Oktoberfest , Christmas and Zurich's Sechseläuten .
Equipment for film productions
- Gilberte de Courgenay , 1941
- Wilhelm Tell (Castles in Flames) , 1960
- The boat is full , 1980
- The Ring Thing , 2004
- My name is Eugen , 2005
- Mary Queen of Scots , 2013
Equipment for television productions
- Via Mala , 1985
- The Undertaker , 2012
- Paul Grüninger - Just One Step , 2012
- Crime scene , episode 862 Dirty Thursday , 2013
- The Swiss , episodes 1–3, 2013
literature
- Company catalog No. 33 of the Swiss Costumes and Flag Factory J. Louis Kaiser Reprint of the catalog from 1914. Edition Olms, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-283-00160-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ SonntagsBlick , April 17, 1983, pp. 72-77
- ^ Company catalog 1903, p. 12
- ↑ Basel-Stadt Commercial Register Volume II Fol. 215 (from October 1, 1894)
- ^ Basler Nachrichten, July 6, 1939
- ↑ Basel-Stadt Commercial Register, Second Section No. 9 (from July 29, 1896)
- ↑ Basler Magazin of July 29, 1978, p. 12
- ^ Basler Zeitung, October 26, 1998
- ^ Company website and company files