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Organisation: Merkelbach, toy manufacturer

Historical details of this organisation
Full name
Merkelbach en Co.
Short name
Merkelbach
Main area of activity
toy manufacturer
Secondary area(s) of activity
lantern and slide dealer
Date of foundation
12 December 1870
Date of winding-up
1885
Main period and nation of relevant activity
1883s-1945s, Netherlands
Relevance
distributor (retail or hire) of lantern slides
Notes

After WWII, Merkelbach en Co later sold radio and televisions, from 1899 on Merkelbach en Co. supplied schools with all kinds of educative material, among them lantern slides

Known locations
Known date(s)
Connection
Location
10 July 1890-in or after November 1909
business address
c.1876-in or after 1909
business address
c.1910-in or after 1974
business address
Lucerna ID 1001418

Record created by Sarah Dellmann and Richard Crangle. Last updated 24 March 2017

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