Győr textile works ltd
Textile production is as old as mankind. The industry consists of producing yarn from various animal hairs and plant fibres, and then turning the yarn into fabric for resale to various garment companies. Of course, there are also technologies that do not come to fabric production through yarn, such as felting, etc. Throughout history, the technological development of the textile industry has had perhaps the greatest impact on the general technological development until the advent of steam engines. The importance of the textile industry is indicated by the fact that in 1928 the textile industry accounted for one-sixth of the world's total industrial output, and this was also the case in Hungary, where in 1937 the total industrial output was 3.7 billion pence, of which 570 million pence was accounted for by the textile industry.
The foundation of textile production in Győr is linked to the name of Julius Léon von Wernburg, a knight (9 November 1842 - 26 February 1927), who originally set up a textile factory in Wernstadt in the Czech Republic. It was also through this activity that he was awarded the title of Knight of Austria (a higher rank than the Austrian nobility) in 1883. As an important and respected local entrepreneur, he was responsible for many things, including the establishment of a railway link between the town and the city, but also for many local charities. From 1900 he stayed at the Hotel Stephanie in Abbazia. In 1902, he established his weaving and spinning mill in Győr, Hungary, and on 30 October 1905, he set up a joint-stock company with a share capital of K 1 600 000, the capital for which was provided by the Hungarian Trading Company. Thus, the United Textile Industry of Wernstadt and Győr Ltd.
The newly established company had the undisguised aim of "acquiring and operating the textile mills of the Gyula Léon company". At the time, 300 workers were employed at 360 weaving machines in Győr. The chairmanship of the company was held by the head of the Hungarian Trading Company, Pál Elek of Malomsk, who had been ennobled for his position. The vice-president was the former owner, the knight Léon Gyula of Wernburg. Lajos Ágost Lohnstein, Knight Léon Rezső of Wernburg, Jenő Kohner, Izidor Butschowitzer and Dr. Adolf Stein were members of the Board of Directors. The years 1906 and 1907 were profitable (K 96 000 - K 170 000), but from 1908 the company's results began to fall sharply, first to a deficit of half a million crowns, then to a deficit of one and a half million crowns (i.e. the entire share capital) by 1911. As a consequence, the company's shares of 200 crowns each were stamped down to 10 crowns and a new share issue was made, leaving out the former owners, Mr and Mrs Léon, which raises the question of whether there was any intentionality in the earlier squeeze on the company by the Hungarian Trading Company in a cyclical period.
In 1912, the company's share capital was increased to K 2 000 000, and Pál Elek remained president, Brunó Balog Blum vice-president, Sándor Fleissig, Baron Lipót Herzog Mór, Gyula Nádas, Sándor Stucker, Ferenc Székely and Lajos Weiner were appointed members of the board of directors, and in 1913 the president was Ferenc Székely, the directors were Dr. Aurél Dobay, Sándor Fleissig, Baron Mór Herzog, Gyula Nádas, Simon Krausz and Lajos Weiner. Between 1913 and 1914, the company's profits ranged between 60-80 thousand crowns. At that time, 460 looms were already producing cotton, women's fashion fabrics, mollin, silk headscarves, etc.
Due to the crown inflation during and after the war and the Trianon, the company decided to continue its activities in Bratislava, so a new company was established in Hungary in 1921 with the Győr site under the name Győri Textilművek Rt. (which later also founded Drucker Mór and Son Rt. and Tetra Rt.).
The newly established company was founded with Simon Krausz as its president and Baron Tivadar Liebig as its vice-president. Its directors were Géza Drucker, Pál Engel, Ármin Engel, István Görgey, Rezső Freund, Zoltán Hajdu, Sándor Fleissig, Pál Magyar, Gyula Nádas, Károly Németh, Baron Vincze Pongrácz, Ferenc Székely, János Steiner, Sándor Steiner and Dr. Ferenc Reik. With the introduction of the penguin, the share capital became P 1 000 000, while the company was set to make a stable annual profit of between P 100 000 and P 200 000 until 1939, which only increased significantly during the Second World War (similar to the First World War).
The nationalisation of Győri Textilművek Rt. could not be avoided. The company was incorporated under the Hungarian Textile National Corporation and its main product became handkerchiefs.
Later, in 1958, it continued its activities under the name of Győri Textilipari Vállalat, then in 1971 it became Rábatext, and in 1989 Győri Textilművek Rt. From 1993 it was Uniontext, and from 2003 it operated under the name of Leonell Textile Ltd. until its dissolution in 2013. The remaining factory buildings were finally demolished and converted, so the former complex of buildings is now one of the SPAR stores in Győr, and one of the factory chimneys is located in the OBI department store.
Sources:
Wernburg The Graupp Story | Essays on the Austria Forum (austria-forum.org)
Hungarian Compass 1874-1944 | Arcanum Digital Library
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Author: by Dr. Márton Pelles
Founded in 1883
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Győr textile works ltd
Textile production is as old as mankind. The industry consists of producing yarn from various animal hairs and plant fibres, and then turning the yarn into fabric for resale to various garment companies. Of course, there are also technologies that do not come to fabric production through yarn, such as felting, etc. Throughout history, the technological development of the textile industry has had perhaps the greatest impact on the general technological development until the advent of steam engines. The importance of the textile industry is indicated by the fact that in 1928 the textile industry accounted for one-sixth of the world's total industrial output, and this was also the case in Hungary, where in 1937 the total industrial output was 3.7 billion pence, of which 570 million pence was accounted for by the textile industry.
The foundation of textile production in Győr is linked to the name of Julius Léon von Wernburg, a knight (9 November 1842 - 26 February 1927), who originally set up a textile factory in Wernstadt in the Czech Republic. It was also through this activity that he was awarded the title of Knight of Austria (a higher rank than the Austrian nobility) in 1883. As an important and respected local entrepreneur, he was responsible for many things, including the establishment of a railway link between the town and the city, but also for many local charities. From 1900 he stayed at the Hotel Stephanie in Abbazia. In 1902, he established his weaving and spinning mill in Győr, Hungary, and on 30 October 1905, he set up a joint-stock company with a share capital of K 1 600 000, the capital for which was provided by the Hungarian Trading Company. Thus, the United Textile Industry of Wernstadt and Győr Ltd.
The newly established company had the undisguised aim of "acquiring and operating the textile mills of the Gyula Léon company". At the time, 300 workers were employed at 360 weaving machines in Győr. The chairmanship of the company was held by the head of the Hungarian Trading Company, Pál Elek of Malomsk, who had been ennobled for his position. The vice-president was the former owner, the knight Léon Gyula of Wernburg. Lajos Ágost Lohnstein, Knight Léon Rezső of Wernburg, Jenő Kohner, Izidor Butschowitzer and Dr. Adolf Stein were members of the Board of Directors. The years 1906 and 1907 were profitable (K 96 000 - K 170 000), but from 1908 the company's results began to fall sharply, first to a deficit of half a million crowns, then to a deficit of one and a half million crowns (i.e. the entire share capital) by 1911. As a consequence, the company's shares of 200 crowns each were stamped down to 10 crowns and a new share issue was made, leaving out the former owners, Mr and Mrs Léon, which raises the question of whether there was any intentionality in the earlier squeeze on the company by the Hungarian Trading Company in a cyclical period.
In 1912, the company's share capital was increased to K 2 000 000, and Pál Elek remained president, Brunó Balog Blum vice-president, Sándor Fleissig, Baron Lipót Herzog Mór, Gyula Nádas, Sándor Stucker, Ferenc Székely and Lajos Weiner were appointed members of the board of directors, and in 1913 the president was Ferenc Székely, the directors were Dr. Aurél Dobay, Sándor Fleissig, Baron Mór Herzog, Gyula Nádas, Simon Krausz and Lajos Weiner. Between 1913 and 1914, the company's profits ranged between 60-80 thousand crowns. At that time, 460 looms were already producing cotton, women's fashion fabrics, mollin, silk headscarves, etc.
Due to the crown inflation during and after the war and the Trianon, the company decided to continue its activities in Bratislava, so a new company was established in Hungary in 1921 with the Győr site under the name Győri Textilművek Rt. (which later also founded Drucker Mór and Son Rt. and Tetra Rt.).
The newly established company was founded with Simon Krausz as its president and Baron Tivadar Liebig as its vice-president. Its directors were Géza Drucker, Pál Engel, Ármin Engel, István Görgey, Rezső Freund, Zoltán Hajdu, Sándor Fleissig, Pál Magyar, Gyula Nádas, Károly Németh, Baron Vincze Pongrácz, Ferenc Székely, János Steiner, Sándor Steiner and Dr. Ferenc Reik. With the introduction of the penguin, the share capital became P 1 000 000, while the company was set to make a stable annual profit of between P 100 000 and P 200 000 until 1939, which only increased significantly during the Second World War (similar to the First World War).
The nationalisation of Győri Textilművek Rt. could not be avoided. The company was incorporated under the Hungarian Textile National Corporation and its main product became handkerchiefs.
Later, in 1958, it continued its activities under the name of Győri Textilipari Vállalat, then in 1971 it became Rábatext, and in 1989 Győri Textilművek Rt. From 1993 it was Uniontext, and from 2003 it operated under the name of Leonell Textile Ltd. until its dissolution in 2013. The remaining factory buildings were finally demolished and converted, so the former complex of buildings is now one of the SPAR stores in Győr, and one of the factory chimneys is located in the OBI department store.
Sources:
Wernburg The Graupp Story | Essays on the Austria Forum (austria-forum.org)
Hungarian Compass 1874-1944 | Arcanum Digital Library