| 1747 |
On 24th October Abraham Dürninger takes over the co-operative shops of the
Society of Brothers, the precursor of Abraham Dürninger & Co. At this time
the co-operative shops included the inn and apothecary.
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| 1749 |
Start of the trade in canvas. Dürninger becomes active as a canvas distributor.
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| 1750 |
Start of canvas printing. With these printed textiles,
Dürninger exercised a major influence on the fashion of the times.
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| 1751 |
Export of canvas to other European countries and North America.
Construction of own bleaching factory at Petersbach. Other production
branches are established (snuff and sealing wax).
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| 1755 |
Start of a toy business that was however closed after a few years.
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| 1758 |
Wholesale trade in herrings, wine, coffee, tea and tobacco.
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| 1761 |
Opening of the new shop premises on Hauptstrasse (building costs 10 696 talers).
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| 1762 |
Dürninger gives the King of Saxony a loan
of 17 000 talers for his travelling expenses.
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| 1777 |
The company exports canvas worth 128 298
talers and is thus the largest canvas exporter in Oberlausitz.
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| 1800 |
Abraham Dürninger & Co. has become the largest business in Saxony.
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| 1816 |
The business employs about 12 000 spinners and distributes to around 2 000 weavers.
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| 1827 |
The company is the first in Germany to import cigars from Havanna.
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| 1844 |
Start of own cigar production.
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| 1875 |
Start of operations in the newly built goods, bleaching and waterproofing centre
for the finishing of own and foreign canvas products at Petersbach.
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| 1891 |
Start of construction of houses for the bleaching plant workers.
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| 1908 |
Purchase of a banana drying plant in Surinam and the running of a company plantation.
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| 1911 |
The first motor car is purchased.
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| 1913 |
Awarded the title of "Court Purveyor" for the cigar department.
Since 1907 the company had supplied the Kings of Saxony.
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| 1925 |
The Abraham Dürninger Foundation was founded on 20th December.
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| 1930 |
As a result of the world economic crisis the weaving mills
in Weigelsdorf/Silesia, and those in Herrnhut and Schönbach are shut down.
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| 1932 |
Sale of the old trading house to the City of Herrnhut for use as a hospital.
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