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	Orivit AG - Köln Braunsfeld Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik founded in 1894 as "Rheinische Broncegieserei fur Kleinplastiken" in Koln-Ehrenfeld. Changed its name in 1902 to "Orivit A.G. fur Kunsthandwerkliche Metalwarenfabrikation". In 1905 the company had financial problems and was bought by WMF producing items with Orivit mark until 1914
	Doll Alfred - Pforzheim Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Gotschika A. - Solingen- Vohwinkel Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Kander Adolf - Berlin Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Knödlel Aurel - Schwäbisch Gmünd Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Künne Arnold - Altena i. Westfalen Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik established 1820 *(OLD ADVERTISEMENT)*
	Künzel Arthur - Rheine i. Westfalen cutlery maker / besteckfabrik
	Möhrle Arthur - Schwäbisch Gmünd founded in 1895 by Johann Gottlob Kurz. Now managed by the fourth generation of the family, the firm is the world market leader in the manufacture of silver walking sticks silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Sachse & Kohl successors to/früer Altermann Robert - Görlitz Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Otto Arthur - Köln silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Buse A. & Söhne - Zwickau cutlery maker / Besteckfabrik
	Argentagesellschaft, Tönshoff KG.- Düsseldorf Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	Agra -Besteckfabrik, Klingel & Co - Solingen cutlery maker / Besteckfabrik
	Köbeler Arthur - Solingen cutlery maker / Besteckfabrik
	Broch F. Rob. Adler Besteckfabrik - Solingen cutlery maker / Besteckfabrik

	Küllenberg August - Gräfrath bei Solingen Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	Lingk Alfred - Beuköln - Berlin Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Bauer F. Arno - Freiberg i. Sa. Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	Ullrich August - Breslau Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Bayerische Alpaccawarenfabrick AG. - Neu.Ulm a. Donau Silverplate flatware maker / Versibertes besteck fabrik
	Dingeldein August & Sohn - Hanau Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Betz August - Schwäbisch Gmünd Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Albert Kohler & Cie - Vienna (Austria) Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik Founded in Vienna c. 1880 by Albert Kohler. In 1900 the firm was taken by German company WMF and used for sales in Austrian market until c. 1914. The brand was the market leader in Austria during the Art Nouveau period in the manufacture of pewter products.

	Harmsen A.L. - Glogau Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Manns Adam & Sohn - Dörnigheim bei Hanau Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Mayer Adolf sen. - Frankfurt a. Main Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Northmann A. - Dresden Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	Kohlbecker Heinz - Pforzheim Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik - founded 1946, now active in Birkenfeld, Baden-Württemberg
	Evertz Arthur KG. - Solingen Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik founded 1925
	Daub Andreas - Pforzheim Jewelry maker / Bijouteriefabrik
	Mogler Adolf - Heilbronn Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik

	Pegau Ad. - Pforzheim Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Sparer Albert - Düsseldorf Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Trautz August - Pforzheim Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	A. Wellner Söhne AG.Sächsische Metallwarenfabrik - Aue i. S. OLD ADVERTISEMENTS MORE Founded in by Christian Gottlieb Wellner (1795-1857). He had six children, amongst them two brothers, the elder one, Carl August (1824-1909) and the younger one, Christian Gottlieb junior, who was born in 1831. Both became silver plate manufacturers and settled in Aue, but Carl was much more successful. Carl August continuously struggled for the expansion and technical innovation of his business. The starting point of Wellner's world class machinery was the acquisition of a spoon roller mill and a new spindle press. In 1870 he acquired the building of "alte Langmühle" (old long mill) in Aue. In 1887 the "full-time" tradesman Karl Krause from Leipzig was hired as a sole distributor of the entire new-silver production. Formally a branch of August Wellner's company was founded in Leipzig, which was headed by Krause. In practice, however, this was a "one-sided treaty". Wellner delivered all his products to Krause at fixed prices and Krause sold the products at arbitrary prices. In 1892, Karl August Wellner formally transferred the management of his factory to two sons: Ernst Albin and Richard Paul, and daughter Ida Marie, but still retained his personal guidance until 1895. His successor was Paul Gaedt (husband of Ida Marie), who played a major role in the successful continuation of the factory business after his retirement. In 1913 Gaedt accomplished the conversion of the former private company into a stock corporation Sächsische Metallwarenfabrik August Wellner Söhne Aktiengesellschaft (AG), or Saxon Metal Goods Factory August Wellner and Sons joint-stock company. In 1936 Paul Gaedt transferred the management of the company to the former chairman Francis Cramer. Gaedt retired and soon had to accept that the cutlery factory Wellner partially produced war products and therefore was expropriated by the end of the Second World War. After the end of World War II the Aue factory continued to operate and soon became the largest cutlery producer in GDR, employing over a thousand people; however, the name of the company was changed again in 1958 to VEB Auer Besteck und Silberwarenwerke (ABS) or in English "Aue Cutlery and Silver Items Company". The company held this name until 1992, when it was changed back to Wellner Bestecke und Silberwaren, GmbH, Aue (Wellner Cutlery and Silver Items, Ltd., Aue). After the reunification of Germany (in 1989) the company passed through a number of mergers and bankruptcy. The silver-plating factory in Aue was closed in 2001, but manufacturing of cutlery under the Wellner mark is still continuing in neighbouring Schneeberg. The new name of the company is Wellner/ABS GmbH (Wellner/ABS Ltd.).
	Auerswald G. - Grünhain i. Sa. Silverplate maker / Metallwarenfabrik
	Altermann Robert owner/inhaber Reinhard Schlehan - Görlitz Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik succeeded by Sachse & Kohl
	Odenwald O. - Pforzheim Silverware and Silverplate maker / Silber und Metallwarenfabrik
	von Mayrhofer Adolf - Munich/München - born 1864, working for many years for the famous Munich company Eduard Wollenweber arts and crafts workshops / kunstgewerbliche werkstätten
	Bodemer Albert Silberwarenfabrik GmbH & Co - Keltern - Ellmendingen Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik 1950-1990s
	M. Hansen - Kiel Silverware maker / Silberwarenfabrik
	Natorp A.E (successor to A. Wieder) - Düsseldorf cutlery maker / besteckfabrik

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