The oldest documented mint and pressing plant in Jablonec. From 1899, it operated the largest press in Austria-Hungary, named after Emperor Franz Joseph I, who personally visited it in 1906. The product range included patterned wires and sheets, decorative rolled galleries, fashion jewellery molds, interior decorative items, and tableware measuring up to 40 cm. It offered the largest filigree molds in Austria-Hungary and Germany with 2,400 types of cross-sections. The company also produced technical parts for lighting and the automotive industry, as well as medals and plaques designed by prestigious sculptors. During World War II, it had the number 73 for the production of badges and decorations from the Presidential Office, and the code “dpc” for weapons, equipment, and armaments. After nationalization, it was home to the Kovová bižuterie national enterprise and the Nisasport cooperative.
A girdlery workshop and pressing plant for semi-finished fashion jewellery. After the owner's death, it was renamed Anton Markovsky's Sohn by his son Rudolf in 1908. In 1911, he built another production wing and began manufacturing pressed aluminum cutlery. In 1921–1922, brothers Rudolf and Emil founded the Markovsky & Comp. factory, which focused exclusively on aluminum products: tableware, kitchen utensils, components for photographic and other equipment, and equipment for skiers and other sports. During World War II, the company was assigned the RZM codes M1/161 and M9/303. After nationalization, the company was transferred to the Spojené smaltovny a závody na kovové zboží n. p., Praha II.
The company was one of the largest and oldest pressing plant in Jablonec n. N. It produced haberdashery, decorative and technical fashion jewellery blanks, decorated tableware and dishes, commemorative coins, medals, and badges. It offered around 15,000 high-quality designs sold domestically, in Vienna, Germany, England, and America. It distributed most of its products to end customers without export houses. In 1909, after the production was handed over to his sons Josef and Otto, the company Josef Scheibler's Söhne was established. During World War II, they produced decorations, switchboards, and pressed parts for the German Luftwaffe. After nationalization, the Maják cooperative and the Kovová bižuterie n. p. were based here.
A small mint and pressing plant, owned by Max Bergs since 1937. It produced decorative items made of metal and plastic, utility and electrical items, medals, badges, and buttons made of plastic and metal. During World War II, it was assigned number 39 by the Presidential Office and code M9/280 for the production of RZM badges. After 1945, it was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
A small company producing jewellery, fashion jewellery, metal goods, and badges. Its importance grew during World War II, and it received the RZM code M9/295 for badges. Within the German arms industry, it was assigned the code “mrw” in 1943. After 1945, it was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
He founded a girdlers workshop and a rental pressing plant, which produced metal jewellery and later mainly badges for various associations and occasions in the wider Jablonec and Liberec regions until his death in 1918. His son of the same name continued production until the mid-1930s.
One of the largest stamping works in Jablonec. In 1910, it was taken over by Josef's sons Josef and Rudolf, who renamed it Josef Feix Söhne. During World War I, they pressed military shoe nails and fittings, belt buckles, cap badges, medals, and other sortiment. In 1919, they established a new operation for mass-produced and custom-made lighting fixtures. They also pressed fashion jewellery blanks for setting with imitation stones, filigree, technical fashion jewellery parts, and haberdashery. During World War II, they worked for the arms industry under the code “hkf,” had the number 49 from the Presidential Office for medals, and the codes M1/141 and M9/208 for decorations and badges from the RZM. In 1948, the company was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
The brothers Adolf and Josef Richter specialized in the production of steel stamping dies for pressed glass buttons. Later, they devoted themselves to enameled and filigree fashion jewellery, cufflinks, photo frames, powder compacts, souvenir spoons, badges, and other decorative metal items. After A. Richter's death, the company was dissolved in 1933. J. Richter continued on a limited basis until 1943, when his son Rudolf took over production. During World War II, the company minted badges and medals for the Presidential Office under the number 89 and under the RZM codes M1/139, M9/190, and M11/27. After nationalization, the company was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
The company was founded as a girdlery, metal engraving, and metal goods manufacturing business. Around 1930, it was also listed as a pressing and minting plant. It specialized in technical jewellery components, small metal goods, badges, orders, medals and plaques, coins, buttons, hollow balls, and similar jewellery assortments in various designs. During World War II, it was assigned number 87 by the Presidential Office. After nationalization, it was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
Manufacturer of enamel badges and fashion jewellery with high-quality metal and enamel workmanship. He specialized in fashion jewellery, city coats of arms and flags, souvenir spoons, lids for boxes and powder compacts with enamel and guilloche decoration. During World War I, he fulfilled orders for badges and rank insignia for Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Red Cross badges. During World War II, he produced for the Presidential Office under number 101 and under RZM codes M1/165 and M9/115. After 1945, under national administration, it produced political badges and silver rings with enamel; in 1948, the company was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie national enterprise.
The company specialized in precision mechanics for fashion jewellery, such as clasps and screw closures for earrings, necklace clasps, and other items. Later, it pressed decorated wires, rolled cut decorative galleries, and closures for bottles. During World War I, it had to reorient its production to products for the army and manufactured identification tags for soldiers on the front, ammunition parts, and grenade cases. In 1937, he handed over the company to his son of the same name. After 1948, the Javoz cooperative's pressing plant operated in this facility.
Important pressing plant was one of the largest in Jablonec n. N. It was focused on metal fashion jewellery, technical fashion jewellery parts, and decorative galleries. In 1920, Hillebrand's sons Otto and Hugo joined the company. During World War II, it produced badges and medals under RZM codes M1/142 and M11/21. In 1940, it was one of the first companies in the Jablonec region to receive the code “asv” for the production of weapons and equipment. In 1948, it was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p. Later, it served as the pressing plant for the Nisasport cooperative. In 1996, the pressing plant was taken over by Kronika, s. r. o., and today it is operated by Simm, s. r. o.
Brothers Josef and Max Jäger founded a girdlery workshop. They focused on so-called drilled goods – dies for molds for setting glass stones. In 1905, they founded the Gebrüder Jäger trading company. Their new factory was one of the most important companies in Jablonec. Production focused on fashion jewellery and cut glass stones. In 1908, they set up the first mechanical grinding workshop in Jablonec. During World War I, they produced studs for military footwear, grenade cases, and enameled civilian badges. During World War II, they produced time fuses for grenades under the code "beu" and badges under the RZM codes M1/143 and M9/209. From 1946, under national administration, they produced badges and stone fashion jewellery, and after 1948, they were incorporated into the Preciosa n. p.
Initially, the company focused on products made of artificial horn, artificial resin, and celluloid. In 1910, due to economic difficulties, production had to be transferred to partner Dr. Ertel. Buttig established a smaller production facility, focusing on fashion jewellery made of celluloid, galalite, metal jewellery, and wooden shoe heels. In 1928, he set up a soup can pressing plant in Mšeno. During World War II, he minted Sudeten commemorative medals for the NSDAP, and in 1943, his factory became the headquarters of the Rohrbach company, which had relocated from Berlin. In 1948, the M. Buttig company was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
The company was founded as a girdlery and enameling workshop, operating under the new name Franz Klamt & Sohn from 1930, and then as Franz Klamt & Söhne (Alfred and Otto) in the late 1930s. It produced buttons, belt buckles, shoe buckles, badges, brooches, rings, technical jewellery parts, pressed filigree, bracelets, numerals, and galleries. During World War II, it received the RZM codes M1/177 and M9/268. In 1948, as part of a merger of factories, the company was incorporated into Josef Feix Söhne, and together they became part of the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
He devoted himself to metal engraving, later to the production of enamel jewellery. He was specialized in badges, medals, plaques, etc. Between the wars, he also made St. Hubert badges and auto club plaques. During World War II, he produced badges and medals under number 61 from the Presidential Office and RZM code M9/217. After 1945, the Maják production cooperative used the pressing plant until the 1990s, after which it was taken over by Bispol company.
His factory was located in Mšeno. The production program included stone jewellery – brooches, dress clips, clips, badges, and metal components. During World War II, the company received number 95 from the Presidential Office. The pressing plant was also used for the production of badges for companies from the Reich, such as Wachtler & Lange Mitweida.
The company initially operated as a girdlery, later producing its own fashion jewellery from pressed semi-finished products, of which it had over 90,000 designs. It manufactured necklaces, clips, earrings, tiaras, brooches, hairpins, bracelets, rings, shoe buckles, and belts. After World War I, Czerch produced galalite cut pearls and fashion jewellery from Trolitul and also focused on cutting glass stones. During World War II, it pressed badges under the code M1/140. It also produced clips and lighters. After nationalization, the company fell under the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
Factory producing fashion jewellery and badges, metalwork, galalite, and metal goods for electrical engineering under the brand name “hewag.” The company was assigned the number 131 by the Presidential Office for badges and the RZM code M9/226. Between 1946 and 1948, the Merlet a spol. company from Nová Ves n. N. was located in this factory, and from 1948, production was taken over by Plastimat n. p.
He focused mainly on jewellery made of precious metals. During World War I, he pressed studs for military boots, then introduced many innovations into production, such as imitation marcasite jewellery and new types of clasps. He produced both inexpensive and luxury items, especially silver jewellery. From 1941, under the code name "eok," the company became one of the major manufacturers for the German army, specializing in depth gauges for torpedoes and artillery fuses. In 1948, it was transferred to the Kovová bižuterie n. p., and today it is home to the company Soliter, a. s.
He was specialized in enamel badges and medals, bicycle and automobile emblems. During World War II, it had the RZM codes M1/164 and M9/214. The company also supplied tools for the Prague mint Karnet a Kyselý and was involved in the pressing of technical components. Between the wars and after 1945, it produced a large number of badges for political parties, sports clubs, and individuals. After 1948, it became part of the Kovová bižuterie n. p., and after 1990, it was replaced by Ing. Vladimír Nešněra, a metal harbedashery manufacturer.
A small metalworking company and pressing plant on Mlýnská Street, specializing mainly in badges for associations and sports clubs until the end of World War I.
The original company, Celluloid-Waren-Fabrik, was founded in 1910 by W. Siebenachler, and in 1919 it was taken over by his son-in-law Max Feder and his partner Otto Morichetto, who renamed it Morichetto & Feder. They produced metal jewellery and shirt buttons, furniture and piano fittings, technical parts for jewellery, pens, and also operated a foundry. During World War II, the company was taken over by Edelhoff & Litz and, under the name Metall- und Presswerke G.m.b.H., produced technical components for German army equipment. After 1948, the company was transferred to Plastimat Liberec n. p.
A small pressing plant specializing mainly in medals, plaques, and badges. It produced artistically successful mintings for many different organizations. In 1924, Pfeiffer became chairman of the Engravers' Association and set up a joint warehouse for steel rods with a chainsaw for cutting the material. After his death, the company was transferred to new owners, and in 1936 the company Rudolf Pfeifer's Nachfolger – Hoschka u. Pesch was established. During World War II, it was assigned the RZM code M9/199. In 1948, the company was incorporated into the enterprise Kovová bižuterie n. p.
It was established on the site of Oswald Posselt's workshop, founded in 1920 as the Posselt & Seiboth pressing plant, and from 1928 onwards as Konrad Seiboth. The company produced association and club badges, car emblems, orders, plaques, and fashion jewellery. After 1938, it produced buckles for civilian and military use under the RZM codes M1/162, M6/186, and M11/28. In 1948, the company was transferred to A. G. Tham and then to the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
Rudolf Bergmann's younger brother started out in his company. After 1918, he worked closely with the H. Brditschka company. He focused his production on fashion jewellery and metal accessories. He concentrated on fashion jewellery mechanisms, bracelets, settings and setting chains for glass stones, watch straps, rolled galleries, decorative wires, and badges. During World War II, he specialized in parts for aircraft and radio receivers, belt buckles, eyelets, hooks, uniform buttons, and identification tags. It produced badges and medals under RZM codes M1/166, M4/116, M5/253, and M9/198.
A pressing plant specializing in semi-finished jewellery, chains, and badges. During World War II received the RZM code M9/335.
The company was one of the leading manufacturers of fashionable Art Deco metal jewellery, badges, and medals. Otto Walter and Franz Henlein founded the company with a pressing plant, tool shop, and electroplating facility in several locations. In 1938, they expanded production to include plastic injection molding. During World War II, they produced badges, medals, decorations, lighter tips, and parts of military equipment made of plastic. They were assigned number 109 by the Presidential Office and RZM codes M1/172 and M9/224. After 1945, the company was renamed Astrid and in 1947 it was incorporated into the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
A small pressing and stamping plant founded by Josef Rücker and his son Walter. It focused on fashion jewellery and technical components for girdlers, as well as technical parts for radios and motors. During World War II, it produced badges with the Presidential Office number 92 and RZM code M9/230. After nationalization, the company was transferred to the Kovová bižuterie n. p.
The girdlery and metal goods factory of Richard Simm and his sons Wilhelm and Rudolf specialized in the production of fashion jewellery and badges. The products were marked “RSS” or "RS&S." For the Presidential Office, it had the number 93 and RZM codes M1/137, M9/221, and M11/139. As early as 1946, its production facilities and equipment were transferred to the state-owned company Kovová bižuterie n. p.
Pressing plant for technical products. After the Munich Agreement in 1938, H. Büllmann acquired the factory of the aryanized company Kramer & Löbl (founded in 1868), which had been producing electrical engineering products since 1908. During World War II, the Hans Büllmann factory produced artillery fuses and devices for the aviation industry under the code "amh," which it was one of the first in the Jablonec region to obtain in November 1940. In 1946, the company became part of the Elektro-Praga Jablonec nad Nisou n. p., and today it is home to ABB Elektro-Praga s. r. o.
