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The Mueller Family History

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1937 Business is thriving again. New customers and increased production require an extension to be built for the workshop area. A new separate 300 square meter house is built to serve this purpose. Total production is soon moved to the new building while an ever-growing family occupies the space in the old house.

 

1943 Company Founder, Edmund Oswald Muller dies at the age of 66. His son Paul Edmund Mueller takes over company leadership. Together with his wife Luise they continue the family tradition and business. 1944 Due to pressure from the government production is forced to turn to containers and boxes for ammunition and weapons for the war effort.  1945/46 After the second world war, production returned on a limited basis and a small number of products such as tobacco containers, kitchen cutting boards and mats were offered for sale. Toy furniture began to come back into production.

 

1956 After 30 years, the company attends the Leipzig fair for the last time. 1959 The range of products was extended by two pyramids. 1960 Due to the centralized structure of material organization in the GDR it becomes more and more difficult to purchase the required basic materials. 1962 The Government categorizes toy furniture production as part of the toy industry. Subsequently, the margin for selling products decreases and production is no longer profitable.

1963 New products are added to the line including; angel and miner figures and Christmas tree decorations. These products are now exported and become very profitable for the country.

 

1973 Paul Edmund Mueller passes the reigns to son Gunter, who now takes over the company with his wife Regina as the third generation in the business.

1985 Multilevel Pyramids enter the lineup of products called "Krönchenpyramide" (crown pyramid). 1986 Due to constraints of East German salary rules, the number of staff must be reduced to three individuals. Nevertheless, the product range is expanded even more. "Krönchenpyramide" with two and four levels are now built. Also at this time products for model railroad sets on a scale of 1:22,5 (LGB standard) are added due to increased interest in the hobby.

 

1989 With the German reunification the production stops abruptly because of the fact that the distributors of the government no longer exist and new direct connections to customers have to be established.

 

1990 Wonderful new product ideas are now coming into production. These included, arches, music boxes, choir singers and archways being supplied directly to customers. A new little shop is furnished and a new truck is purchased to attend markets in the north of Germany.

 

1992 The first level of the building is rebuilt and the shop extended (60 m²) so that the entire range of products can now be offered to an increasing number of tourists visiting the area. 1993 After 37 years and extensive negotiations with the management of the toy fair of Nuernberg and the CADEAUX fair of Leipzig the company is attending international fairs again. 1994 Ringo Mueller, son of Regina and Gunter, enters the company as a shareholder and the fourth generation to take part in the family business. 1995 The constantly increasing number of staff and a higher production volume require the building of a fabrication hall with more than 700 m². With optimal conditions for an efficient production, the inauguration of the new building is right in time for the christmas business.

 

 

 

1996 Ringo Muellers work submitted for the master craftsman's diploma was one of the first big inside lighted archways, is entering the production in a yearly limited number. The increasing interest of foreign customers is being served at international fairs in Tokyo and Toronto. The second building complex is reconstructed. Now the first level is used for shipping and handling and the second for painting.

 

 

 

 

 

1997 The first building complex is completely reconstructed and now used as a shop, 120 m² in size, an office and a show room. More than 5.000 different products of 200 companies are presented. 1998 Plans to extend and to rationalize the production, storage and painting facilities were started. The purchase of the real estate Hauptstrasse 154b is the basis for building a new production facility as well as a shaving silo. 1999 Daughter and her family join the company. First presentation of the whole product range at a fair in New York. Sale in Japan is handled by a reputable Japanese dealer. After Completion of the production facility Werk 2 the entire production is moved there. Now 35 staff member are working on area of over 3.000 m² in size. Today the range of production includes almost only Christmas decoration designed by the company. Worldwide the company has over 1.100 costumers.
 

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