Franz Müller & Kramer, Mechanical Woolen Weaving Mill

In 1840, Franz Wilhelm Müller founded a textile printing shop at Elsterstrasse 11 in Greiz, which was later joined by a mechanical weaving mill. In 1881, the founder's son took Hugo Kramer on as a personally liable partner in the company, which from then on called itself Franz Müller & Kramer“. Hans (*1893) and Willy Kramer (*1892) followed in their father's footsteps and also became partners in the company. When the pressure on the Jewish businessmen became too great for the Kramers, they left the company in 1938 and emigrated from Germany. Already at the end of 1938 Alfred Schütz joined the company „Franz Müller & Kramer“ as a new partner and transformed it into a limited partnership. The company name was henceforth „Franz Müller & Schütz“.