In Adolph Lehmann's allgemeiner Wohnungs-Anzeiger : nebst Handels- u. Gewerbe-Adressbuch für d. k.k. Reichshaupt- u. Residenzstadt from 1923 contains the following entry: Berson Kautschuk-Gesllschaft m.b.H., distribution of rubber goods with the word mark "Berson", (also English, Italian, Croatian, Polish, Slovenian, Czech, French and Hungarian) VII Zieglergasse 6, capital stock 3,000,000 K, managing directors Julius and Robert Beer, drawing coll.

The roots of the haberdashery business I.

Dr. Arthur Pick was born in Vienna on December 6, 1871. His parents were the businessman Dr. Sigismund Pick and Ottilie Pick, née Bernstein. Arthur Pick's childhood/youth was characterized by several moves with the family. He spent the first six years in Vienna, then attended elementary school in Sandbach (Cheshire), England, and finally grammar school in Gliwice, before going on to study medicine at the universities of Breslau, Berlin, Munich and Heidelberg.

Irma Heymann was born in Augsburg on June 1, 1884. Her parents were the banker Theodor Heymann and Fanny Heymann, née Bachmann. Irma attended the St. Anna elementary school and the A.B. v. Stetten'sche Töchterinstitut in Augsburg. Irma passed the English language exam in 1901 and the French language exam in 1902. In 1903 Irma and her family moved to Munich. In 1907 Irma graduated from the Maximilian-Gymnasium in Munich. For her medical studies Irma Heymann attended the universities in Munich, Heidelberg, Munich, Tübingen and Heidelberg.

Heinrich (Hirsch) Aufhäuser was born in Hainsfarth on March 1, 1842.his parents were the smoke merchant Moses Löb Aufhäuser and the Munich private banker's daughter Cäcilie Oberndoerffer.1855,- At the age of 13, he learned the banking business in the bank of Joel Nathan Oberndoerffer, and on May 14, 1870, he founded the private bank Aufhäuser & Scharlach in downtown Munich together with the merchant Samuel Scharlach.

The Berlin address book of 1890 contains the following entry: William Rosenheim & Co, (Komm. Ges.), Bank- und Kommiss. Business, Unter den Linden 33, II. Pers. haft. Company Louis and Siegmund Susman.