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The origins of Leopold Cassella & Co. G.m.b.H. go back to 1798 in Frankfurt. At that time, David Lüb Caßel, who was born in Friedberg on December 8, 1766, founded the Caßel & Reiß " specialty goods business with his brother-in-law Isaac Elias Reiß in Frankfurt's Judengasse. When Ludwig Aaron Gans, who had joined the business in 1822, married Rosette Goldschmidt, daughter of Leopold Cassela's sister, who had joined his family due to his childless marriage, Ludwig Aaron Gans became a partner in the business. Together they founded the trading company Leopold Cassella & Co.

In the address book of the city of Gera from the year 1934 the following entry is found - Cohn, Julius, Damenmäntelfabrik, Schuhgasse 10, F 3786.

Former location of the wholesale and goods agency called M.L. Reyersbach AG, run by brothers Paul and Franz Reyersbach (1880-1936). The company was engaged, among other things, in the trade and manufacture of musical instruments and bicycles. The company at Damm 4 was named after their grandfather Moses Levi Reyersbach.

The origins of the company Manus Katzenstein go back to the year 1842, when an ironmonger who had moved to the area founded the business. The founder was Manus Katzenstein, who was born in Erdmannsrode around 1788. Over the years, the business developed into a respected metal and iron shop and was still located at 52 Wolfhager Stra&szlig. The increasing industrialization of Kassel at the turn of the century as well as the prospering business prompted the owner Moritz Katzenstein to give up the old company location in 1905 and to move it to Sanderhauml;user Straße 17.

In the Berlin Address Book Edition 1874 - Alphabetical List of the Inhabitants of Berlin with Indication of their Status and Dwellings including all Commercial Companies - Lipman Wulf, Baumwollwarenfabrik, Papenstraße 10, Pt. - Owners Siegmund Lipmann Wulf, Moritz Lipmann Wulf and Philip Wulf.  -  Lipmann Wuf was born on November 17, 1798 in Landsberg a.d. Warthe and was married to Rachel Friederike Wulf, née Schlesinger. Lipman Wulf died in Berlin on February 20, 1864.

Philipp Neuburger married Minna Stein, born in Rödelsee on August 25, 1875, in 1905.

In the Berlin trade register edition 1926 find the following entries - Berlin umbrella factory Eugen Lichtenstein. Fritz & Walter Lichtenstein. Neue Friedrichstr. 38-40  -

Berliner Schirm-Manufactur. Lichtenstein & Co. Fritz & Walter Lichtenstein. Neue Friedrichstraße 38—40

The Berlin address book of 1926 contains the following entry: Louis Joachim vorm. N. Mendelsohn, Baumwollwarenfabrik, C2, Heiligegeiststraße 35.