Meiller-Kipper

Lorenz Meiller had already established himself as a blacksmith and owned three Meiller smithies at Mauerkirchen near Endorf, Weissach near Tegernsee, and Heilbrunn near Bad Tölz when he founded Meiller in 1850. His hammer mill and armoury on Lilienstrasse in Munich’s Au district was approved on June 1, 1853 by the local building commission of the City of Munich.

Within a few years, he was supplying forged construction equipment and winches to the forestry and construction industries, and with the production of the first superstructure for a winched tipper on a truck in 1907 he laid the foundations for Meiller as a tipper manufacturer. When the company started making trailers, it received so many orders that it soon needed to build a new factory. Even then, Meiller was already selling its products outside of Europe, in Brazil. Franz Xaver Meiller, his nephew and successor, continued his work. His achievements even impressed Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, who granted him the title of Königlich-Bayrischer Hof-Werkzeugfabrikant (Toolmaker to the Royal Court of Bavaria). In 1917, he was awarded the title of Kommerzienrat (Commercial Counsellor) in recognition of his social commitment.

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Lorenz Meiller had already established himself as a blacksmith and owned three Meiller smithies at Mauerkirchen near Endorf, Weissach near Tegernsee, and Heilbrunn near Bad Tölz when he founded Meiller in 1850. His hammer mill and armoury on Lilienstrasse in Munich’s Au district was approved on June 1, 1853 by the local building commission of the City of Munich.

Within a few years, he was supplying forged construction equipment and winches to the forestry and construction industries, and with the production of the first superstructure for a winched tipper on a truck in 1907 he laid the foundations for Meiller as a tipper manufacturer. When the company started making trailers, it received so many orders that it soon needed to build a new factory. Even then, Meiller was already selling its products outside of Europe, in Brazil. Franz Xaver Meiller, his nephew and successor, continued his work. His achievements even impressed Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, who granted him the title of Königlich-Bayrischer Hof-Werkzeugfabrikant (Toolmaker to the Royal Court of Bavaria). In 1917, he was awarded the title of Kommerzienrat (Commercial Counsellor) in recognition of his social commitment.

Subject ID: 88530

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