approved, Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Members who can see the literature depository, Administrators, uploader
3,705,493
edits
Lonka series: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Company
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (→Series) |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
==Company== | ==Company== | ||
Lonka was founded in Breda (the Netherlands) in 1920, initially as Lonca, an abbreviation for London Caramel Works. In 1930 a new factory was opened in Essen (Belgium). In 1965 the Breda factory was closed and all production was moved to Essen, where the factory still operates. The headquarters are in the Netherlands, in Roosendaal, where a second | Lonka was founded in Breda (the Netherlands) in 1920, initially as Lonca, an abbreviation for London Caramel Works. In 1930 a new factory was opened in Essen (Belgium). In 1965 the Breda factory was closed and all production was moved to Essen, where the factory still operates. The headquarters are in the Netherlands, in Roosendaal, where a second factory was opened in 2002. | ||
The company issued a large series (over 1000 according to the information on the back of the images) of Belgian municipal coats of arms. I have no idea when these were issued. | |||
==Series== | ==Series== | ||
I have no idea how many cards were actually issued, but the numbers indicate more as 1000. | I have no idea how many cards were actually issued, but the numbers indicate more as 1000. | ||