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The brothers Victor Franz Thedor Sockl and Carl Sockl (sons of the painters [[Theodor Sockl]] and [[House_of_Soterius_von_Sachsenheim#Clara_Adelheid_Soterius_von_Sachsenheim|Clara Adelheid Soterius von Sachsenheim]]) emigrated from the [[Austrian Empire]] to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the second half of the 19th century, most likely to escape the unrest in Central Europe following the [[Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire|1848 Revolution]], and to avoid being conscripted. Here Victor would set up a greeting cards company together with Saul Nathan (Carl being the accountant of the company).<ref name="Sockl">{{cite web | title = Victor Franz Thedor Sockl| publisher = SoteriusvonSachsenheim.com | date = | url =http://www.soteriusvonsachsenheim.com/#/victor-f-t-sockl/4575120067| author = |accessdate = May 27, 2013}}</ref> |
The brothers Victor Franz Thedor Sockl and Carl Sockl (sons of the painters [[Theodor Sockl]] and [[House_of_Soterius_von_Sachsenheim#Clara_Adelheid_Soterius_von_Sachsenheim|Clara Sockl, née Adelheid Soterius von Sachsenheim]]) emigrated from the [[Austrian Empire]] to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] in the second half of the 19th century, most likely to escape the unrest in Central Europe following the [[Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire|1848 Revolution]], and to avoid being conscripted. Here Victor would set up a greeting cards company together with Saul Nathan (Carl being the accountant of the company).<ref name="Sockl">{{cite web | title = Victor Franz Thedor Sockl| publisher = SoteriusvonSachsenheim.com | date = | url =http://www.soteriusvonsachsenheim.com/#/victor-f-t-sockl/4575120067| author = |accessdate = May 27, 2013}}</ref> |
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They obtained the Royal Warrant, and the company specialised in reproductions printed by hand in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] based on paintings by artists they had selected themselves (these preceding the mass-produced card market). The business was successful for a time and was based at 4 Hamsell Street, [[City of London]]. Often their cards were just marked ''copyright'', as the partner's name was Jewish and they were afraid of persecution.<ref name="Sockl"/> The company functioned also as a publishing house (styled as ''Sockl & Nathan'').<ref>{{cite web | title = "Sockl & Nathan" book titles listed at Google Books| publisher = [[Google Books]]| date = | url =https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=Sockl+and+Nathan+#hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Sockl+%26+Nathan%22&oq=%22Sockl+%26+Nathan%22&gs_l=serp.3...603309.603564.3.603967.2.2.0.0.0.1.316.408.1j3-1.2.0...0.0...1c.1.XfzNOryCvcA&pbx=1&fp=1&bpcl=38897761&biw=1280&cad=b&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&sei=DH6jUZXbGo7JOcbogKgM| author = |accessdate = May 27, 2013}}</ref> |
They obtained the Royal Warrant, and the company specialised in reproductions printed by hand in [[Leipzig]], [[Germany]] based on paintings by artists they had selected themselves (these preceding the mass-produced card market). The business was successful for a time and was based at 4 Hamsell Street, [[City of London]]. Often their cards were just marked ''copyright'', as the partner's name was Jewish and they were afraid of persecution.<ref name="Sockl"/> The company functioned also as a publishing house (styled as ''Sockl & Nathan'').<ref>{{cite web | title = "Sockl & Nathan" book titles listed at Google Books| publisher = [[Google Books]]| date = | url =https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=Sockl+and+Nathan+#hl=en&tbo=d&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22Sockl+%26+Nathan%22&oq=%22Sockl+%26+Nathan%22&gs_l=serp.3...603309.603564.3.603967.2.2.0.0.0.1.316.408.1j3-1.2.0...0.0...1c.1.XfzNOryCvcA&pbx=1&fp=1&bpcl=38897761&biw=1280&cad=b&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&sei=DH6jUZXbGo7JOcbogKgM| author = |accessdate = May 27, 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:42, 28 May 2013
Sockl and Nathan was a 19th-century greeting card and publishing company, created and managed by Victor Sockl and Saul Nathan.
History
The brothers Victor Franz Thedor Sockl and Carl Sockl (sons of the painters Theodor Sockl and Clara Sockl, née Adelheid Soterius von Sachsenheim) emigrated from the Austrian Empire to Britain in the second half of the 19th century, most likely to escape the unrest in Central Europe following the 1848 Revolution, and to avoid being conscripted. Here Victor would set up a greeting cards company together with Saul Nathan (Carl being the accountant of the company).[1]
They obtained the Royal Warrant, and the company specialised in reproductions printed by hand in Leipzig, Germany based on paintings by artists they had selected themselves (these preceding the mass-produced card market). The business was successful for a time and was based at 4 Hamsell Street, City of London. Often their cards were just marked copyright, as the partner's name was Jewish and they were afraid of persecution.[1] The company functioned also as a publishing house (styled as Sockl & Nathan).[2]
A fire in a next-door property caused extensive damage to their stock and the company struggled to survive after this. Eventually, it fell into decline (precipitated also by the beginning of the mass-produced greetings card companies in the years that followed).[1] The partners dissolved the company in February 1897.[3]
A collection of about 200 cards remained in the propriety of Sockl's family, about 100 were sold to an art dealer and exhibited in a Wimbledon gallery and another 100 were donated to the Ephemera Society.[1]
Reception
Sockl and Nathan greeting cards were featured in the magazines and journals of those times, especially in the 1880 decade.[4] Some remarked novel card concepts launched by this company, like the autograph cards.[5]
Gallery
References
- ^ a b c d "Victor Franz Thedor Sockl". SoteriusvonSachsenheim.com. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ ""Sockl & Nathan" book titles listed at Google Books". Google Books. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ "The London Gazette, February 9, 1987" (PDF). Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ ""Sockl and Nathan" search result at Google Books". Google Books. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Volume 97. Punch (magazine). Retrieved May 27, 2013.