Original Vintage Poster VANEK SEEDS -PRAGUE -AGRICULTURE -CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Description: Welcome! Original vintage poster in czech language: "VANEK SEMENA - PRAHA" or "VANEK SEEDS - PRAGUE" Designed by: anonymous artist, approx. around 1920s or 1930s Total measurements: approx. 97,5x75cm Condition report: poster was stored folded, shows fold lines, also shows tears and creasing especially on edges, in corners and in fold lines, shows yellowing and some stains, pinholes in margins and in corners, missing paper in the lower margin area Historical context: iconic poster related to well-known trading company with agricultural seeds Vanek in Prague from the interwar period. Seed company of Jindrich Vanek (1869-1948) was founded in 1899.At the beginning of its existence, the company benefited from the then rapid increase in the cultivated area of clovers, when it offered seeds of various types of clovers and cereals.Before World War I, the company also supplied seeds to the Montenegrin royal court.In interwar Czechoslovakia, there was a great development of fruit growing and vegetable growing, to which Jindrich Vanek skillfully responded and continued to look for customers not only among farmers, but also among owners of ornamental gardens and small commercial gardens, so in addition to a huge selection of vegetables, he also traded in annuals and perennial ornamental flowers.The company carefully built up its customer network - in 1924, it gifted everyone who provided it with "50 reliable addresses", 12 types of annuals with instructions for growing them. The company was in contact with customers not only thanks to comprehensive offer catalogs, but also because Jindrich Vanek wrote the books Vanek's Horticultural Advisor and Vanek's Economic Advisor. He also published short instructional manuals introducing new products, such as the cultivation of mushrooms in large quantities or the basics of lawn care. Jindrich Vanek lost the company, which had been carefully built for nearly fifty years and survived two world wars and the interwar economic crisis, in 1948, when it was nationalized (seized).In the 1950s, it was incorporated into the state enterprise Sempra. Jindrich Vanek could not bear this painful loss and committed suicide. He was buried in the family grave at the Vyšehrad cemetery. After 1989, Jindrich Vanek's family restituted part of the property, and the Semena Vanek store is again operating in the Maribor building (Muzeum Prahy). Shipping and handling details: all items are shipped as a registered shipments with tracking number and insurance on purchase price. We ship worldwide from European union. All associated import taxes, customs and any kind of import fees are buyers responsibility. If you have any questions about offered items or anything else, feel free to ask us, you will be very welcome!Delivery time is usually within max. 2 weeks worldwide from date of shipping - most of shipments arrives in this period of time.

Price: 349 USD

Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

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