German companies established in 1899

Miele ( ; ) is a German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment, headquartered in Gütersloh, Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The company was founded in 1899 by Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann, and has always been a family-owned and family-run company. The Miele family holds 51.1% and the Zinkann family owns 48.9% of the company.

thumb|Charles de Gaulle's 1936 Horch 830 BL convertible, Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden

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Mafell AG (Maschinenfabrik Fellbach AktienGesellschaft) is a manufacturer of high-end woodworking power tools specialized for carpentry, founded in 1899. They are the inventor of the first portable electric carpentry power tool, a chain mortiser invented in 1926. The company is located in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany.