Adolf Bleichert & Co.
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Bleichert, short for Adolf Bleichert & Co., was a German engineering firm founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert. The company dominated the aerial wire ropeway industry during the first half of the 20th century, and its portfolio included cranes, electric cars, elevators, and mining and ship-loading equipment. It ceased operations in 1993. thumb|Adolf Bleichert - Founder of the Bleichert Aerial Wire Ropeway System thumb|Postcard 1910 - Factory of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis thumb|Factory plan of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis
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- Instance of
- factory owner
- Country
- Germany
- Founded by
- Adolph Bleichert
- Headquarters
- Leipzig
- Legal form
- Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
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- Firma Bleichert
- inception
- 1874-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1932-00-00
- product or material produced
- aerial tramway
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- History
- 1874 until 1918
- 1918 until 1945
- From 1945
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Bleichert, short for Adolf Bleichert & Co., was a German engineering firm founded in 1874 by Adolf Bleichert. The company dominated the aerial wire ropeway industry during the first half of the 20th century, and its portfolio included cranes, electric cars, elevators, and mining and ship-loading equipment. It ceased operations in 1993. thumb|Adolf Bleichert - Founder of the Bleichert Aerial Wire Ropeway System thumb|Postcard 1910 - Factory of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis thumb|Factory plan of Adolf Bleichert & Co. Leipzig-Gohlis
== History ==
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