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Möckel’s Hat Factory

The Möckel hat factory grew from a handicraft business at the beginning of the 19th century, when traditional textile businesses began to specialize. Upon its founding in 1806, the owner had only six employees. But the company grew continuously, and starting in 1846, it first had 60 employees and later went up to 120. The most well-known testament to this was the so-called “Homburg” hat, which in 1882 was commissioned by British Prince Albert Edward of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. This hat shape was soon the hallmark of the elegant gentleman and was worn far beyond the limits of the city. The factory, which was a purveyor to the court of the English royal family starting in 1882, was successful in expanding its circle of prestigious clients. In 1912, Möckel was even able to expand and purchase the neighboring building at Dorotheenstraße 10. The company even survived the First World War relatively unscathed, but the global economic crisis of the 1920s and changing fashions led to the closing of its factory in 1931.