J. G. Irmler

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J. G. Irmler pianoforte factory in Leipzig, c. 1893

J. G. Irmler was a piano manufacturer in Leipzig, Saxony.

The owners Emil and Otto Irmler were awarded an Imperial and Royal Warrant of Appointment to the court of Austria-Hungary. [1]

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References

  1. Handbuch des Allerhöchsten Hofes und des Hofstaates Seiner K. und K. Apostolischen Majestät., Vienna: K.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1917, p. 520