Brüder Wüster is an Austrian steel manufacturer and formerly
umbrella
An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is mounted on a wooden, metal, or plastic pole. It is usually designed to protect a person against rain. The term ''umbrella'' is traditionally used when protec ...
manufacturer. The company is based in Waasen, in
Neumarkt an der Ybbs in Lower Austria.
The company was operated by the brothers Wüster and was primarily active in the steel and metal manufacturing business. In 1897 they also set up an
electric power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many power s ...
in
Ybbs
Ybbs () is a river in Lower Austria. Its drainage basin is .
Its source is located on the Zellerrain Pass near Mariazell. In the beginning, the river is called , then onwards from the border between Lower Austria and Styria up to Lunz am See it ...
.
Wüster became one of the leading producers in Austria for umbrella frames. In 1928, the student
Slawa Horowitz from the
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna () is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. Founded in 1688 as a private academy, it is now a public university. The academy is also known for twice rejecting admission to a young Adolf Hitler in 1907 and 1908.
...
developed a new practical, foldable type of umbrella, for which she received a patent in 1929. It was contracted by
Basch & Braun who commissioned Brüder Wüster to produce this umbrella, called "Flirt", in large numbers. The German associate to produce them was
Kortenbach & Rauh.
A street in the community of
Pitten, Lower Austria is named in their honour.
References
Umbrella manufacturers
Manufacturing companies of Austria
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