| 1819 |
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Ferdinand Piatnik
the First is born in Ofen (today, Budapest). |
| 1824 |
Anton Moser
founds card painting business in Vienna`s 7th district |
| 1843 |
Ferdinand Piatnik
takes over Anton Moser`s business |
| 1882 |
Business renamed
as Ferd. PIATNIK & Sons, Vienna |
| 1885 |
Death of Ferdinand
Piatnik; his widow and his sons continue running the business |
| 1891 |
Construction
of factory building in Hütteldorfer Straße, in Vienna`s 14th district |
| 1896 |
Foundation of
sister company "Piatnik Nandor es Fiai" in Budapest |
| 1899 |
Acquisition
of card manufacturing company "Ritter & Cie" in Prague |
| 1939 |
The Viennese
parent company is converted into a partnership owned by members of
the PIATNIK family |
| 1951 |
Introduction
of offset colour printing |
| 1962 |
Extension of
Vienna factory |
| 1968 |
Diversification
of product range to include games and puzzles |
| 1985 |
Further extension
of Vienna factory |
| 1988 |
Conversion of
company into a private limited company |
| 1989 |
Foundation of
subsidiary "PIATNIK of America" |
| 1991 |
Change in production
method to fully electronic picture processing and offset colour printing
including inline finish of playing cards |
| 1993 |
Foundation of
subsidiary in Germany |
| 1994 |
Foundation
of subsidiaries in Hungary and the Czech Republic |
| 2004 |
180 Year Jubilee |
