WANTED AND FOUND Who delivers what

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They shouldn't be normal nails, but a couple of pneumatic nails? no problem, just look it up: in “Who delivers what?“

If only we had paid more attention in school back then. Then we would know today without brooding, when the flashed liqueur Romans first crossed the Limes, to make the old Germans happy with hard liquor.
But seriously: The liquor dealers of a previous colonial power are not referred to as overhanging liquor Romans, but brandy cups made of colored glass, The engraved ornaments reveal the overlaid clear glass core and make it appear transparent.
Should the dedicated Seibermacher know that?? No. His interest even in the insect sex attractant traps and in twin screw presses will generally be limited. We don't even want to talk about the emulsion mist separators, the conveyor belt misalignment monitoring, the organophilic bentone nitrogen raw materials and slot resistance thermometers.
And nevertheless: In “Who delivers what?“ to scroll, even then it's fun, if you are not looking for anything specific – certainly not one of these more or less explainable products.

"Who delivers what?“, this is a elephant among reference books, a paper monster weighing around eighteen kilos. The whole world of do-it-yourself can also be found in it, distributed over eight dark blue volumes – only genuine with a red crossbar – and scattered on the long way from A as in eel traps to Z as in cylinder drying systems. They are all in between, the outdoor fountains, bathtub handles, Carports, insulation boards, baking finishes, tile decorative strips, grating stair treads, hot glue guns, insulating felts, Japanese papers, cable covers, glues, mass meters, nickel silver sheets, skylight opener, The profile board claw, pinch valves, Race breakers, solar heating systems, wallpaper remover, lipping, spline gauges, weather vanes, Xylophone, Yacht design finishes, finally fence posts ad nauseam. So far only 26 von 65 000 search terms.

At that time, in the year 1932, when it started with “Who delivers what?“ started, you didn't have to 4700 Label pages tightly and in four columns with small print, in order to almost completely cover the variety of goods and services offered in Germany alone. At that time, a single narrow manual was enough. The purpose of “Who delivers what?' originally consisted of, to provide the exhibitors and visitors of the Leipzig Trade Fair with a clear guide through the halls and open-air grounds. The directory appeared in this form until the interruption forced by the Second World War.

Then “Who delivers what?“ Undaunted again, albeit twofold. The edition, which continued to be published at the place of origin, was limited to the GDR, and a West German edition was also published in Hamburg. As steep as the rise of economic life in the Federal Republic, the career of this reference work was so steep. From year to year the number and scope of the branches increased, items and services too, with them the number and size of the volumes. After the reunification there was also in the house "Wer Liefer was?' a west-east association. Currently, so in the year of publication 1995, lie the volumes for Germany (there are three in number, not counting the register) in the 47. output before. But the editors and publishers can do that, now only based in Hamburg, not rest. There have long been volumes for Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux countries. You draw more and more circles: With the acquisition of a Slovenian publishing house, the Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech and Slovak Republics, went “Who delivers what ? ' a few steps to the east. Even before that, the Slovenians praised their German colleagues, simply because of that, that they “Who delivers what?“ faithfully followed as a model and presented a book, which is confusingly similar to the Hamburg edition in terms of presentation and quality.

Per week must to the 4000 addresses are edited, so that the information package is always up-to-date. Each entry is given a keyword (let's take welding electrode covering presses for example) with an ordinal number (in this case 8/1648) assigned and consists of at least the name of the company, the address and the telephone and fax numbers. To get more attention and recognition, Many companies also publish their logo.
Good advice cheap: "Who delivers what?' is found in university libraries, in the chambers of commerce and many chambers of crafts ready to look up. Inquiries submitted directly by letter or fax will even be answered free of charge.