From the history of chicory processing factories in Hamburg

Humburky used to be the seat of 2 chicory processing industries - "Josef Balounk" and "Josef Čirý a spol." The first of them was founded in 1875 by Josef Balounk. Back then, however, it was a tiny workshop in which chicory was processed exclusively by hand. Later, at least a zhentour was taken. In 1899, a chicory drying plant with 4 ovens was built and a 10 HP steam engine was purchased, which powered the machines...