CHAMPAGNE JULES MUMM

gilded bookmark from the turn of the century 1900
Jules Mumm & Co. | Reims | France | stiff card 133 mm 

The reverse side of the bookmark displays besides the champagner
prices of the era and a poem on champagne by Judith Gautier, inter-
esting  informations on the development of the company and we learn:

The company was founded in 1827 in Reims as P.A. Mumm, Giesler &
Co.. In 1837 the company was renamed to P.A. Mumm & Co. after the
demission of Mr. Giesler. In 1853 the company was devided into two
parts: Jules Mumm & Co. and G.H. Mumm & Co.