Karl Baedeker name, would, in its heyday which lay ahead, become the premier and most successful travel guide publishing house in the world. Karl Baedeker died in Koblenz on October 4, 1859. He was only 57. In The New Yorker profile of the "House of Baedeker" Herbert Warren Wind wrote: "For years, he had attempted to do the work of several men, preparing the new guidebooks single-handedly and periodically revising the older ones. At length, his sturdy physical endowment had worn out under the strain." Michael Wild wrote in his article mentioned earlier: "It is a moot point whether he invented tourism
Ettinger (British company) Ettinger (British company) G Ettinger Limited is a British company, based in London, specialising in luxury leather goods. Founded in 1934 by Gerry Ettinger, the eponymous company is still 100% family-owned and run. The company designs and is an artisanal manufacturer of small luxury leather goods, cases and bags, which are sold on their website www.ettinger.co.uk and distributed internationally, especially in Japan. The company has its own leather goods factory in Walsall, but has kept its head office in London. G Ettinger Ltd was awarded a Royal Warrant to HRH The Prince of Wales in 1996 and has also made