Szűts István Gergely (szerk.): A vidéki Magyarország kisipara és kiskereskedelme az 1910-es években - A Veszprém Megyei Levéltár kiadványai 38. (Veszprém, 2015)

Kaposi Zoltán: Nagykanizsa kisiparának változásai az 1910-es években

Zoltán Ily és:

The micro and macro-regional aspects of the iron mill industry of Mecenzéf in Abaúj-Torna IN THE 1910s

The iron mill industry of Mecenzéf in Abaúj-Toma, which was mostly built on forges owned by families with a low number of workforce, can be distinguished even in the colourful array of the mountain industries of the mining town district of Upper Hungary, including the Lower Szepes County. The dwellers of Mecenzéf produced primarily agricultural tools (hoes, spades, shovels), and they also arranged their sale at the market via their distribution network. By the beginning of the 20th century, the iron mill industry of Mecenzéf became somewhat anachronistic as the modern factory industry boosted its efficacy, especially in the light of the enhanced Bohemian and Moravian competition and the restructuring of the traditional mining and industrial areas along the rivers Gölnic, Bódva and Sajó, (Rimamurány-Salgótarján Iron Works Co. Ltd, Korompa Ironworks, Diósgyőr Ironworks), yet it subsisted due to the demand of agricultural areas and the distribution assistance and financial support of Hungarian governments. By the end of the 1910s, the unfavourable impact of the change in the central power on the local iron mill industry had been obvious: the Prague administration preferred the products of the Bohemian, Moravian and Silesian industries. It is no wonder that the soviet power by Béla Kun enjoyed keen local support in 1919.

Szilárd Ferenczi:

Handicraft and Trade in Kolozsvár during WWI

Neither the outbreak of the war nor the booming pre-war industrialization had a serious effect on the handicraft and trade of Kolozsvár. Several industries showed signs of growth, the clothing, textile, leatherware and hardware reached peak production according to the employment figures, just because of the military demands. Wood industry and building showed similar signs of development at a slower pace, though, due to the steady building fever unfolding from the turn of the century, and also the paper industry had higher employment rates thanks to several new dailies and weeklies. At the same time, cafés grew in number in the city centre, and pubs mushroomed unprecedentedly in the suburbs. Moreover, among the 56 biggest tax-payers of 1917 eight merchants, two architects, one shoemaker, one butcher and one cabinet maker can be found, with Sándor Babos watchmaker topping the list of the biggest tax-payers of the last 30 years for his leasehold in the palace designed by Lajos Pákei on the Szamos River.

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