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

a craftsman, whose quest to sustain his trade sticking with its legacy is unique in itself. Next in line are coopers István Benkő and Gáspár Szemenyei, whose careers well exemplify the perspectives of traders who got their foot on the career ladder by innovation and who also played an active role in public life.

The lifestyles and the milestones in the careers of three master builders from Veszprém, iron reinforced concrete specialist Kálmán Csomay, church builder György Linczmayer and military subcontractor János Takács, give us an insight into the way they became self-made „businessmen" from small scale traders through their sense of business, connections and the success of their products.

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