POMES Paul

Paul POMES was born in 1898 in Reiler/Clervaux. His father was an Ackerer. His mother Maria JACOBY was born in Asselborn.
In 1925 Paul married Barbara LENTZ, born in 1901 in Hosingen. His occupation was Gastwirt und Kauffmann in Clervaux:

Café Central, Paul Pomes, Clervaux. — Café-Restaurant, aubergiste, tabacs, articles pour fumeurs, jouets d’enfants, liqueurs. — Exploitant: Pomes Paul à Clervaux

POMES sold the Clervaux business in 1927 and took over the “Café de la Station (Café Ecker)” in Luxembourg-Eich (place d’Argent).
In October 1933 POMES left the Café in Eich, and in 1934 he took over the FABROLA factory in Larochette. The company FABROLA had set up a “Fabrique de brosses” in 1924 which went bankrupt in 1933.
The Larochette company was renamed “Brosserie Moderne”:

Wiedereröffnung der Bürstenfabrik “Brosserie Moderne” in FELS (Larochette)
Inhaber: Paul POMES
Tel. Fels Nr. 4.
Alle Arten von Bürsten; Haushaltbürsten, Pinsel usw.
Prima Qualität. Konkurrenzlose Preise.
Luxemburger, unterstützt die inländ. Industrie!

In 1974 the “Brosserie Moderne” had 8 employees and was run by Paul POMES and his son Norbert.
Paul POMES died in 1979 in Ettelbruck.
The “Brosserie Moderne” factory in Larochette was closed in 1986.

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