The founding history of L. Priebs GmbH & Co. KG
| 1990 | Construction of the new administration and storage building. |
| 1962 | Construction of the new factory building on Annabergstraße. |
| 1930 | Manufacturing of leather footwear, including boots for railway workers, safety shoes for miners and other working groups. Two-part felt boots, eg for locomotive drivers |
| 1924 | Paul Priebs dies. Take over by his son Ludwig Priebs. |
| 1908 | Destruction of the felt factory by a big fire. Temporary solution in the storerooms of the company Still in Annabergstraße. Factory building in the Rekumer Str. 14. Factory of L. Priebs around 1930 |
| 1898 | Marriage of Paul Priebs with Maria Wiesmann, the daughter of Louis Wiesmann. Takeover of the company management of the company Louis Wiesmann Nachf. Paul Priebs. Changeover from manual to machine work, introduction of petrol engine drive. Manufacture of hats for miners. |
| Um 1890 | Louis Wiesmann employs specialists from Saxony, including Paul Priebs. |
| 18.11.1797 | Heinrich Wiesmann acquires the Rekumerstr. 14 in Haltern am See. Manufacture of felt hats and slippers. Felt shoe production Continuation in second and third generation of the Wiesmann family. Also market sales in Münster and Borken. |