Translations:Johs. Eckart Konservenfabrik/13/en

World War I

Delivery from Jakobsplatz to the navy, 1915.

The beginning of the war in 1914 led to a hectic and exhausting time for the company Johs. Eckart. In their contracts with the military buyers, the Eckarts had committed themselves to quickly increasing the number of cans in the event of war. This meant they had to withdraw from all contracts with private customers. Furthermore, production was switched to "raw canning", i. e. the meat was only cut and seasoned. However, since the army had switched to meat that keeps well (ham, bacon, and sausages) as of 1915, meat producers such as the Eckarts were sometimes even left with surplus cans.