Liliput - L265040 - Covered Wagon, Refrigerated, Ep.IV - Kulmbacher Mönchshof - 083 4 971-0

Road Name History: Kulmbacher Mönchshof-Bräu, with roots dating back to 1349, is a brewery in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany, known for its rich brewing history and association with the former estates of the Cistercian monastery of Langheim.

Brand/Importer Information: Liliput was founded in 1947 by Walter Buchel in Vienna with six employees, the original company name was "Liliput - R. Cvetkovics und Co.".
The company ran into financial difficulties at the end of the 1980s, and initially the car model manufacturer Herpa appeared as a new partner. However, Herpa's activities were only a short interlude, because in 1992 the British model railway manufacturer Bachmann Europe Plc., a subsidiary of the American Bachmann Industries took over Liliput and transferred production to the parent company, Kader Industrial Company Ltd. to Hong Kong. Since then, Liliput products have been developed and sold by the German branch in Altdorf near Nuremberg.
Due to the various changes in ownership of the company, a distinction is made today between Liliput Vienna, Herpa-Liliput and Liliput-Bachmann when classifying Liliput models over time.