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 (photo © Hermes Paris) Emile Maurice Hermes 3rd Generation Emile Maurice Hermes is born in Paris 1871 December 18. He is the son of Charles Emile Hermes and grandson of the company founder Thierry Hermes. His father dies when he and his brother Adolphe are young children. The continuity of the Hermes company is preserved by their mother Christine Hermes / Christine Pierrat |
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1902 The turn of the century is marked by the arriving age of the automobile little by little replacing horses, the main activity of the Hermes Business. 
 1904 is founded in the United Kingdom Rollce Royce and 1916 is founded in Bavaria BMW Both Brands becomes a synonym of the new Automobile age. |
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  1902 Emile Maurice Hermes becomes president of the Hermes company together with his brother Adolphe. The company was renamed Hermes Frères until 1919. time when Adolphe left. 1918 The elder brother Adolphe withdraws himself from Hermes Frères beeing pessimistic about the companies future. The younger one Emile Maurice is not of the same opinion, seeing in the changes new opportunities, like leather accessories for cars. While travelling to Canada he found a kind of zip, used to close the canvas roof of the cars. The zip inspires him to adapt the technologie to jackets which should be able to remain closed while exposed to high speed in an open automobile. 1918 Emile Mauice Hermes is granted a patent for zipper that make it easier to open and close clothes. He extended the companies activities beyond horsery. One of his inventions are the Hermes scarves.  1945 Emile Maurice adopts the calèche as a company logo.  Emile Maurice has 4 daughters: Yvonne Hermes (1902) married to Francis Puech Jacqueline Hermes (1903) married to Robert Dumas Simone Hermes (1905-1920) Aline Hermes (1907) married to the perfumer Jean René Guerrand He retires in 1951 and is replaced by his sons in law, Robert Dumas and Jean René Guerrand. He dies the same year, 1951 September 11. Emile Mauric Hermes leaves a faboulous collection you can find in the book below |
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