🧭 Hönig, Hönig Wasserzählerfabrik, Hönig & Co. Wien Hönig was a verified Viennese water‑meter manufacturer active from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. The company produced domestic piston meters, rotary meters, and small Woltmann meters for municipal waterworks in Vienna and Lower Austria. Hönig’s instruments are characterized by high‑quality brass castings, elegant Viennese design cues, and distinctive register typography. Archival procurement records, industrial directories, trade journals, and surviving meters confirm Hönig as a verified Austrian manufacturer and an important contributor to Central European water‑supply history. Hönig operated during the height of the Austro‑Hungarian Empire’s urban expansion, supplying meters to Vienna’s rapidly modernising water‑supply network.

Location: Vienna (Wien), Austria

Period: ca. 1890–1930s

Products

- Domestic piston meters

- Rotary meters

- Small Woltmann meters

- Brass meter bodies and fittings

with registers with distinctive Viennese typography. 📜 Evidence

Hönig appears in:

Österreichische Wasserwirtschaft

Vienna municipal procurement lists

Austrian industrial directories under Wasserzählerfabriken

Surviving meters in Vienna and Lower Austria

The Museum has yet to acquire a meter or locate any print material for its collection.