Salzburg waste paper entrepreneur found unknown Trapp letters
Rainer Mrazek has a flair for paper treasures that others have carelessly thrown away. He finds what he is looking for in the waste paper that his company disposes of.
“Maybe it’s because I once learned bookbinding,” he says. The training opened his eye for peculiarities in waste paper. At a young age he made his first discoveries in the waste paper containers: “These were postcards from around 1900, but also a wonderful book with hand-colored coats of arms of old noble houses,” reports the entrepreneur. Back then he sold his treasures – to generate additional income. That changed later. His collection has grown to an infinite size …
Accessed on November 22nd, 2021 at 05:12 am on https://www.sn.at/salzburg/chronik/salzburger-altpapier-unternehmer-fand-unbekannte-trapp-briefe-112838002