Perlon Stockings

The first three West German fine hosiery manufacturers were the companies ARWA (Backnang), Uhlmann (Lippstadt/Westphalia) and Kunert (Immenstadt/Allgäu).

The first ARWA and UHLI Perlon stockings were available in 1949; the first Kunert stockings were available in 1950/51. All three proprietors were refugees from East Germany. Hans Thierfelder (ARWA) and Werner Uhlmann (UHLI) were from Auerbach in Saxony and Julius Kunert was from Warnsdorf in Sudetenland.