Muzeum Achilles, Horní Police – Czech republic 




Operation of a museum with a permanent exhibition of historical bicycles and motorcycles.
Address: 9 května 4, 471 06 Horní Police, Czech republic
Contact: https://www.firmy.cz/detail/13318724-muzeum-achilles-horni-police.html
Achilles Fahrrad- und Motorfahrzeugfabrik A. Schneider & Co. was a manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles and cars in Austria-Hungary and later Czechoslovakia. The company was founded in 1894. In the years 1906 - 1912, under the leadership of A. Schneider and W. John, cars with the Achilles brand were produced. After the First World War, Schneider's son-in-law Ernst Weikert took over the management of the company. The factory now produced only bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles. At this time, the company employed 2,400 people. At the beginning of the Second World War, bicycle production was discontinued. In 1946, the factory was expropriated, the owners left for Germany, where they later founded Achilles-Werke West GmbH.
The main building features the Achilles collection of bicycles and accessories, while the second part of the exhibition is a pure mix of old motorcycles, household appliances and general antiques.
A small taste of the gems that they knew how to make in Horní Police.