Luxury Archive - Eska Handschuhe

Our origin. The glove.
Our past. Pioneering milestones.
Our future. Tradition-conscious and innovative.

TRY IT, WEAR IT, (G)LOVE IT.We love gloves. Since 1912.

1912

The company was founded by Josef Eska in Bärringen.
Production of classic leather gloves and military gloves.

1936

Paul Loos was a very good glove maker in the company and a famous ski jumper in Bärringen. Franziska, the daughter of Aloisia and Josef Eska, fell in love with Paul Loos. They married in 1936.

1936

Employment of approximately 500 people, managed by Josef Eska and Aloisia Eska as 1st generation.

1945

Expulsion of the family. Paul Loos and the whole company move to Thalheim in Upper Austria. Fine leather gloves and gloves made of doeskin for authorities and the military were produced.

1952

ESKA exhibits at its first trade fair in Austria.

1964

Management takeover by Paul and Franziska Loos as 2nd generation. Employment of approximately 120 people.

1965

Construction of a new headquarter incl. a private residence in Thalheim. Employment of 25 glove makers and approximately 80 seamstresses (some of them work from home).

1968

Wedding of Anna Maria Binder and Paul Loos. Mrs. Loos was office team leader and the right hand of Mr. Loos.

1983

The brothers Paul and Kurt Loos take over the company management as the 3rd generation.

1991

Paul Loos becomes the sole Managing Director.

1997

Relocation to the new ESKA company building in Thalheim (Am Thalbach 2).

2001

The siblings Regina and Paul Herbert Loos take over the company management as 4th generation Managing Directors.

2012

ESKA – 100 years of innovation & passion.

2017

Enlargement of the logistics center in Thalheim.

Eska FutureThe best is yet to come