Anton Mervar
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Anton Mervar was a manufacturer of button accordions.
He completed his apprenticeship at Lubas & Sohn in Slovenia
in 1912, after which he moved to the United States
. In 1921 he opened his own factory in Cleveland, Ohio
. Every second year he travelled to Europe to get parts for his accordions.
Mervar and his wife died in a car accident on 21 July 1941. Upon hearing the news of his parents' death, their son died from hypoglycemia
, and Mervar's daughter Justine Reber, who inherited the factory, sold most of the unfinished accordion parts and machinery to former employees.
He completed his apprenticeship at Lubas & Sohn in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
in 1912, after which he moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 1921 he opened his own factory in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. Every second year he travelled to Europe to get parts for his accordions.
Mervar and his wife died in a car accident on 21 July 1941. Upon hearing the news of his parents' death, their son died from hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia or hypoglycæmia is the medical term for a state produced by a lower than normal level of blood glucose. The term literally means "under-sweet blood"...
, and Mervar's daughter Justine Reber, who inherited the factory, sold most of the unfinished accordion parts and machinery to former employees.