Zacherlfabrik

In 1870, he started to produce moth powder in Unterdöbling, which he sold under the name Zacherl’s insect-killing tincture (Zacherlin).

By 1873, the four employees in his factory were already producing 600 tonnes of Zacherlin per year, which were sold in Zacherl's shops in Paris, Istanbul, Amsterdam, London, New York and Philadelphia.

The street-facing administrative wing of the building, which was designed by Karl Mayreder, is a rare example of commercially motivated Orientalism in European architecture.

The ceramic tiles that were used in the facade and on the roof of the Zacherl factory were produced by the Wienerberger AG.

Following World War I, sales of insecticide were stunted by expensive import taxes and the growth of chemical industries.