Great to visit the Museum of Needle Manufactory in Stolberg "Zinkhütter Hof". The region around Aachen was the centre of needle production in Germany. For using our chainstitch and freemotion embroidery machine we need exactly these rare needles from Leo Lammertz, Beissel or Schmetz. These needles are not produced anymore....
Great to visit “Gesenkschmiede Henrichs“ Forge, Industrial Heritage Museum in Solingen. The Hendrichs family firm was founded in 1886 during an economic boom in Solingen. Solingen is the centre of blade and knife manufactures in Germany since the Middle Ages. External conditions were ideal as there were limitless supplies of...
Great to visit the printing shop „Druckerei J. J. Augustin", founded in 1632 in Glückstadt Germany. The printing company was specialized in the casting of lead type and printing of "foreign languages" at the beginning of the 20th century – including Chinese, Armenian, Pehlewi, Sanskrit, runic characters or cuneiform script...
Wonderful to visit the former necklaces and watch chains manufactory Jacob Bengel in Idar-Oberstein. The company produced chains from 1873 to 1995 which were a worldwide success from the beginning.Idar-Oberstein is known as "the gemstone city" in Germany. Until the 18th century, the area was a source for Agate and...
Great to visit the shoe last factory 'Fagus' - UNESCO world heritage - built in 1911 by famous architect and founder of the BAUHAUS school Walter Gropius. The factory building was his first commissioned project after leaving university - he was only 28 years old. He founded the BAUHAUS school...
