Barmer article
Since the 18th century, haberdashery goods such as braids , ribbons and cords from the textile industry in the city of Barmen (now part of Wuppertal ) have been referred to as Barmer articles , which were exported to all parts of the world.
history
The production of textiles and their bleaching has been documented in Wuppertal since 1450. In particular, the bleaching of the yarns with Wupper water on the valley meadows and the subsequent dyeing established the development of a rich textile industry that made the two neighboring towns of Barmen and Elberfeld in Wuppertal Germany's first industrial center. In 1549, in a contract between Schwelm and Elberfeld, “Lindtwiring”, ie the weaving of ribbons, was mentioned. In 1527, Duke Johann III. Julich-Cleves-Berg residents of freedom Elberfeld the privilege of and Barmern Garnnahrung , that the exclusive right in the Duchy of Berg to yarns and cloth dyeing , weaving and act . Around 1610 four types of ribbon were produced.
In addition to yarn and cloth , lace , lingettes and lacing belts were manufactured at the beginning of the 18th century , and around 1750 textile production was mechanized using the first hand-driven braiding machines , the so-called belt gears , which were operated with water power from 1780 . Thousands of lace machines , ribbon and loom looms followed, and textiles of all kinds were produced in numerous home business , factories and later factories until the middle of the 20th century, but above all ribbons, braids, straps, cords and other braided articles.
The products encompassed the entire spectrum from drop hammer drive belts made of camel hair yarn for heavy industry to decorative belts for products in the confectionery industry, from belt straps to rubber-elastic articles that are used in the corsetry or tricot industry , from hollow tubes to shoelaces , from zipper tapes to to the woven labels , from hat braid to machine- bobbin lace . These products, which are exported all over the world, were particularly well-known in the 19th century as Barmer articles.
literature
- Literature on articles
- Barmer article . In: Die Zeit , No. 9/1951