Pumice factory
|
Pumice factory
municipality Werbach
Coordinates: 49 ° 41 ′ 16 ″ N , 9 ° 36 ′ 6 ″ E
|
|
|---|---|
| Postal code : | 97956 |
 View of the pumice stone factory in Maisenbachtal near Gamburg, 2018
|
|
Pumice stone factory is a former factory for the production of pumice stones as well as a risen living space in the area of the Werbach district Gamburg in the Main-Tauber-Kreis in the northeast of Baden-Württemberg .
geography
The pumice stone factory is located in the Maisenbachtal just above the old post office and the village mill. A little below the village mill, the Maisenbach flows into the Tauber from the left .
history
Foundation of the pumice factory and conversion of an old mill
The pumice stone factory was founded in 1884. It was originally an oil mill to which a sawmill was connected.
In 1897 Hermann Volk built a kiln in the oil mill to produce pumice stones , which he converted into a sand mill . As a result, Volk built a large kiln with a total of three kilns and large drying rooms as well as a residential building with an administration building . An existing horse stable with barn and shed were renewed by the people next to it. The last horses were used until 1950. The old water wheel was replaced by a turbine by Volk .
The rise and fall of the pumice factory
The white quartz sand required for the pumice stone production was delivered by railroad car from the Jagst valley to Gamburg train station . The kaolin that was also required was also delivered by rail from the Upper Palatinate. When the freight traffic at Gamburg railway station ceased, the material was delivered to the plant by general cargo truck from Heilbronn.
The pumice stones from Gamburg, also known as the “Gamburger Mäuschen”, achieved fame beyond Germany. They were used in particular as hygiene articles against calluses or dirty hands. In its heyday, the pumice stone factory advertised in ten languages. Other products of the pumice stone factory were large pumice stones for grinding and polishing for the metalworking industry, erasers for the graphic industry, pumice stone powder as a cleaning and abrasive agent and as a raw material for whiting products .
The management of the factory was recently in Heilbronn . In 2002 the factory, which had been in operation by the Volk family without interruption since 1857, had to close.
The houses of the former pumice stone factory, which are still inhabited, are no longer run as an independent living space and are considered to have merged in the neighboring town. All technical devices have now been removed and some buildings and parts of the building torn down. The house is the only inhabited building on the site.
The living space came to the municipality of Werbach on January 1, 1975 as part of the formerly independent municipality of Gamburg.
Culture and sights
Cultural monuments of the pumice stone factory are listed in the list of cultural monuments in Gamburg .
traffic
The Bimssteinfabrik residential area is on Maisenbachstrasse .
Web links
- Pumice stone factory on the leo-bw.de website
- Sights: pumice stone factory on the gamburg.de website
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b LEO-BW.de: Pumice stone factory - Gone . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Gamburg.de: Sights, Chapter 5: Pumice stone factory . Online at www.gamburg.de. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ↑ Gamburg.de: Gamburger history . Online at www.gamburg.de. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ German digital library: Toilet pumice stone "Gamburger Mäuschen" . Online at www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ a b Main-Echo: A tough and stressful job . Online at www.main-echo.de. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ Fränkische Nachrichten: IG Mühlenradweg. Külsheim, Gamburg and Bronnbach stations. From monument to monument . June 12, 2017. Online at www.fnweb.de. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ↑ LEO-BW.de: Dorfmühle - living space . Online at www.leo-bw.de. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 469 .
