Carl Friedrich August Kühnscherf
Carl Friedrich August Kühnscherf (born January 8, 1808 in the city of Wehlen ; † November 13, 1879 in Dresden ) was a master locksmith and chief master (chairman of a guild ) in Dresden and was considered the "locksmith king" there.
history
Carl Friedrich August Kühnscherf was the son of a line weaver. He learned the metalworking trade from Obermeister Bose in Dresden's Scheffelgasse. In 1840 he founded his own locksmith's workshop at Wilsdruffer Gasse 28.
There were ironwork made, some of which are still preserved today as the entrance gate to the Dresden Royal Palace or the gateway to Villa Eschebach . Hermann Rietschel worked in the company from 1861 to 1863 and received his professional training as a locksmith here.
In 1873 the company established itself at Grosse Plauenschen Strasse 20 to 26 in Seevorstadt. From 1870, the company's production profile changed and elevators were built. One of the best known is the passenger elevator to Ostrau in Bad Schandau, built in 1904 . Collection and exhibition furniture, museum cabinets and showcases were also manufactured at that time. The company operated under the name August Kühnscherf & Söhne until the 20th century and, after the death of the company founder, was managed by his sons Karl Friedrich Emil (1845–1928) and Wilhelm. In 1928 Alexander Kühnscherf, the son of Emil Kühnscherf, took over the management of the company. On February 13, 1945, the entire company was destroyed by the bomb attack in which Alexander Kühnscherf and his family were also killed. In 1952 the company was nationalized.
Works (selection)
- Lattice on the Germania monument and the two candelabra on the Dresden Altmarkt , destroyed around 1880, 1945
- Entrance gate and wrought iron fence at the Dresden Residenzschloss (reconstruction by Schlegel's art smithy), around 1890
- Ironwork on the Villa Rothermundt in Blasewitz, 1897
- Gate to Villa Eschebach , around 1904
- Ostrauer elevator in Bad Schandau , 1905
- Elevator (funicular) at the Lingnerschloss , 1907 (destroyed)
- Elevators in the Ernemann works , around 1920
The architect Hugo Gruhl was usually responsible for the artistic designs.
literature
- Birgit Meißner: Lattice gates and fences in Dresden. Elsewhere, Suderburg-Hösseringen 2002, ISBN 3-931824-23-3 . Pp. 27 and 28. Online
- Wolfgang Gahn: "... collection without rivals in the world ..." August Kühnscherf & Sons. A Dresden locksmith company and its collection of locksmith and art blacksmith work. In: Dresdner Geschichtsbuch 7. Published by the Dresden City Museum. DZA Druckerei zu Altenburg, 2001. S. 115ff.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kühnscherf, Carl Friedrich August ( Memento from April 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in the SLUB's personal wiki
- ^ Michael Schäfer: Family businesses and entrepreneur families. On the social and economic history of the Saxon entrepreneurs 1850–1940. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-56211-2 . P. 42.
- ↑ a b Klaus W. Uhsemann: Development of heating and ventilation technology for science: Hermann Rietschel, life and work. Oldenburg, 1991. p. 103.
- ^ Wilhelm Treue, Wolfgang König: Berlinische Lebensbilder - Techniker. Colloquium, 1990. p. 326.
- ↑ http://www.thomas-kuehnscherf.de/kuehnschef/Historie/index.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kühnscherf, Carl Friedrich August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kühnscherf, Karl Friedrich August; Kühnscherf, August; Locksmith king |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Master locksmith and head master (chairman of a guild) in Dresden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wehlen |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1879 |
| Place of death | Dresden |