Caspar Melchior Balthasar Zeitlinger
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Caspar Melchior Balthasar Zeitlinger (often just: Caspar Zeitlinger ; * January 6, 1830 in Schlierbach , † November 2, 1898 in Schlierbach) was an Austrian scythe manufacturer. He was the fourth of eleven children of the scythe factory Johann Michael Zeitlinger and his wife Maria Theresia Cäzilia Zeitlinger, nee. Kaltenbrunner was born at the Blumau scythe forge in Hausmanning. He was a brother of Franz Zeitlinger and a nephew of Caspar Zeitlinger .
Live and act
Caspar Zeitlinger married Theresia Josepha Seraphina Weinmeister on July 26, 1859 , a daughter of Christoph Conrad Weinmeister from the Wasserleith scythe factory. After the death of his father, Zeitlinger took over his Blumau scythe factory. In addition to the famous scythe sign “Zwei Strawknife”, he introduced new brands (“Stiefel” and “St. Wolfgang”), expanded production and had the neighboring Schenkermühle converted into another scythe mill just a few years before his death. His wife Theresia died in 1873, after which he married her sister Anna Weinmeister in 1874 . The first marriage had nine children and the second marriage had a daughter. Successors in the company were his sons Michael and Kaspar after Zeitlinger's death . His daughter Julie Serafine, in turn, married her cousin, Caspar Zeitlinger , who was related at the same time , at Scythe at the Gradnwerk in Micheldorf .
honors and awards
- Kk privileged scythe manufacturer
- Silver medal from the Paris World's Fair (1867)
- Gold Cross of Merit with the Crown (1868)
- Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order for achievements in the scythe industry, especially at the Vienna World Exhibition (1873)
- Appointment as honorary master (June 30, 1891)
- Honorary citizen of Kirchdorf an der Krems for the benefits and favors that he has shown the market, the associations and the poor in Kirchdorf
Individual evidence
- ^ Report on the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867 [1]
- ↑ Schreiblmayr, Peter chronicle of the parish church in the village Kremsthal , 1883
swell
- OÖLA: Kirchdorf-Micheldorfer scythe smiths. Zeitlinger archive.
literature
- Franz Schröckenfux: History of the Austrian scythe works and their owners . Linz - Achern, 1975
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zeitlinger, Caspar Melchior Balthasar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zeitlinger, Caspar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian scythe manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schlierbach , Upper Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 1898 |
| Place of death | Schlierbach , Upper Austria |