Fergger
Fergger used to be the middleman (intermediate master ) between the textile trade ( weaving , embroidery , straw weaving , combers ) and trade .
function
The Fergger mostly worked on behalf of textile dealers as a link between trade and craft . He took care of the transport of the raw materials to the craftsmen or home workers , controlled their work, paid their wages and collected the intermediate or finished products for the trade.
history
The term appears in the 17th century. At this time the trade with the raw materials ( wool , cotton , yarn and later also silk ) and their manual processing in home work developed. Machine processing of the fabrics began in the 18th century. The textile processing industry developed .
At the beginning, the Ferggers mostly worked as dependent workers on behalf of the publishers (trade). Independent companies , the Ferggereien , emerged later . The Ferggers, who originally moved around with horse carts and later with trucks, gradually disappeared again in the 19th century.
Nowadays the term appears in Switzerland as a term for “ forwarder ”.
literature
- Albert Spycher: The Fergger between clients and homeworkers. Appenzeller Verlag, Herisau 2003, ISBN 3-85882358-9 .