Heinrich Aeschlimann

Heinrich Aeschlimann (* 14. September 1806 in Burgdorf , † 1. February 1866 in Burgdorf ) was the third Hafner , Ofenbauer and tube producer a significant Burgdorfer Hafner dynasty.

Life

Heinrich Aeschlimann was the son of Johann Heinrich Aeschlimann (1777-1828) and the Burgdorf woman Maria Aeschlimann (1777-1839), daughter of the cooper Johann Aeschlimann from Rütschelengasse 15. On November 20, 1829 Heinrich Aeschlimann performed the oath of burial to the Pfister guild in Burgdorf. Aeschlimann married M. Bertha Burger von Burgdorf in 1832 (October 14, 1803 - April 16, 1853). The couple had a son named Johann Arthur (1842–1908), who was also a master potter, on January 29, 1842 .

plant

Heinrich Aeschlimann no longer knows any standing tiled stoves or individual stove tiles , although he also made tiled stoves. In addition to the potter Samuel Gammeter , he supplied 16 tiled stoves and a bath chamber stove for the Burgdorf Burgerspital at Emmentalstrasse 8, which was built between 1836 and 1843. These ovens, whose appearance is unfortunately unknown, cost between 67 and 90 francs including the setting fee.

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  Stamp of Heinrich Aeschlimann on the socket of a pressed pipe, 1845

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  Heinrich Aeschlimann's stamp on the socket of a pressed pipe

In addition, Heinrich Aeschlimann apparently also relied on a new, gradually developing market for ceramic water pipes . Unusually early pipe fragments were found in the Burgdorf region, bearing the stamp “HEINRICH AESCHLIMANN IN BURGDORF, 1845” on the pipe socket. This reference coincides with a report by the Burgdorf governor Buhler from 1849 on trade, industry and trade in the district, in which Aeschlimann's "Hafnerei und Fabrikation earthener Deuchel" is mentioned. Judging by the traces of manufacture of the pipe, it was produced on a pipe or extrusion press, i.e. already partially mechanized. With the date 1845, this is currently the oldest known evidence of this type of production in Switzerland. Heinrich Aeschlimann also made a 1.10 m long ceramic water pipe , also made on a pipe press , labeled "H Aeschlimann in Burgdorf".

literature

• Andreas Heege: Of masterpieces, stove tiles and pipes - The Hafner Aeschlimann in Burgdorf. In: Burgdorfer Jahrbuch 84, 2016, pp. 19–48.

Web links

• Sources and information on the Burgdorfer Hafner dynasty Aeschlimann