Johann Jakob Schnegg
Johann Jakob Schnegg (* 1826 (?); † 1889 ) was a tin and bell caster in Basel , who mainly worked in the north-west of Switzerland . He came from Bolligen in the canton of Bern and settled in Basel in 1825 after the death of the Basel bell-founder Christof Friedrich Weitenauer .
Bells (selection)
| Casting year | place | Location | Bell name |
Percussion sound |
Weight | diameter | existence | Remarks | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Haefelfingen | Village schoolhouse | not received | Bell in the roof turret | |||||
| 1839 | Grenzach-Wyhlen | Evangelical Church of St. Leodegar in the Grenzach district.
|
Midday bell | g 1 | |||||
| 1841 | Muttenz | Fortified church of St. Arbogast | c sharp 2 | ||||||
| 1842 | Wittinsburg | Bedtime bell in the roof turret of the village school building | |||||||
| 1845 | Binningen | St. Margarethen Church | Replacement of a bell from 1591. | ||||||
| 1845 | Huggerwald | Wendelin Chapel | 53 cm 44 cm |
two bells in the bell tower, both with a relief representation of Saint Wendelin as a bishop, on the larger bell also the Mother of God and a saint's grave |
Web links
- Timetables of bell foundries and bell makers in Switzerland , supplement to the book by Robert Schwaller: Treicheln Schellen Glocken / Sonnailles et Cloches . Self-published by Dr. R. Schwaller, Schmitten, 1st edition 1996 (2005 and 2007 extended editions; PDF file; 121 kB)
- Records on Johann Jakob Schnegg in the Basel State Archives , signature: PA (private archive) 698 [letters]
- Records on Johann Jakob Schnegg in the Basel State Archives , signature: PA 79b A 2-2-2 (1) 5 [Schnegg's invoice from 1845]
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source on Youtube
- ↑ Annual report of the cantonal monument preservation / activity report of the cantonal monument and heritage protection commission: 4. Conversion and renovation of the school building in Häfelfingen (PDF; 1.9 MB). In: Baselbieter Heimatblätter, Volume 71, No. 3, October 2006, p. 97.
- ↑ Helmut Bauckner: The 500 year old church tower and its bells . In: Annual issue of the Association for Local History Grenzach-Wyhlen, 24th year 2007, p. 8ff.
- ^ Report in the Südkurier
- ↑ Betzeitglöcklein Wittinsburg inaugurated: The New Year's ushered in ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , In: Volksstimme Sissach, January 6, 2005, No. 2, p. 7.
- ↑ Art Guide St. Margarethen Church, Chapter: Building History , Canton Basel-Landschaft
- ↑ Wendelinskapelle on Huggerwald ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Private website www.huggerwald.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schnegg, Johann Jakob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schnegg, Johann Jacob; Schnegg, Johann Iacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Basel bell founder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1826 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1889 |