Herrmann & Ettlinger leather factory
The Herrmann & Ettlinger leather factory was founded in 1882 and was located in Durlach , a current district of Karlsruhe . It was in the era of National Socialism in 1938 under duress "arisiert" as it was called then.
history
In 1882 the Jewish entrepreneurs Heinrich Herrmann and Theodor Ettlinger founded the Herrmann & Ettlinger ice cream factory in Pfinzstrasse in Durlach. The kid gloves were to Austria, England and North America exported . The workforce grew from 30 to 130 in 1905.
Above all, lambskins from Russia , the Balkans , Italy and Spain were processed into white glove leather. A lot of water was required for leather processing , which is why the production location near the Pfinz was chosen.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the sons of the company founders, Friedrich and Max Ettlinger and Ludwig Herrmann, took over the management and the company was renamed Lederfabrik Durlach Herrmann & Ettlinger GmbH .
During the First World War , production was switched to army supplies, and impregnated leather for gas masks was made . After the war, mocha leather was made, which was used to make gloves, wallets and briefcases.
In the Great Depression of 1929, the now sole managing director Friedrich Ettlinger had to lay off many workers. Then the development of special types of leather with the names Mochetto , Caletto and Etto as well as technical innovations at the beginning of the 1930s led to new success and in 1934 130 people were employed again.
Friedrich Ettlinger, also known as the co-founder of the Karlsruhe Garden City, died as early as 1934 . In 1938 the family was forced to sell the company and it was continued as a branch of the Carl Loesch leather factory in Endingen . Friedrich Ettlinger's family managed to emigrate to the USA .
literature
- Susanne Asche: From traditionalism in the country to adaptation in the city. The history of the Jews in Grötzingen and Durlach 1715-1933. In: Schmitt, Heinz (Ed.): Jews in Karlsruhe. Contributions to their history up to the Nazi seizure of power . Badenia-Verlag, Karlsruhe 1988 (2nd revised edition 1990), pp. 189-218.