Ludwig Lutz

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Ludwig Lutz (born August 27, 1820 in Schelklingen ; † 1889 in Ellwangen (Jagst) ) was a master bottle maker and manufacturer of tin toys in Ellwangen an der Jagst.

Life

The son of the day worker Matthias Lutz (1787–1836) and his wife Franziska Baumann (1782–1829) probably attended school in Schelklingen and in 1834 received Holy Communion. On August 26, 1844, he appeared before the Schelklingen city council and applied for a dispensation from being a minor (he was 24 years old), because he wanted to acquire the master's right in the flasking trade and settle in Ellwangen (Jagst). At the same time he was attested with a fortune of 1,200 guilders. In 1844 he also immediately settled in Ellwangen. Three years later, apparently by now he had passed his master craftsman's examination, on July 6, 1847, he married Franziska Zimmermann from Ehingen (Danube) , daughter of the innkeeper NN Zimmermann.

How the son of a day laborer could own a fortune of 1,200 guilders at the age of 24 needs to be explained. One factor could be that Lutz was an only child, as all of his five siblings died as infants. His father Matthias married a second time on September 15, 1829, namely Anna Maria Kräutle von Hausen oU (1782-1853), in which marriage, understandably, no more children were born. Another explanation could be that he inherited his uncle cathedral chaplain Joseph Baumann (1780–1841) in Rottenburg am Neckar. So he sold his uncle's house for 300 guilders to his two cousins ​​Hildegard and Theresia Baumann. He also inherited the third of the house from his parents at Färbergasse 19 and 21, where he was probably born.

In Ellwangen, Lutz initially manufactured traditional bottled goods, but soon got into the manufacture of painted tin toys. This branch of production was crowned with great success and the company also sold to other European countries, for example to France, Spain, Switzerland, Russia and Belgium.

Lutz and his wife Franziska Zimmermann had three children: the eldest son was Adolf, who was sent to Paris to do a business apprenticeship and initially took over the management of the family business, but later became director of the BASF subsidiary in Paris . The second son August (1853–1899) also trained as a businessman and later took over his father's company. The daughter Anna was constant help in the business.

In the course of the decades, the company's location had a negative impact, and the need for capital for machines, etc. had grown so that it seemed impossible for the family to continue operating the company. So in 1891 the son August Lutz sold the company to the Göppingen company Gebrüder Märklin & Cie.

Products

According to the current state of knowledge, there are no longer any copies of many toy products; only the “sample books” show the wide range of the range.

  • Floor-running locomotive in the “American style”, gauge approx. 105 mm, around 1890 (Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart, Branch Museum Schloss Aulendorf (= WLS)).
  • Fortress with revolving stage and musical mechanism, around 1885 (WLS).
  • Carriage with lackey seat, around 1885 (WLS).
  • Floor runner train without drive, track width 75 mm, around 1890 (Historical Museum of the City of Frankfurt)
  • Fire engine, around 1890 (private property, loan from Ellwangen Castle Museum).
  • Landscape model with hammer and sawmill, around 1890 (Göppingen City Museum in the “Storchen”).
  • Horse-drawn carriage, around 1890 (WLS).
  • Horse sleigh, around 1890 (WLS).
  • Clockwork-driven locomotive, 1890/91 (private property, loan from Ellwangen Castle Museum).

Corporate fonts

  • Sample books from the 1880s (in the Märklin company archive, Göppingen).
  • Workers' books from 1900 and 1907 (in the Märklin company archive, Göppingen).

See also

Sources and literature

  • Baecker, Carlernst and Christian Väterlein (1982), Forgotten tin toys: "The other Württembergers"; an illustrated book about the former Württemberg toy manufacturers Rock & Graner, Striebel, Lutz. Germany's Forgotten Toymakers: »Die other Württemberger«; Picture-book about the Former Toymakers from Württemberg Rock & Graner, Striebel, Lutz . (Translation: Schmidt & Schmidt; Danielle Kohl). Frankfurt / Main: Verlag der Frankfurter Fachbuchhandlung Michael Kohl. 159 p. (Section “Ludwig Lutz”, pp. 107–156).
  • Eberl, Immo, with the collaboration of Irmgard Simon and Franz Rothenbacher (2012), The families and civil status cases in the parishes of the town of Schelklingen (1602–1621, 1692–1875) and Ursprunging monastery (1657–1832) . 2. verb. and exp. Mannheim: Selbstverlag, page 279, No. 1097, child 6.
  • Hummel, Herbert (1987), inventor and tinkerer in the Alb-Donau district . Ulm: Süddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, pp. 36–38 (section “Ludwig Lutz (1820–1889): Pioneer of the toy train)”. ISBN 3-88294-112-X .
  • Cultural Office of the City of Ellwangen (1985), And off the train went ...: Ludwig Lutz - historical tin toys from Ellwangen ; Exhibition from December 14, 1985 to January 6, 1986 in the Great Hall of the District Court of Ellwangen (Jagst); Information booklet. Organizer: City of Ellwangen in cooperation with the Württemberg State Museum Stuttgart. Compiled and ed. from the cultural office of the city of Ellwangen. Ellwangen: Cultural Office of the City of Ellwangen. 16 pp.
  • Cultural Office of the City of Ellwangen (1986), Ludwig Lutz, 1820–1889; Manufacturer of tin toys ; [Exhibition from December 14, 1985 - January 6, 1986 in the Great Hall of the District Court of Ellwangen (Jagst)] / [City of Schelklingen, City Archives. Organizer: City of Ellwangen in cooperation with the Württemberg State Museum Stuttgart]. Schelklingen: City Archives. (Schelklinger Hefte, No. 10). 16 pp.
  • Rothenbacher, Franz (1995), House book of the town of Schelklingen. Vol. 2: Tables of houses . Schelklingen: City Archives (pp. 130–135, here p. 132: Färbergasse 19 and 21).
  • Scheble, Quintus B. (1985–1986), A quality term for historical tin toys: the Ellwang company Ludwig Lutz. Ellwanger Jahrbuch , Vol. 31, pp. 91-104.
  • Aulendorf Castle Museum. Branch of the Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart (Ed.) (1997), old toys . Accompanying book by Dieter Büchner, Andrea Tietze and Christian Väterlein. With essays by Dieter Pohl, Friederike Valet and Botho G. Wagner. Stuttgart: Württembergisches Landesmuseum, p. 83. ISBN 3-929055-45-7 . 140 pp.
  • Schlossmuseum Aulendorf (ed.) (2004), fascination with tin toys . Bietigheim-Bissingen. City Museum Hornmoldhaus and Stuttgart: Württembergisches Landesmuseum, esp. Pp. 6–7. (Aulendorfer Hefte, No. 3). ISBN 3-929055-62-7 . 17 pp.
  • Würfel, Maria (1997), landscape model with hammer and sawmill: technical toys in the Göppingen Municipal Museum in the “Storchen”. History regional , Vol. 4, pp. 31–37.
  • Württembergisches Landesmuseum Stuttgart (Ed.) (1995), Railways in the Old Castle . Book accompanying the exhibition from December 3, 1995 - February 25, 1996, edit. by Christian Väterlein, with essays by Dieter Büchner and Hans Zschaler. Stuttgart: Württembergisches Landesmuseum. ISBN 3-929055-40-6 . 108 pp. (Section “Tin toys from Biberach and Ellwangen”, pp. 51–60, esp. Pp. 57–60).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schelklingen Council minutes of August 26, 1844; according to the cultural office of the city of Ellwangen (1986), back cover of the back cover: “Schelklingen August 26, 1844 | §. 285. | Ludwig Luz, born on August 27, 1820. So 24 years old, wishes to be exempted from being a minor in order to then acquire the master craftsman's license as a Flaschner, where he would then have the opportunity to settle down in the Oberamtsstadt Ellwangen. | He asks for a town council certificate. | Decision | to testify that Luz had a good rating and a fortune of 1,200  fl . That although there is no master bottle maker there, by the way, such a (!) Could not get away here and that it must be desirable for Luz to find an opportunity to stay in Ellwangen. - On August 29, 1844, dispensed from minority against payment of 10 fl sports. "
  2. ↑ Eberl et al. (2012): Page 70, No. 67, child 5.
  3. ↑ Eberl et al. (2012): page 72, no.74, children 2 u. 7th


personal data
SURNAME Lutz, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German master bottle maker and manufacturer of tin toys
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Rogue blades
DATE OF DEATH 1889
Place of death Ellwangen (Jagst)