Mecklenburg carriage museum
The Mecklenburg Carriage Museum is located in the village of Kobrow II, two kilometers south of Sternberg , in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . It has one of the most important and largest collections in Germany .
General
In the past few years, various German museums have opened carriage exhibitions and published inventory catalogs. Despite this commitment, it is primarily private individuals and companies in Germany who are dedicated to preserving and researching historical carriages and sleds. In well-known technology museums, carriages only play a subordinate role, although they form the starting point of a development that ended with today's car.
In Mecklenburg, therefore, the commitment of Mr. Rethmann deserves special mention, who took over several private collections and thus ensured that these works of art remained in Germany. Mr. Rethmann not only wants to preserve the historic vehicles and carriages for posterity, he also makes them accessible to the public after extensive restorations in the Mecklenburg Carriage Museum in Kobrow. The museum is run by a non-profit company .
history
In 2003 the first ideas for building a carriage museum on the former grounds of the nationally owned estate (VEG) in Kobrow arose. From November 2005, the preparatory work began in Hall 1, the former grain hall. The first carriages, sleighs, horse models, stands, trestles, boxes and showcases arrived in November 2005. Construction work began at the end of January 2006 and lasted until the end of May 2006. In May 2006 further accessories were added to the already extensive collection. These included suitcases, craftsmen's stands and a few private carriages.
The chronological structure and arrangement of the exhibits on an exhibition area of 800 m² was carried out by the Friends' Association under the direction of Norbert Schönborn. The inauguration took place on June 14, 2006. The public could then be shown various carriages, horse-drawn sleighs, horse models, model carriages with accessories and model coachmen with clothing in showcases.
With the purchase of other exhibits, such as carriages and travel accessories, it became necessary to expand the museum. There were also carriages and gallows harness from the Bavarian region and a rare collection of horse-drawn military vehicles from the First and Second World Wars with various accessories such as military harnesses and military saddles, uniforms, observation equipment and field kitchens. From February 2007 to May 2007 Hall 2 was gutted and rebuilt. The engine and repair workshop with the material store of the state-owned property was once housed there. On May 17, 2007 Hall 2 was opened with a 600 m² floor space. Among the exhibits are coaches, hearses , park car , fire engine cars , small livestock transporters, field kitchens , supply wagons, covered wagons Hf.sub.1 (Army field cars), covered wagon in its original state from the Second World War, horse cart, infantry carts and racks racks with horse, harness and saddles. The two storage rooms of the former workshop were converted into a horse harness room. There are also 17 kumt dishes, including two from the Württemberg royal family .
With the purchase of additional carriages, sledges and covered wagons with accessories, the two exhibition halls were no longer sufficient. Therefore, the hall for agricultural machinery of the development association was converted into the exhibition hall of the museum. On May 30, 2009 Hall 3 with 360 m² of exhibition space was opened. The condition of the old courtyard areas was also renewed and the entrance to the courtyard was relocated in order to reach a closed museum complex. The acquisition of four well-preserved original carriages from Holland, a Silesian wicker wagon and another five rarer carriages and farm wagons made it necessary to expand the museum again. At the end of 2009, the construction of Hall 4 began. The inauguration took place on April 26, 2010. Particularly economical vehicles are shown on an exhibition area of 540 m².
These include carriages, hunting wagons, hearses, ambulances, baker's wagons, bottled beer wagons , milk trucks and gala crockery from King George V of Hanover.In autumn 2010, the collection was expanded to include other carriages, such as a Mecklenburg stagecoach, an ambulance and an 8-part suspension Kindercalesche upgraded again. Since 2008, 25 of the carriages shown have been extensively restored. In the years from 2011 to 2013, the extensive collection of coaches was enlarged through further purchases and donations. In addition to harnesses, saddles, figures and accessories, there were also two original first-aid kits, a milk can cart, a Swiss Tour de Lac and an Irish Jaunting Cass. Many elegant carriages came from a Bavarian carriage collection, such as three-quarter coupes, an original private cab from England, a converted Landauer from the Hof-Wagenfabrik Gmehl and commercial vehicles. The most valuable car was a Gala Landauer built by Joseph Neuss from the stables of the German Emperor Wilhelm II in Berlin.
The last structural changes for the time being took place in 2014. The hall of the former farm with shop, ancillary rooms and offices were redesigned to become an exhibition area with the new museum entrance. After the renovation of the museum shop and the previous café, a closed tour of the carriage museum was created.
Collection holdings
191 of 216 vehicles and carriages with accessories are presented in five halls with an exhibition area of 3240 m². These include travel and drive-out wagons, carriages, commercial wagons, stagecoaches, milk wagons and bottled beer wagons, funeral cars, children's vehicles and sleighs, horse-drawn military wagons, field kitchens, hunting wagons, harness and travel accessories. The exhibits date from the period between 1800 and 1950 and show the great variety of vehicle designs.
In the museum you can see wagons, carriages, sleighs and accessories from 13 nations: Denmark, Germany, France, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the USA.
particularities
The Mecklenburg Carriage Museum also has an extensive inventory of carriages from princely and royal stables.
Two wagons come from the royal stables in Berlin. The body- my lord of Empress Auguste Viktoria and a gala carriage, a Landau a la Daumont.
- The two-horse Leib-Mylord was built around 1908 in the Hof-Wagenfabrik Kühlstein in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The Empress's body carriage was painted dark blue, the Berlin Marstallwagen was painted cherry-red-brown. This body-my lord could only be used by the empress. The Empress's crown is on the car body next to the entrances. The two carriage lights adorn the Prussian royal crown. The car number V. 6. stands for Viktoria No. 6.
- The Gala-Landauer a la Faumont was built in 1908 in the Hof-Wagenfabrik Neuss in Berlin. This four-horse carriage, which has been preserved in the Mecklenburg Carriage Museum, was the 7,077 vehicle of the Hof-Wagenfabrik Neuss. Originally the car did not have a driver's seat, the jockeys riding on the tense horses drove the car. State guests and members of the imperial family were taken to the spring and autumn parades on Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin in this carriage. The royal stables also called the carriage parade wagons.
The Carriage Museum has a Landau from the royal stables in Dresden .
- The Landau was manufactured around 1900 in the Hof-Wagenfabrik Gläser in Dresden as a 3,984th vehicle. Because of its car body shape, this model is known as the Shelburne-Landauer. In this two-horse carriage, the windows can be lowered into the doors. The royal Saxon coats of arms on both doors have been removed, but the Saxon royal coat of arms and a lion's head are still on the door handles.
A Coupe Clarence comes from the grand ducal stables in Darmstadt .
- The Coupe Clarence was built by the farrier and wagon blacksmith Eifert from Frankfurt am Main for the Grand Duke of Hessen-Darmstadt around 1880. The small state coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt is on the car doors, and underneath is a monogram made up of the golden letters H and C.
Vehicle builder
In the Mecklenburg Carriage Museum, numerous well-known vehicle manufacturers from Europe and the USA are represented with their products that have had a decisive influence on the development of car and body construction.
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Armbruster in Vienna, inventory: a hearse from 1900
- Brewster & Company car factory in New York City, inventory: a coupe from around 1800
- Wagenbau-Anstalt Brooks in Gettorf, inventory: a Gettorfer around 1910, a Ralli Cart around 1910
- Brozik & Sohn farm wagon factory in Pilsen, inventory: a hunting car from around 1910
- Bussmann brothers' car factory in Cologne-Mülheim, inventory: a Spider 1928
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Darr & Axthelm in Eisenach, inventory: a landaulet around 1890
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Dick & Kirschten in Offenbach, held a Mylord around 1880, a Stanhope Phaeton around 1800
- Wagenfabrik Geissberger in Zurich, inventory: an ambulance in 1903 as the 3,680th vehicle for the community of Uster
- Glasses yard car factory in Dresden, inventory: a Landau around 1900
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Gmelch in Munich, inventory: a Stanhope Phaeton, a Vis-a-Vis around 1880
- Goold Company carriage factory in Albany, inventory: a cutter (two-seater horse-drawn sleigh) around 1900
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Hermans & Co in The Hague, inventory: a 3/4 landaulet around 1890, a 3/4 coupe around 1800
- Wagenfabrik Hoffschulte in Berlin, inventory: a men's Phaeton around 1910
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Kathe & Sohn in Halle, inventory: a Vis-a-Vis with a leather folding top around 1800
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Kautt & Sohn in Karlsruhe, inventory: Coupe, once built for a royal stables
- Fire extinguishing equipment factory Franz Kernreuther in Vienna-Hernals, inventory: a hand pressure syringe from around 1910
- Kimball Brothers wagon factory in Boston, inventory: a cutter (horse-drawn sleigh) from around 1900
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Kruck in Frankfurt a. M., inventory: a berline around 1900, which was used as a hearse
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Kühlstein & Co in Berlin-Charlottenburg, inventory: a Leib-Mylord of Empress Auguste Viktoria around 1908 and a 3/4 Coupe d Orsay
- Wagenhandlung Gebrüder Levy in Hamburg, inventory: a trap around 1910, possibly from Great Britain
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Lohner in Vienna, inventory: a Vis-a-Vis with two leather folding tops around 1892
- Hof-Wagen- und Karosseriefabrik Lueg in Bochum and Essen, inventory: a drive-in car around 1900
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Gebrüder Markow in Moscow, stock: a Pony-Phaeton around 1890
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Mayer in Munich, inventory: a Vis-a-Vis basket wagon with a plug-in roof around 1870, a hunting car from 1893, a hunting companion car from around 1910
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Neuss in Berlin, inventory: a Landauer a la Daumont of the royal stables in Berlin from 1908, a Mylord around 1906, an open coach (Break de Chasse), a Demi-Mail Phaeton around 1906
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Franz Nitzschke in Stolp, inventory: a 3/4 Coupe d Orsay around 1900
- Luxury car factory Noack in Berlin-Charlottenburg, inventory: a 3/4 coupe
- Peters & Sons yard wagon factory in London, inventory: a park drag around 1900
- Wagen- und Karosseriefabrik Pfeffer in Berlin, inventory: a Lanschützer with fabrication no. 979 around 1914, a Landau
- Wagenfabrik Sachs & Sohn in Hamburg, inventory: a Dos-a-Dos from around 1890 for a landlord near Rostock
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Scheurer & Co in Düsseldorf, inventory: a Landau around 1900
- Hof-Wagen-, Waggon- und Automobilfabrik Schustala in Nesselsdorf, inventory: a natural wood my lord around 1890
- Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company car and automobile factory in South Bend, USA, inventory: a buggy from 1900
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Utermöhle in Hildesheim, inventory: a Break de Chasse around 1910
- Hof-Wagenfabrik Zschau in Leipzig, inventory: a coupe around 1890
- Wagenhandlung Zunder in Berlin, stock: an Oppenheimer around 1910 from the Hof-Wagenfabrik Hof in Straubing
literature
- Norbert Schönborn: Mecklenburg Carriage Museum. Short chronicle 2010/2014 (unpublished)
- Thomas Köppen, Norbert Schönborn, Matthias Rittig, Gea van Burgsteden: Mecklenburgisches Carriage Museum in Kobrow. Catalog, 491 pages, Kobrow 2015.
- Rüdiger Rump: More space for the carriage museum. SVZ Sternberg, Brüel, Warin. July 13, 2014.
- Rüdiger Rump: Carriage Museum opens again. SVZ Sternberg, Brüel, Warin. October 28, 2015.
- Rüdiger Rump: From the Kaiserhof or the farmer's place. SVZ Sternberg, Brüel, Warin. March 30, 2016.
Web links
- Literature about the Mecklenburg coach museum in the state bibliography MV
- Homepage of the museum
Individual evidence
- ^ Thomas Köppen: Mecklenburgisches Carriage Museum. 2015, p. 15.
- ^ Norbert Schönborn: Short chronicle of the carriage museum. 2010, p. 3.
- ^ Norbert Schönborn: Short chronicle of the carriage museum. 2010, p. 6.
- ^ Norbert Schönborn: Short chronicle of the carriage museum . 2010, p. 9.
- ^ Norbert Schönborn: Short chronicle of the carriage museum. 2010, p. 10.
- ↑ Kerstin Erz: New exhibits: When horses pulled the fire truck. SVZ Sternberg-Brüel-Warin, April 2, 2019.
- ↑ Flyer Mecklenburgisches Carriage Museum.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 41–43.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 47–49.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, p. 51
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 53–55.
- ↑ Heinrich Mehl: Field, market and traveling wagons. Heide 1996, pp. 105-106.
- ^ Andres Furger: Carriages and sleighs in Switzerland. Zurich 1993, pp. 165-166.
- ↑ Luc Eckhout: The Hof-Wagenfabrik Hermans & Co from The Hague and the Creme Calesche. In: axle, wheel and carriage. Issue 13, pp. 94-105.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 450–451
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 453–454.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 159–161, 459–560.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, p. 179.
- ↑ Catalog 2015, pp. 175–176, 469–470.