Geyerhammer scythe museum
The Geyerhammer scythe museum in Scharnstein im Almtal , Upper Austria , is an open-air museum that presents the working conditions and working methods of the scythe forge in a scythe factory located on the Alm .
History of scythe production in Scharnstein
The four scythe factories in Scharnstein, founded from 1585 to 1588 by Helmhart Jörger , the owner of the Scharnstein castle and lordship and the builder of Scharnstein Castle , were small craft businesses of scythe forging for three centuries .
It was not until the Redtenbacher company started producing scythes in Scharnstein in 1875 that there was a profound change from the old handicrafts to a modern scythe and sickle industry .
While many small factories in Austria were unable to cope with these new developments and were closed, the largest scythe company in Austria-Hungary developed in Scharnstein and sold its products worldwide.
Two world wars and various economic crises were successfully survived, but the rapidly advancing mechanization of agriculture and the establishment of scythe factories in developing countries led to the closure of sickle production in 1970 and in 1987 to the end of the 400-year-old tradition of Scharnstein scythe production.
Sights in the scythe museum
The Geyerhammer scythe museum is housed in an old, faithfully preserved , scythe factory located directly on the alpine pasture . Three heavy, water-wheel operated, tail hammers with the food to heat the steel and the various tools illustrate the time of the scythe production, which goes back four centuries in Scharnstein.
In an exhibition carefully built into the old hammer mill, the museum shows the eventful history of scythe production, especially in Scharnstein im Almtal.
In addition, the production steps from the Bröckl to the finished scythe, the life of the blacksmith, their hard work and their social environment and the transition from manual production to industry are impressively illustrated.
For forging demonstrations one is jackhammer prepared the "width of a Bröckls one of the experienced Sense wrought upon request Zain " show.
The spreading (forging of the scythe blade) is shown on a water-powered tail hammer by a former foreman of the company. It is an original tail hammer that was used by the Simon Redtenbacher company until production was shut down in 1987. Wwe & Sons was in operation.
- Geyerhammer
Floating plant and small power plant
Showroom in the Geyerhammer scythe museum
Heating the "Bröckl"
Zainen on an air hammer (forging demonstration)
Water-powered tail hammer for spreading the scythes
Web links
- Geyerhammer scythe museum in Scharnstein
- Scythe museum in the Upper Austrian Museums Association
Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 2.9 ″ N , 13 ° 57 ′ 42.6 ″ E