Publishing manufacture

A publishing factory is producing a form of operation in which the producer externally and typically in home offices manufacture goods. There is no production in a factory building concentrated in one place. The goods produced in this way are delivered, sampled and paid for in one of the company's offices . The producer receives money and new raw materials for further processing. Often times, production takes place with resources that the producer can or must borrow or buy from the manufacturer.

An example of this are the silk weavers in Krefeld in the 18th century . Due to monopolies and favors from the Prussian king, there were a particularly large number of silk weavers here who produced for various manufacturers. The cloths produced were handed in to the respective manufacturer's office. The Liewerbaas (delivery foreman ) was responsible for sampling the goods and decided how high the wages were. The weaver also had to use the money to buy his raw materials, usually from the company he was weaving for. And he had to pay a rent for the loom as well as for the house in which it was set up, because both usually belonged to the manufacturer. The bottom line was that there wasn't much left. Only after the weaver revolt of 1828 were the manufacturers in Krefeld gradually forced to sell their looms to the weavers. This gave them more freedom in the choice of the manufacturer for whom they wanted to weave.

literature

• Walter Nettelbeck: Cornelius de Greiff - A silk manufacturer who greatly surprised his fellow citizens after death . Scherpe Verlag, Krefeld 1969. ISBN 379-480-023-0