Walter Bistrick
Walter Bistrick (* 1869 in Königsberg ; † March 1927 there ) was a German watchmaker and jeweler.
Life
Bistrick completed an apprenticeship as a watchmaker in Berlin and Bonn . In November 1893 he founded a small watch shop in Vorderroßgarten . Within a very short time he had his own house with a large specialist shop for watches, gold and silver goods. At the turn of the century it was one of the six largest specialist watch shops in the German Empire . Bistrick became head master and founder and chairman of the East Prussian watchmakers' association. The range included watches by Ferdinand Adolph Lange from the Glashütte watch company . The Tragheimer Kirche received a new clockwork from Bistrick.
After Walter Bistrick's death, his wife Martha, their two sons and his brother continued the business. They opened a modern branch in Poststrasse ( old town , southwest of Paradeplatz ). At the company's 50th anniversary (1943), Bistrick had 45 employees. The air raids on Königsberg destroyed both shops; In alternative workshops, however, operations continued until the end of the war. Martha Bistrick died of starvation in the battle for Königsberg .
His son Rudolf was killed in defense of the city at the Nordbahnhof , his son Arnold (1910–1989) survived and dared to start over in Hamburg . Later he moved the company headquarters to Stuttgart .
After his son Wolfgang Bistrick became a partner in 1966 , the company was relocated to Baldham in 1967 . Since the death of his father Arnold, Wolfgang Bistrick has run the company alone.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ostpreußenblatt (2003)
- ^ A b Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Würzburg 2002, p. 38
- ^ Bistrick jeweler
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SURNAME | Bistrick, Walter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German watchmaker and jeweler |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1869 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |
DATE OF DEATH | March 1927 |
Place of death | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |