The Hendrichs family firm was founded in 1886 during an economic boom in Solingen. Solingen in the “Bergisches Land” had turned out scissors, knives and weapons since the Middle Ages. External conditions were ideal as there were limitless supplies of iron ore from the hills while the surrounding forests provided enough fuel to keep the fires burning. The River Wupper and its many tributaries provided the necessary hydraulic power for all the forging and grinding operations. Solingen's drop forges caused the town to become the world's largest producer of scissors. [1]
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The Hendrichs Drop Forge in Solingen is around 120 years old and it continued as a commercial concern producing scissors until 1986. The LVR Industrial Museum took over the complete site including the buildings, technical equipment and nine members of staff. [1]
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The heavy, block-like forging dies were responsible for this: precision tools made of top quality steel into which the hollow outline of a scissor blade had been carved. The Hendrichs factory contained 33 drop hammers, which made it the largest drop forge in the area. The hammer only needed to be dropped a maximum of four times to forge a scissor blade from a narrow slab of steel.
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^ abc "ERIH Entry: Hendrichs Drop Forge". European Route of Industrial Heritage. 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
hendrich, drop, forge, part, industriemuseum, museum, solingen, german, pronunciation, ˈzoːlɪŋən, city, north, rhine, westphalia, germany, located, northern, edge, region, called, bergisches, land, south, ruhr, museum, anchor, point, european, route, industria. The Hendrich s Drop Forge part of the LVR Industriemuseum is a museum in Solingen German pronunciation ˈzoːlɪŋen a city in North Rhine Westphalia Germany It is located on the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land south of the Ruhr The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage 1 Contents 1 Context 2 History 3 Process 4 References 5 External linksContext editThe Hendrichs family firm was founded in 1886 during an economic boom in Solingen Solingen in the Bergisches Land had turned out scissors knives and weapons since the Middle Ages External conditions were ideal as there were limitless supplies of iron ore from the hills while the surrounding forests provided enough fuel to keep the fires burning The River Wupper and its many tributaries provided the necessary hydraulic power for all the forging and grinding operations Solingen s drop forges caused the town to become the world s largest producer of scissors 1 History editThe Hendrichs Drop Forge in Solingen is around 120 years old and it continued as a commercial concern producing scissors until 1986 The LVR Industrial Museum took over the complete site including the buildings technical equipment and nine members of staff 1 Process editThe heavy block like forging dies were responsible for this precision tools made of top quality steel into which the hollow outline of a scissor blade had been carved The Hendrichs factory contained 33 drop hammers which made it the largest drop forge in the area The hammer only needed to be dropped a maximum of four times to forge a scissor blade from a narrow slab of steel References editNotes Footnotes a b c ERIH Entry Hendrichs Drop Forge European Route of Industrial Heritage 2014 Retrieved 15 January 2015 External links edit51 10 16 N 7 01 57 E 51 1710 N 7 0326 E 51 1710 7 0326 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solingen Gesenkschmiede Hendrichs Official Website nbsp nbsp This article about a museum in Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hendrich 27s Drop Forge amp oldid 1127687133, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
