Berlin - Gubener Hutfabrik (Hat Factory) Berthold Lissner Guben

[mayserwegener]

"Berlin - Gubener Hutfabrik (Hat Factory), Actiengesellschaft (Public or Private Company) vorm. A. Cohn, Abteilung (Division) Berthold Lissner Guben" from the Gotisches Haus (Gothic House) Bad Homburg, Germany hat collection. This shows wool soft and stiff hat production. There are some really great photos. Berlin - Gubener Hutfabrik was a very large hat company that produced both wool and fur stiff and soft felt hats. Guben was the major hat production (10+ factories) in Germany up to WWII. My guess is this booklet is from around WWI maybe a bit later.

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Total View Of The Factory.

Dynamo.

Carding And Forming Rooms

Felting Room

Shaving And Pouncing Department

Bumpers Room (Left) Carbonizing Room (Right)

Matricing Department**

**Decatzing process used to prevent wool shrinkage. This process was highly evolved in Germany.

Dying Room (Left) Blocking Department (Right)

 

[mayserwegener]

Continued.

Soft Finishing Room

Steaming** Room (Left) Soft Bodies Stock Room (Right)

** Decatzing process used to prevent wool shrinkage. This process was highly evolved in Germany.

Stiff Finishing Room

Trimming Room No. 1 (Left) Trimming Stock Room (Right)

Soft Bodies Stock Room

Trimming Examination Room (Left) Shipping Room (Right)

Stitching Room

Ladies Packing Room

Trimming Room

Packing Room

General Office

The End!

 

[mikespens]

!!!!!!!!!! Amazing factory photos indeed Steve. Impressive machinery and bet you could eat off those floors. That is some serious hat production from a company I've never even heard of.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yeah!!

 

[mayserwegener]

Yes this was a large hat company but I am not sure how much they produced under Berlin - Gubner brand name. I have some more information that I will post later. In Europe wool (various types) was used to men's dress hats (soft and stiff) of different qualities. The above photos are especially interesting because they show the Carbonizing and Decatzing processes. My site has larger photos if you want to take a closer look (Click on Photos to Expand!).

http://germanaustrianhats.invisionz...hn-abteilung-division-berthold-lissner-guben/