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Franz Clouth
Franz Julius Albertus Clouth (born December 18, 1838 in Cologne; died about September 7, 1910 ) was a German pioneer in rubber processing. Franz Clouth was the son of Wilhelm Clouth (1807-1871), a printer, and his wife Anna Maria Katharina, née Ritter. After a commercial apprenticeship in Germany, Great Britain and Belgium, he worked as a rubber goods representative in Cologne's Sternengasse. His company logo corresponded to the house mark of the building there, a star with five points. From 1868, he produced rubber goods in his own company, Clouth Gummiwerke, Clouth Gummiwerke AG, in Cologne-Nippes. He was one of the first manufacturers to process the raw material gutta-percha. Until 1879, Clouth lived at Sternengasse 3, from where he rode daily on horseback to Nippes. In 1879 he moved to Nippes, first in Florastrasse (later the registry office), then in a villa directly next to the factory on Niehler Strasse in 1883. He married Josefine Baum (1847-1920), and their daughter Rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clouth Gummiwerke
Clouth Gummiwerke AG was a rubber goods company founded in 1868 by the Cologne entrepreneur Franz Clouth. Parts of the company were temporarily owned by Felten & Guilleaume and Continental AG. In 1990, Continental took over almost all the shares. Later, some parts of the company were sold, and the remaining production at the Cologne site was shut down in December 2009. The Clouth Quarter is currently being built on the former factory site. Founding phase On September 10, 1862, Franz Clouth founded the company with the name Rheinische Gummiwarenfabrik. In 1864, the company was listed in the Cologne address book as Franz Clouth, Commissionsgeschäft in Gummiwaren zu technischen Zwecken (Franz Clouth, commission business in rubber goods for technical purposes); the company was still located at Sternengasse 3 in Cologne, where the Clouth family's home was also located. As the business grew, the company moved in 1868 to the Cologne-Nippes district on a site of initially 10,000 squ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
