Jakob bengel biography sampler
An original sample card from the Bengel factory currently owned by Sheryl's Art Deco Emporium which is being purchased by the Jakob Bengel Foundation....
I highly recommend a visit and tour of the museum and factory, having seen it ourselves in May , when we supplied and delivered a large collection of original Bengel jewellery and sample items back to the museum.
Bengel jewelry started to appear on the European market in the 's but it was not until when a sample book was uncovered showing the.
It is a veritable time capsule! The museum exhibition and factory tour is in two parts. The exhibition currently shows over 30 glass display cases of jewellery in the form of watch chains and (mostly) necklaces from the in-house production during the 20th century with additional explanations of the history of the jewellery trade sector and the production process.
You can also see a working chain making machine running in slow motion to show how a wire is turned into a chain.
The second part of the exhibition is in the factory and machine rooms, where not only will you see the mechanical production processes, but also an impressive presentation of the economic development, the social structures and the working conditions of that period.
In the machine room there are 4