Wooden coat hanger 09 12 1992, Blumenau in the Ore Mountains, Max Richter …, 1992...

Wooden coat hanger 09 12 1992, Blumenau in the Ore Mountains, Max Richter GmbH, Max Richter Kleiderbügelfabrik The MAX RICHTER KLEIDERBÜGELFABRIK located in Blumenau Saxony is the oldest clothes hanger factory in the world, which still manufactures at your original site to this day The company was founded in 1875 by Gotthelf Richter, The company was founded in 1875 by Gotthelf Richter, the great-great-grandfather of the current company owner. He began manufacturing shotgun stocks and clothes hangers under simple handicraft conditions The successor, Max Richter, then built the current factory in 1913 and was already producing clothes hangers in large quantities The company was constantly expanded and production increased In 1972, the company was finally nationalized, but returned to family ownership in 1991 Today, the Max Richter clothes hanger factory with its 7 employees is the only manufacturer of wooden clothes hangers in Saxony A large proportion of the hangers are still exported today The manufactory only processes local beech wood from FSC-certified forestry operations, who are committed to ensuring sustainable forest use in Germany Many work steps are required before the raw boards can be turned into a beautifully shaped wooden coat hanger The first work step is cutting the parts to size, which are then stored in drying chambers The subsequent processing, assembly and insertion of the hanger hooks, as well as the final varnishing of the coat hangers, are carried out exclusively by hand