Last Solingen grinding cottage.

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Last of the original water power grinding house of Solingen
a film from 1961 on how the whole thing worked . it is now rebuilt and a museum and knife makers can go there and use the wheel's . a bygone era

http://www.wipperkotten.com/index.php?id=17

a bit long but this is a real fine. no sound sorry

 

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pretty place.

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This is so cool.

 

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It is quite the piece of history and the knives they worked on too.
here is a old German factory and those are scissors in the that one picture .

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that will break Dave's heart.