Winterhalder & Hofmeier Uhrenfabrik, Neustadt-Schwarzenbach
Tim Sweet
Nickolaus Winterhalder (1710-1743) clockmaker-cottage industry.
Thomas Winterhalder established the factory in Friedenweiler. Son's Mathaus,
Thomas and Karl joined the fathers enterprise. Anton Hofmeier joined them
and satellite shops between Neustadt and Schwarzenbach which produced clocks
of premier quality. The entire Winterhalder family was involved in clocks.
Hans Winterhalder founded HAWINA (however this trade mark was not registered
until 1925), clock company for world wide exports and had 800 employee in
Germany, England and Russia around 1908. The company fell on hard times and
was purchased by the Junghans Brothers enterprise.
With the crash of the New York Stock Exchange, Winterhalder enterprise lost
all their assets. Political deposition of Germany in 1933 precluded this
religious family from obtaining credit and after 200 years of producing
clocks all portions of the business closed.
The family made all kinds of clocks including grandfather clocks.
One family member Clemens migrated to the United States and started another
clock enterprise in Philadelphia, but it failed. Clemens Winterhalder
continued to live in the Phila. area until 1976.
Anton Winterhalder was manager of Howard Miller Clock Co.
before he retired in New Zealand, Michigan.
Trade marks and plate id. markings:
M.Winterhalder&Hofmeier G.m.b.H. Neustadt, Baden
W.&H. Sch
W&H Sch (inside a square)
plate stampings:
W&H SCH
W&H in SCH
W&H in SCH Germany
M.Winterhalder & Hofmeier Newustadt Baden Germany
Hawina
Winterhalder Hans
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Tim Sweet
M.O.S.T (MY OWN SWEET TIME) WATCH COMPANY.
COPYRIGHT - GERD BENDER, "DIE UHRENMACHER DES HOHEN SCHWARZWALD" (printed in
German) and "UNION-HORLOGERE". Clock and Watch Trademark Index European
Origin by Georg Jacob G.M.B.H. Leipzig Writing by Karl Kochmann
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Tim Sweet
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