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Copper Hammer, Essen-Kupferdreh

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Copper Hammer, Essen-Kupferdreh

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Asbach Valley – NLST meadow slope with a view loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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3. Restored Deilbach Stream – View of Nierenhof Valley loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

February 4, 2022

"... The copper hammer in Essen-Kupferdreh was a hammer mill for processing copper in the Deilbachtal. Today it is part of the Deilbachtal museum landscape, which is managed by the Ruhr Museum, and is also used by a commercial enterprise.

In 1550, Hans Frolynck from Essen, who also had the right to use various ore deposits, founded a copper smelter ("Koperhut") on a strip of land at the western end of the valley, which he later expanded into a copper smelter. Initially, this was driven by the water power of the dammed Deilbach. The convenient location near the navigable Ruhr (transportation to the Rhine) with its own port at the mouth of the Deilbach and the construction of the Deiltal railway (direction Wuppertal) ensured good transport and sales opportunities well into the 20th century.
In 1818/1819 Friedrich Harkort acquired the copper hammer. Just one year later he handed over the business to his brother-in-law Ludwig Moll. In 1838 the business was taken over by Friedrich Wilhelm Möller (1805-1878), a later member of the Prussian House of Representatives.
The heyday of the copper hammer was in the middle of the 19th century. The figures available for 1861 speak of 14 employees who processed 150 tons of copper worth 120,000 Prussian thalers. At that time, the hammer drive was switched from simple water wheels to water turbines and the plant was also expanded and modernized in other places. In 1865 a steam engine was put into operation.
The ensemble of residential and hammer buildings, carriage and boiler house that still exists today dates from the second half of the 19th century. In 1940 the copper hammer was shut down, in 1950 the machines, including the forge and rolling mill, were scrapped and extensive structural changes were made. Today, metal is processed again in the copper hammer; the workshop for metal design Michael Stratmann uses the system within the framework of an inheritance contract. ..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupferhammer_(Kupferdreh)

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Copper Hammer, Essen-Kupferdreh

1. Isenburg Castle Ruins – View of the Ruhr River loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

2. Asbach Valley – NLST meadow slope with a view loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

3. Restored Deilbach Stream – View of Nierenhof Valley loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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