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Ruins of the Ernestinenschleife Glass Polishing Mill

Ruins of the Ernestinenschleife Glass Polishing Mill

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Ruins of the Ernestinenschleife Glass Polishing Mill

Name: Ruins of the Ernestinenschleife Glass Polishing Mill
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Location: Plzeňský kraj, Southwest, Czech Republic

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December 31, 2022

These are the remains of the Ernestine Loop, also known as Neuwerk.

»Neufürstenhütte was the youngest but also the longest-running glassworks on the Waldheimgut. ... The glassworks itself, which mainly produced flat glass, was followed by a cascade of glass grinding and polishing plants powered by the water power of the Kaltwasserbach. ...
The ruins of the Ernestine Loop, also known as Neuwerk, offer a very special spectacle. Here, visitors can see a unique polishing machine that was made in 1910 in Leopold Schifauer's machine shop in Klatau. In 2013, the metal colossus was cleared of debris, cleaned and on this occasion the entrance to the basement was also discovered, where the gears and cogs that turned the moving parts of the machine were located. ..."
via bayern-boehmen-goldenestrasse.eu/nova-knizeci-hut.html

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Thomas B

September 14, 2019

Here, in a glass loop (Arnold loop) used in the past, is a water-driven glass grinding and polishing machine that has increased the productivity of glass grinding production by turning from one polishing pad to the other.
The building was blown up by the Czechs because of its location on the border during the Cold War. Now a building superstructure was built, which hints at the former size. The polishing device was supplied by BHS in Weiherhammer (Germany). There are also remnants of tools and broken glass.

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Ar〽️in Bock ©️

January 23, 2023

Very nice restorers. You get an idea of what was going on there

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Ruins of the Ernestinenschleife Glass Polishing Mill

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