FABRIKARBEIT IN OGGERSHEIM - EINE SOZIALHISTORISCHE ZEITREISE

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ATTENTION: The museum is closed on Wednesdays between 12.00 and 14.00!

The exhibition about the factories in Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim sheds light on the various aspects of industrialization, from everyday working life to the struggle for social justice and child labour.

In the course of industrialization and technical progress through the steam engine and railroad, factories were also founded in Oggersheim: From small factories such as Borngässer & Frommann's "Chemical Factory" (1825), probably one of the first of its kind in what is now Ludwigshafen, to larger operations such as the "Schmitgen" cigar factory (1846) or König & Herf's "Vinegar, Yeast and Fuel Factory" (1852), to large companies with up to 1,000 workers such as the "Mechanical Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mill" (1855). The large iron foundry "Mack und Cappallo" (1871) was located in the former Saumhof, later the foundry and machine factory "Paul Schütze" (1893-1974). The standard fittings factory "Fisher-Gulde" continued to produce in Oggersheim until more recent times.

The exhibition by the Oggersheim local history working group will be on display until May 2025. It presents Oggersheim's historical factories and highlights various phases of industrialization as well as aspects of the working world such as everyday working life, the struggle for social justice, the importance of new patents, occupational health and safety, child labour and women's rights.