Most of the inventory in the parlor originally came from the house at Mühlenstraße 15, where Hinrich Klenke, the last cigar maker in Achim, worked as a factory owner and practiced his profession until the age of 80 in 1965. The now long-forgotten craft of cigar rolling, from stripping the tobacco leaf to wrapping and rolling the cigars, is brought back to life. The following historical tools take visitors back to the "good old days" and give young people an insight into times gone by:
Wrapping molds for shaping the cigars, wrapping mold press, wrapping table and rolling board for wrapping and rolling the cigar, cigar knife for cutting the wrappers and wrapper leaves, tobacco cutter for recycling the "leftovers" for pipe tobacco, bundling device for determining the number of cigars to be packed, box press, decorative cigar boxes made of tin and wood, cigar box stickers and belly bands as the trademark of the cigar. All the equipment is described with pictures and text on panels outside the cigar-making room.
The connection to the railroad network in 1847 not only provided a favorable infrastructure, Achim also belonged to the Kingdom of Hanover, which joined the "German Customs Union" in 1854. As Bremen, a traditional cigar-making stronghold, was not part of this association, production there was now considerably more expensive and the era of the cigar makers in Achim began.
In addition to the cigar makers' room, the cigar makers' monument in the pedestrian zone and a sculpture in front of the district court are reminders of this trade. The cigar maker's room can be visited during town hall opening hours.
Wrapping molds for shaping the cigars, wrapping mold press, wrapping table and rolling board for wrapping and rolling the cigar, cigar knife for cutting the wrappers and wrapper leaves, tobacco cutter for recycling the "leftovers" for pipe tobacco, bundling device for determining the number of cigars to be packed, box press, decorative cigar boxes made of tin and wood, cigar box stickers and belly bands as the trademark of the cigar. All the equipment is described with pictures and text on panels outside the cigar-making room.
The connection to the railroad network in 1847 not only provided a favorable infrastructure, Achim also belonged to the Kingdom of Hanover, which joined the "German Customs Union" in 1854. As Bremen, a traditional cigar-making stronghold, was not part of this association, production there was now considerably more expensive and the era of the cigar makers in Achim began.
In addition to the cigar makers' room, the cigar makers' monument in the pedestrian zone and a sculpture in front of the district court are reminders of this trade. The cigar maker's room can be visited during town hall opening hours.
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Openings
During the opening hours of the town hall.
Nearby
Getting there
Zigarrenmacherstube im Rathaus
Obernstr. 38
28832 Achim
