127:, Prussia. He served three years as an apprentice wagon maker there, and emigrated to the U.S. 1851. In 1853 he established a one-man wagon-and-sleigh-making shop in Sheboygan on the site of the current factory. As his business prospered, he added workers. As an example of his work, he received a $ 65 contract in 1865 to build a new hose cart for Sheboygan's volunteer fire department. In 1877 he built the 2-story cream brick factory at 818-820 Pennsylvania, which isn't included in the NRHP nomination because it has been remodeled.
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