Description
A tanner once pursued his craft in this mill. Bark was a crucial ingredient in tanning, and this is where it was crushed. You will find out how hydropower, generated by a mill wheel, powers gears and transmissions, a bark mill, a fulling barrel and a leather roller. The Tanner's Museum at the Bark Mill is one of three museums in the municipality of Frickingen.
Stations of this Audioguide
- 1
- The Tannery on the Village Square
- 2
- The Village Square
- 3
- The Leustetten Bark Mill
- 4
- The Machinery at the Bark Mill
- 5
- What’s on Display at the Bark Mill Museum – and what’s Vanished
- 6
- From Bark Mill to Bark Mill Museum
- 7
- Of Hydropower and Water Wheels
- 8
- The Tanbark
- 9
- The History of the Tannery
- 10
- The Tanning Process
- 11
- Curing the Raw Hides
- 12
- Preparing Hard Leather
- 13
- Preparing Soft Leather
- 14
- Finishing
- 15
- Goodbye