Tag: Rudolstadt

  • How Anchor Stones are Made

    How Anchor Stones are Made

    Come take a factory tour by video and see how Anchor Stones are made from natural materials; quartz sand, linseed oil, chalk, and pigment. Anchor Stones have been manufactured in Rudolstadt Germany since the 1880s and enjoy a long and interesting history.  

  • Ankerstein Factory in Rudolstadt – 1912 to 2019

    Ankerstein Factory in Rudolstadt – 1912 to 2019

    Anker Steinbaukasten has a long history in Rudolstadt Germany, started there during the 1880s by F. Ad. Richter. The Anker Steinbaukasten business, along with other Richter ventures grew to include a sprawling collection of buildings and green spaces. It was was quite rare for this time period. Remarkably, through two world wars and and the…