00:00Right on the mine river surrounded by vineyards lies the small village of Homburg.
00:28On the road running along the river I take a short turn and see a large old building
00:32on the right hand.
00:34This is the right address.
00:35The Homburg paper mill, where Johannes Falmer is waiting for me.
00:41The paper mill in Homburg on the mine has existed here since 1807.
00:46The paper mill has chosen this location because immediately in the vicinity
00:51clean running water springs from a spring.
00:55The striking three-piece pagoda roof is actually also necessary for the drying of the papers.
01:14Johannes Falmer bought this mill in 1853.
01:24My great-great-grandfather passed it on to his son.
01:29And so today I am the fifth generation, the youngest spross,
01:34who again manually produces cotton paper here in Homburg.
01:39Spreading the cotton fibers and bringing this mixture onto the frames is the first step to paper.
01:44The frames ensure that the individual sheets are always the same size.
02:07In the press the excess water is pressed out and the sheets are then dried.
02:26The old machines, which are still in working order, give a vivid impression of industrialization 1.0.
02:37Home office is not really new.
02:40After all, the papermakers lived right next to their workshop.
02:46It's worth a drop by this museum just to take a look back at how things were long before computer screens.
03:16Thank you for watching!
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