History Brushmakers' Museum, Ramberg

figure of ramberg brush merchant

since 18th century, municipality of ramberg has been known beyond boundaries of palatinate region brushmakers , brush merchants; long time these occupations undertaken in remote corner of palatinate forest. brushmaking cottage industry brushes , brooms, scrubbers , similar everyday articles made painstakingly hand in home, later became factory-based activity. example, in 1907 there 8 brush , brushwood factories in ramberg. raw materials, wood , common broom, obtained inter alia holpertal valley, begins northeast of ramberg. ramberg brush merchants sold wares not across whole of germany, in other european countries.