oops - I should have offered to contact him on your behalf for assistance should you need it. He is retired and frequently does research on my behalf.
That would be great O.R., thanks! Yeah, the only thing I've been able to google up is that the Peter Ludwig Schmidt firm was apparently located in Elberfeld Germany (wherever the heck that is) in the late 1800's.
My wife was gracious enough to assist me with translation.
Founded in 1790 by Johann Dietrich Schmidt in Sprockhoevel-Westfalen Germany. His son was Peter L. Schmidt. He gave the company to the son, and the son came up with the trademark logo. In 1841 the company moved to Elberfeld Germany. Peter's two sons Johannes Dietrich and Karl Emanaul were made partners in the company. They had an exhibition in Berlin in 1844 where they displayed the tools. They had a world exhibition in London in 1851 where they showed steel, iron, and brass tools including screw taps, files, gimlets, nippers, hammers, vises, shears, planes, saws, locks, scales, hindges, taps, and skates. Another in Paris in 1855 where they got a bronze metal for their saws and files. In 1875 Carl Kaemmerlin joined and started working on exports and was in charge of England sales. Later he left to open C.K. Tools in London. His son, Wilhelm Kaemmerlin, joined C.K. Tools and later took over (in 1935 upon Peter's death) Peter L. Schmidt company. The two companies merged within a short time frame. In 1943 all the locations of the company were destroyed in the war, and were rebuilt in 1947. In 1954 the company transfered to Pwllheli Whales. Today the company is called Carl Kaemmerlin International and is one of the biggest employers in the area.
their current website is
http://www.carlkammerling.comA picture of their logo up registration in 1849.
