I'll throw in my 1¢ worth. In 1905 or thereabouts, H.A. Lindner name a big expansion in anticipation of his son Ernst Linder(6.07.1883-16.06.1915) obtaining his master mechanic's sheepskin. Although regarding the forgings, they would have held w/ Schilling who had the machinery until that source terminated.
I do believe that Josef Jakob put his finishing touch on his wares. But with all that said. H.A. Lindner's Quality Control Stamp/Mark is seen on most if not all of Jakob's wares so my question would be @ what point in manufacture would H.A. Lindner apply his quality seal of approval.
For now I think S,D & G learned their craft of sourcing from
Böker where both Schoverling & Daly both served a stint. From that Daly, either thru Schoverling's contacts or other had a huge importing umbrella where they fed the hunger of the American retailers. IF not, whey would they fight so hard for rough tubes, etc in the Tariff fight?
Cheers,
Raimey
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