Although possible, I have serious reservations that either of the Kettners in Köln actually fully did make their wares. Images of the marks would point us in a direction. Ernst Emil Steigleder is about the only Berlin Büchsenmacher, although not of Köln, that actually added effort to his wares. He had a shop in Suhl for sourcing / manufacture & a Niederlassungen(Branch Office) or Satellite Office in Berlin for retail as Berlin was where the Benjamins were. Both Eduard Kettner & Franz Ketter both had a Suhl address noted as a Zweigniederlassung or Branch Office in Suhl, which I assume was just for sourcing from the talented mechanics in Suhl. From viewing their offerings, they too sourced the mechanics in Zella - Mehlis as well as those in Liège. But I am not sure if either term Niederlassungen or Zweigniederlassung notes a manufacturing shop??? Maybe Wolfgang can put us on the straight & narrow.
Serbus,
Raimey
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