Carl Schlieper

Carl Schlieper was a German hardware manufacturing business established in Remscheid, Germany, in the 18th century.

Products produced by the company include tools, steel safes, locks, charcoal, heavy machinery, bathroom fixtures, and coffee grinders.

The company also operated in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, including as a supplier of hardware for the Engineering Corps.

Carl Schlieper Stahlwarenfabrik & Export was originally a trading company started in 1754 or 1798 and was based in Remscheid Germany.

Markets included the booming tobacco and rubber plantation industry in Siam (Thailand), Malaysia, British North Borneo[3] and the Dutch East Indies.

Ironworks factory of Carl Schlieper in background, Batavia, Dutch East Indies circa 1917
Carl Schlieper warehouse in Batavia
Carl Schlieper display (left) at a trade fair in Bandung along with Deutz AG display
Carl Schlieper pavilion in the background on left at the Colonial Exhibition of Semarang (1914) with the "gereedschappen" (tools) sign also visible.
Footballer Penknife by C. Schlieper