Velogemel - Jungfrau Region

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2 The inventor – Christian Bühlmann (1872 – 1953) Christian Bühlmann was born in Beatenberg on August 5th 1872. As a child he suffered from polio, leaving him slightly crippled. After school he attended a class for woodcarving in Brienz. As his father ran a sawmill in Beatenberg, Bühlmann was also at home in this trade. After his marriage he moved to Wilderswil where he built his own house. At the same time he acquired a sawmill between Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen. He ran this mill and created various woodcarvings besides. At the end of 1898 he moved with his family to Schwendi in Grindelwald. There he bought the old, dilapidated sawmill and an old house. From then on Christian Bühlmann operated the sawmill in Schwendi. In 1918 he lost his left hand in an accident at work. In the 1950’s Rudolf Rubi, Bühlmann’s nephew and qualified carpenter, joined the business. He was followed by his brother Werner, also a carpenter. On Christian Bühlmann’s death on 19 May 1953 the Rubi brothers took over the sawmill and carpentry The Patent Specification On April 1st 1911 at 2 pm Christian Bühlmann, the carpenter from Grindelwald, entered the Patent Office in Bern to apply for a patent for his bike-like, wooden sledge. The clerks probably thought it was an April Fool’s joke, but Bühlmann was far from joking. He called his invention a «Steerable Sport Sled with in-line Runners» in the patent specification. Abbildung 3: Patent of 1911 Jungfrau Region / Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen PR, Postfach 131, 3818 Grindelwald, Switzerland, Telefon: +41 33 854 12 40, Telefax: +41 33 854 12 41 info@jungfrauregion.ch, www.jungfrauregion.ch 3
3 The Construction – the handmade Velogemel In the years 1910-1911 Bühlmann invented the bike-sledge. Abbildung 4: Today, the Velogemel is still manufactured according to Bühlmann’s ingenious design. He used ash for the frame and maple for the runners, handlebars and saddle. The carpenters in Grindelwald still produce the Velogemels according to the plans, dated 1911. Today’s model is still manufactured exclusively in the original carpentry called Rubi Holzbau + Sägerei AG according to Bühlmann’s ingenious design. Jungfrau Region / Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren, Lauterbrunnen PR, Postfach 131, 3818 Grindelwald, Switzerland, Telefon: +41 33 854 12 40, Telefax: +41 33 854 12 41 info@jungfrauregion.ch, www.jungfrauregion.ch 4
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