Glue-. Collagen- u. Degras-Werke - Wholesale - Veit Weil

Back in 1830, Veit Weil founded the glue factory in Bopfingen - Oberdorf. His pioneering spirit, his indomitable will and his iron will turned the initially small glue factory into the later important Veit Weil glue, gelatine and artificial fertilizer factory ( Leim-, Collagen- und Degraswerke Veit Weil - Bopfingen ), which was awarded first prizes for its products at national and international exhibitions in Munich, Paris and London. Veit Weil died in 1887 and was succeeded by his son Moses Michael Weil. When he died in 1894, his Karl Weil took over the company at the age of 24. He continued to expand the company and opened an office in Stuttgart. In Bopfingen, Karl Weil was a board member of the local gymnastics club from 1895-1897 and 1905-1907. From 1904 - 1931 he was a member of the Oberdorf municipal council. From 1901 - 1931 he was a member of the board of the Heidenheim Chamber of Commerce. In 1916, he was awarded the honorary title of "Kommerzienrat" on the occasion of the royal government jubilee. On his 50th birthday in 1921, he was made an honorary citizen of his home community as a "benefactor" for the community's employees and for the poor, who had not stinted his donations in other matters, especially during the war. When the National Socialists seized power, he was illegally stripped of his honorary citizenship on May 14, 1933.