Touwfabriek Langman
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| Industry | Rope making |
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| Founded | 1638 |
| Headquarters | Nijkerk , Netherlands |
| Website | www |
Touwfabriek Langman (Langman Ropes) is one of the oldest rope making companies in Europe.[1]
The company is based in Nijkerk, Netherlands.[2]
History
[edit]The company was founded in 1638 in Nijkerk, Netherlands.[1][2][3] They originally made ropes from hemp and flax, mainly for use in the fishing and farming industries.[2] In 1893, the company was sold by Evert van Sweden to Lebbert Langman. It has been run by members of the Langman family since then.[1][2][3][4]
In popular culture
[edit]The company supplied ship ropes for the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies.[1][5]
See also
[edit]| External videos | |
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 1970 Newsreel report from Polygoon newsreel (Dutch language) (republished via YouTube by Touwfabriek Langman) | |
| 1982 TV segment from Van gewest tot gewest (Dutch language) (republished via YouTube by Touwfabriek Langman) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d van Goethem, Maureen (13 January 2010). "Touwfabriek 370 jaar jong" [Rope factory 370 years young]. De Stad Nijkerk (in Dutch). BDU Uitgevers BV.
De fabriek is opgericht in 1638 en daarmee de oudste van Europa. (The factory was founded in 1638 and is therefore the oldest in Europe.)
- ^ a b c d "De Nijkerkse touwslagerij - vanaf 1638" [The Nijkerk rope yard]. mijngelderland.nl (in Dutch).
Vanaf 1893 is de touwslagerij en later de touwfabriek zonder onderbreken in handen geweest van de familie Langman. (From 1893 the rope yard and later the rope factory were without interruption in the hands of the Langman family)
- ^ a b "History and Future". Touwfabriek Langman.
- ^ "Tentoonstelling over touwbaan in Nijkerk" [Exhibition about rope works in Nijkerk]. Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Dutch). 18 May 1988.
'Meer dan twee eeuwen is de touwbaan gevestigd geweest achter het Nijkerkse stadhuis.' (For more than two centuries the rope works has been located behind the Nijkerk town hall)
- ^ "Uitvinding tegen Somalische piraten" [Invention against Somali pirates]. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 26 April 2010.
Touwfabriek Langman leverde ook touwen voor de speelfilm Pirates of the Caribbean. (Rope factory Langman also delivered ropes for the movie Pirates of the Caribbean)
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