Original Ruhrfix Hand Mixer-Juicer, designed by August Heineling 1960/70 Germany

Description

Original Ruhrfix
Hand Mixer-Juicer
designed by August Heineling in 1937
(this manufacture is 1960/70)
Made in Germany
A very good example of a Ruhrfix whisk in a lovely maroon color. The jug part is marked with "Original Ruhrfix" and so is the lid and handle. The base is also stamp marked with "Heimag Made In Germany"
Both the lid and handle are detachable.
Vintage object of German manufacture, produced during the second great world war.
Please look carefully to the pictures to avoid any disputes.
No. of items
1
Object
Kitchen utensils
Material
Plastic, Glass
Designer / Artist
August Heinzerling
Manufacturer / Brand
Original Ruhrfix
Model / name
Hand Mixer
Estimated period
1940-1950 original manu
country of origin
Germany
Conditions
Never-Used Condition
Dimensions
23 × 12 × 12 cm
Weight
350 g
The "Original Rührfix" - from Kirchditmold into the big wide world
It is the summer of 1937, German engineer August Heinzerling receives the certificate from the Patent Office for his invention, a "stirring and beating device". Little did he suspect at the time that his “Rührfix”, a hand-operated kitchen appliance, would one day cause a sensation around the world and almost 90 years later it would be offered on the Internet “in good used condition”  for up to 245 US dollars. Especially since he will have just under a dozen other inventions patented over the next few decades.
The master locksmith, born in Kassel in 1899, went to the USA in 1923 to study there. Later he works
as a designer at the Ford Group and does some designs in his spare time When he returned to Kassel-Kirchditmold in 1934, where he and his father built the house on Hange 41 himself, he founded a company to manufacture and market the products he had developed. The original glass container with the two whiskers that are turned with a crank sells best. The production facility in the house soon becomes too small and so he rents rooms on Berliner Platz, exactly where the “Berliner Keller” bar is today. In 1937, around 100 "Original Rührfix" were produced there every day.
In the pre-war model, the agitator he developed is connected to the wine-red Bakelite lid of a glass container, which sets it apart from its competitors. Just like its multifunctionality. Because of the shape and design of its rib press cone, the Rührfix can also be used as a fruit press by simply replacing the drive shaft with a small valve cone. Another innovation is the dropper attached to the side of the lid, which can be used to add cooking oil for making mayonnaise while stirring.
During the Second World War, production had to be stopped due to a lack of materials. August Heinzerling finds a job at Henschel, where he most recently worked as operations manager in gear manufacturing. During the heavy bombing raid on Kassel in October 1943, his house was also destroyed. Together with other "bombed out" families, he and his family find new accommodation in the Haydau monastery in Morschen. In May 1945 August Heinzerling began to rebuild his company there in the northern part of the west wing with his own vigor. After the first successful post-war years, he built modern factory halls in Altmorschen for his company "HEIMAG", in which from 1949 the production of his "Original Rührfix" was running at full speed again.
In the 50s, when Raymond Loewy's bestseller “Uglyness Sells Bad” caused a sensation, almost every third household in Germany had a mixer. By 1959, around 2 million of these devices found their way into kitchens at home and abroad - up to 3,000 pieces leave the factory in Morschen every day. Some with brightly colored instead of wine-red plastic lids, later they are made entirely of plastic and are exported to many countries. There they are indispensable helpers for the preparation of whipped cream, egg whites, sponge cake batter, mayonnaise and mixed drinks - not only in the economic wonderland of Germany. Heinzerling is developing the practical half-liter device “Rührfix handy” for the house bar and another innovation is the De-Do, a yolk catcher for the egg yolk.
August Heinzerling hands over the management of his company to his son Karl and dies in 1989 at the old age of 90. In 2004 the last pallets with brand new "orig. Rührfix "along with accessories, packaging, recipe booklets, tools and assembly devices were be auctioned off. In total, the Rührfix has been sold around 7 million times since the mid-30s.
The article was made available by Dr. Bettina Becker, board member of KulTourAgenten eV
www.kultouragenten.de
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