Wehrli & Koller
The emergence of the Mühle Tiefenbrunnen.
From beer to flour
In 1891, a brewery was built in Tiefenbrunnen in the typical brewery style of the time. However, the brewing of beer soon came to an end. In 1913, Wehrli & Koller bought the buildings and set up a flour mill in them. Their mill was in operation for seventy years. Today, parts of the former mill house the Mühlerama museum.
- Advertising poster Wehrli and Koller. 1913. reproduction.
- Letter to the customers of the Wehrli & Koller company on the opening of Mühle Tiefenbrunnen. 1913. Facsimile.
The mills wander
The Wehrlis are an old Zurich family of millers. They have been grinding grain at the Oberer Mühlesteg near today's Rudolf Brun Bridge since 1772. In 1907, Heinrich Wehrli left the city center and bought a mill with partners on Sihlquai - where the Swissmill silo tower stands today.
After a dispute between business partners, Wehrli and his partner Koller changed their location again in 1913 and bought the former brewery in Tiefenbrunnen.
- The mill jetty at today's Rudolf Brun Bridge. Zurich city map from 1576. Reproduction.
- Mill footbridge on the Limmat near today's Rudolf Brun Bridge. 1908.
- Aerial view of Mühle Tiefenbrunnen in the silo part. The windows of the brewery were bricked up for the mill operation. Before 1930.
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