The fortunes of the Porkert company from Skuhr, famous for its kitchen machines

The village of Skuhrov nad Bělou is located in the Bělé river valley to the northeast of Rychnov nad Kněžnou. However, few people know, unless they come from this region, that this village was already industrial in the 18th century. In 1792, František Wildmann founded smelters here, popularly known as "ironworks", which continued the local tradition, because mentions of the local smelters date back to the end of the 16th century, even though they were much...