On the "knitted" SchO/Achenmaiers

After we read about two Schochenmaiers (Johann Christian Schochenmeyer the Cloth-maker to the end of the 18th century and one Schochenmaier the Hatter in the beginning of the 19th century at the same place!), who dealt with the knitwear manufacture, I started to think that Schochenmaier could be related to famous Schachenmayr.

I suggest that our Schochenmaier's ladies do know this company producing hosiery:

It's interesting to get to know that the first fabric has started in 1822: 

Here is the story of the beginning (http://www.ravelry.com/designers/schachenmayr):

The well-known Schachenmayr (formerly known as SMC) brand is characterized by a long and successful history.

Yarns were manufactured as early as 1817 by Johann Gottfried Kolb in a cluster of historic spinning mills, located on the river Fils near Salach, Germany. Shortly after production began, a cotton mill was added which was later converted into a wool spinning mill in 1822. To this day, this facility continues to be the hub for the development and marketing of all Schachenmayr knitting yarns.

In 1824, Leonhard(t) Schachenmayr joined the aspiring company after he married Herr Kolb’s eldest daughter. His focus on innovative yarn technologies and high quality production standards shaped the company and led to the development of one of the first yarn brands in Europe during the Industrial Revolution. In 1871, the company name was changed to Schachenmayr, Mann & Cie; in 2009, the acronym Schachenmayr was introduced with the current logo seen on all knitting yarns, design publications and advertising.

The Schachenmayr brand reflects the historical foundation of the company, yet continues to be forward thinking in product and design development. Today, the Schachenmayr brand is one of the leading producers and suppliers of knitting yarns. Held in high esteem by knitters all over the world, the Schachenmayr brand stands for quality, creative design and the celebration of the joy of knitting.

 

Please, turn your attention to the chimney-shafts. 

One of those chimneys is to be seen today in Salach: 

The original building doesn't work anymore:

Here is the factory's aerial view: 

Here was its yarn spinning mill:

The name of the company (on the actual building):

They had produced even some books:

and one postage stamp:

Here is one official company blank:

 

Salach is a town in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It looked like that: 

In Salach, a settlement named Schachenmayr is to be found today:

Well, but where is that river Fils near Salach in Germany? Let's check the map: 

Is it by accident that Schachenmayrs had founded their factory in 1822 in 123 km from Neckarsulm where in 1820s there was a big family of Schochenmaiers? Or in 61 km from Ludwigsburg (between Stuttgart and Neckarsulm)?  

I must confess that, afters all these coincidences, I am starting to hesitate that we are nor remote relatives. The only one problem is the fact that German last names had been fixed for a long time: in that region between 13-14 centuries. We cannot be even sure that Schochenmaiers did existed at that time... I have already seen such cases when even our Schochenmaiers were written with A because of mistake. Is it possible that after the 15th century the mistake was fixed as a last name? As far as I understand, everything depends on the origin of the family name. We should shed the light on it in the forthcoming postings, I have already accumulated at least 3-4 theories on our origin. I will keep to digg deeper here and in the next posting I will compare the distribution of schOchenmaiers vs. schAchenmayrs, first as family names, then as topografic names, so to say as place-names (schOchen vs. schAchen).