history from 1932 - 1945
|1907|
Christan Nierendorf establishes bicycle shop in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. He specializes in custom making of frames and bicycles.
His daughter Barbara will later marry Hans Schauff
Barbara "Betty" Nierendorf 1911
|1932|
Schauff racing frame factory established by Hans and Barbara Schauff close to the velodrome in Cologne
Track racers Küster und Stüpp win "Silberner Adler von Köln".
Stüpp - Küster 1932
Success was close for "Schauff"-frames: Track team Kleinegrewe - Makuse wins 1934 "Silberner Adler" (Silver Eagle of Cologne) track championship,
Schauff frames used at Berlin Olympics 1936.
Kleinegrefe-Makuse
Hans Schauff sen. is joined by collegues in Cologne. Treffen Mechaniker-Innung Köln
|1940|
First war - destructions in Cologne. After the destruction of the Schauff factory in Cologne the company moves to Remagen.
Köln ca. 1940