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The cooling stone Wagenbau was a German wheelwright operation, manufacturers of bodies and at times electric vehicles based in Charlottenburg ( district of Berlin since 1920 ).

Founded by Edward cooling stone (? -1900 ) In 1833, operating initially made ​​to coaches. 1884-1894 was as a manager there Leuschner Max employs, who built the company into a well-known car construction company with 200 employees.

With an electric car cooling stone next to Carl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Friedrich Lutz man was one of four exhibitors at the first International Motor Show ( IAA) 1897. By 1902 they built complete cars, but then sold the branch to the new automobile company (NAG ).

1894 left Leuschner operation and took over the operation founded in 1878 Stellmacher Ludwig Rühe. In 1900 he participated in the construction of automobile bodies and two years later, the original 10 -man operation had grown to 150 employees. In 1906 he took over his former employer cooling stone Wagenbau.

During the First World War, all kinds of automobile bodies are produced individually and in small series, for example, Horch emerged. 1923 died Leuschner Max and his sons took over the business. 1926 cooling stone Wagenbau went into bankruptcy.

Source

• Werner Oswald: German Cars Volume 2 - 1920-1945. Engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-613-02170-6.