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The center for working these stones was Idar-Oberstein, really two large villages which lie adjacent in the valley of the small river Nahe, on the railroad running from Bingen on the Rhine to Saarbruken. Some stones were also cut in Hanau and Pforzheim, but Idar-Oberstein, with the surrounding villages which lie in the valleys, made [...]
Despite vicissitudes, the lapidary industry has grown steadily, and almost everyone in this district is connected with the stone trade, be he merchant, lapidary, driller, or dealer. The craft passes through succeeding generations, experience is handed on, and it would be difficult to compete with this class of work in any other country. Craftsmanship and [...]