Originally Posted by manah Gebrüder Weyersberg, 1787-1883, 1902-1925. Solingen-Höhscheide (1787-1883), Solingen (1902-1909), Solingen-Ohligs (1925). Gebrüder Weyersberg was founded on 1st January 1787 by the brothers Wilhelm, Peter and Johann-Ludwig Weyersberg. The company initially manufactured large quantities of knife ans sword blades - indeed, it's recorded that in 1786 the Weyersberg family had produced 17% of Solingen's blades - and with the receipt of orders from France and Italy, a ...