Evening tour of Lübbecke - "Blue haze, brown gold"

From the middle of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, the cigar industry was a major employer in our region. As early as 1913, more than 1800 people were employed in the cigar industry in Lübbecke and Gehlenbeck, most of them working from home. The advantages over factory work were obvious: the workers did not have to have their working hours determined by machines and supervisors. They felt like "free people" with more self-confidence.