© Stadtarchiv Heilbronn
Wilhelm Maybach in his wedding portrait, 1878
Maybach history Event
Wilhelm Maybach Was Born In Heilbronn, Germany In 1846 (4Th Child Of Five Sons). At The Age Of 10, Wilhelm Became An Orphan. Gustav Werner, An Active Philanthropist Answered A Newspaper Announcement And Brought Wilhelm To The Bruderhaus Orphanage In Reutlingen. It Is Here That He Began His Apprenticeship As A Technical Draftsman In The Section Of The Bruderhaus Which Was Producing Simple Machines (The So-Called ‘Maschinenfabrik’).