Off to the Wild Wild West: Gummel, Franz and Konrad Make Their Fortune with the ChuchichäschtliIn the mid 1950s, three adventurous Swiss men from the narrow confines of central Switzerland set off on a journey to the land of unlimited possibilities. Franz Auf der Maur, Konrad Rickenbach and Franz (Gummel) Schmidig found themselves in California. With some luck and by dint of hard work, the three of them became prosperous selling Chuchichschtli (from Swiss German: kitchen cabinets) from their successful shop. Their closely interwoven life

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Each deserves our respect and appreciation for their contribution to future generations