I've found a reference in 1837 to a Heinrich Schilling that was either in partnership with Fredrich Klett on some type of drop hammer or both had a similar piece of machinery. In the 1860s, I also found a reference to a weapons maker in Suhl by the name of Heinrich Chr. Schilling but trying to stumble thru that old German is akin to trying to read a hand penned, rain soaked, letter in the rain. But this Heinrich Schilling cat could be our "H.S.". There had to be a couple of generations of Schilling seeing V.Chr. began in 1816 and I'd guess him to have approx. 20 years. So say he made it to 60 years, that would have him passing the reins in the mid 1850s or early 1860s.

Some sources give in the mid to late 1870s that V.Chr. Schilling was purely focusing on military arms.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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