B. 1861 D. 1925
Married - Magdalena (Lena) Kuntz
Aloyes was the son of Karl Joseph Bauer who had emigrated from Germany to Waterloo about 1855. Aloyes followed his father’s trade of carpentry and in the early 1880s built many Waterloo homes and various industrial buildings of that era. When Waterloo established Westside (later Waterloo) Park in 1895, he was responsible for the construction of the grandstand. In 1885 he married Magdalena (Lena) Kuntz whose father David Kuntz Sr. had established the Kuntz Spring Brewery at King and William Sts. Louis Kuntz, Aloyes’ brother-in-law, later became the brewery owner but died suddenly in 1891. Frank Bauer, Aloyes’ brother, took over the management but he too died unexpectedly in 1896. Then Aloyes took over the responsibility, a position he retained until his death. In 1888, Aloyes purchased 2 ½ acres of land at King and Allen Sts. From his father-in-law David Kuntz. Here he began a factory, commonly called the Shoddy Mills, which made cotton felt and batts for mattresses, upholstery and buggy cushions. At first the company was legally called A. Bauer & Co. and then in 1911 was incorporated as Bauer’s Ltd. When automobiles made their appearance c 1920, the factory produced padding for car seats and cushions. By the time of Aloyes’ death in 1925, several additions had been added to the plant.
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Aloyes Bauer Biography
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- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Aloyes Bauer from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School. On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
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- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library.
- Date Of Event
- 1861-1925
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Bauer, Aloyes ; Bauer, Karl ; Kuntz, Magdalena ; Bauer, Magdalena ; Bauer, Frank ; Kuntz, David
- Corporate Name(s)
- Kuntz Spring Brewery ; Shoddy Mills ; Bauer Industries Limited ; A. Bauer and Co.
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.5 and ELP 63.41.2
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
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- Ellis Little Papers
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- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
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