Talent Runs in the Family
The Dassler family had always worked as weavers and dyers, but Christoph, who was struggling financially with his current work, decided to try something different. The local textile industry was falling apart at the time, and he needed to seek out a new profession to try and support his family, so he turned his hand to cobbling.
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He learned all of the skills needed to start making shoes and worked long hours to become highly proficient, being rewarded for his efforts with a job at a local factory, where he was in charge of making felt slippers.