Because of its great importance for the conservation and transport of goods that were liquid, perishable, or in need of protection from the elements [9], cooperage was one of the busier industrial trades and crafts, especially in trading towns, brewing towns, and ports, as well as in wine-growing regions. In 1506, for example, Hamburg restricted the number of master coopers to 120 [6]; in 1572 56 coopers lived in Trier [2]. The terms for the occupation differed regionally; in addition the variety of different needs led to further specialization. Besides the coopers (German Bö…