The translation of "Schnupftabakfabrik" from German to English is "snuff tobacco factory."

The former company building of the snuff tobacco factory Bernard represents one of the largest complexes of Regensburg's Bürgerhaus architecture from the Middle Ages. Its varied use, from a noble residential and representative building for wealthy merchants to a snuff tobacco factory, reflects the history of Regensburg. In three original rooms of the former snuff tobacco factory in the heart of the old town, a fascinating piece of Regensburg's industrial culture is made accessible in the new document. The so-called "Alchemist's Kitchen" serves as an authentic location showcasing the station for the fine blends of the sought-after varieties such as Parisian, Saarbrücken, Cardinal, or Offenbach, to which the "Schmalzler" or "Aecht Bayerischer Brasil-Tabak" was added starting in 1870. This snuff tobacco, offered under the trademark "Schmalzler Franzl," was so sought after that before World War II, the factory was the largest snuff tobacco factory in Germany, employing about 350 people. The room has been intentionally preserved in its original condition, including the lighting conditions and, above all, the incomparable smell. The traditional company Gebrüder Bernard produced fine tobacco varieties in the snuff tobacco factory for almost 200 years. An authentic impression of the art of tobacco production in a medieval residential palace, from the delivery of raw tobacco to the packaging of the fine snuff, is conveyed, along with essential aspects of the company history of Bernard AG as the first snuff tobacco factory in Germany. The collection of Georg Otto Christlieb, director of the Bernard company, which has been entrusted to the Historical Museum, focuses on the culture of snuffing with valuable and colorful snuff tobacco tins and jars.