The glassblower's pipes recall that Wiesthal was once a glassmaking community, and that the inhabitants, whether lumberjacks, potash makers, waggoners or actually glassmakers, were more or less all somehow linked to glassmaking. The saltire (X-shaped cross), or Saint Andrew's Cross, stands for the chapel, which was already standing by 1477, before the parish of Wiesthal was founded.
The glassblower's pipes bring to mind Wiesthal as a past glassmaking hub where diverse residents—lumberjacks, potash makers, waggoners, and actual glassmakers—were all connected through their shared connection to glassmaking. The saltire (X-shaped cross), or Saint Andrew's Cross, signifies the chapel that predates the parish of Wiesthal by at least 1477.