Schriftgießerei D. Stempel AG ad (1913)
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An advert for the Frankfurt am Main type foundry of D. Stempel, set in the then newly issued Helga-Antiqua, with corresponding decorative borders and/or ornaments, as designed by Prof. F.W. Kleukens of Darmstadt. The copy reads (translated):
In collaboration with leading graphic artists, we have created a rich selection of new products for advertising and commercial printing in typefaces and decoration. Samples of our products are available to interested parties at any time. In our own modern brass line factory, we manufacture all types of brass material for all letterpress printing purposes, placing particular emphasis on first-class raw materials. Our electrotyping plant supplies ready-to-print electrotypes in copper or nickel steel deposits. * Highest awards
Friedrich Wilhelm Kleukens (1878–1956) was a noted German artist, book and graphic designer much involved in the Darmstadt Colony, printing and teaching and was the brother of the equally noted printer Christian Heinrich Kleukens.
In: Die Kunst in Industrie und Handel: Jahrbuch des Deutschen Werkbundes 1913, Jena 1913.
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