Advert for Föster & Borries, Zwickau & Hamburg : design by "Böhm" : in Die Reklame zeitschrift des Verbandes Deutscher Reklamefachleute EV 1 Januar-Heft 1926
An advert in the German magazine issued by the "Association of German Advertising Professionals" - Die Reklame zeitschrift des Verbandes Deutscher Reklamefachleute EV and the 1 Januar-Heft 1926 (1 January 1926) issue produced by Verlag Francken & Lang.
The advert, the designer shown as Bohm, is for Förster und Borries - described as "Graphischer Grossbetrieb. Buchdruck, offsetdruck, steindruck. In an erkannter güte und prieswürdigkeit" - a 'large printing company who worked in book printing, offset and lithography' and were noted for their quality. It appears that the company, formed in 1881 in Zwickau and the partnership with Herr Borries dating from 1888, are happily still in business as printers. They were regarded from their earliest years as exemplary in terms of colour printing and it seems the Hamburg office was opened because of the importance of the ocean liner companies based in the city and that F&B printed brochures, etc., for. The company survived many vicissitudes in post-war East Germany including finally being nationalised in 1971 as VEB Graphische Werke Zwickau. Latterly members of the Föster family are again involved in the reprivatised concern post-unification. Their current website uses a version of the "F" key seen here.
Advert for Föster & Borries, Zwickau & Hamburg : design by "Böhm" : in Die Reklame zeitschrift des Verbandes Deutscher Reklamefachleute EV 1 Januar-Heft 1926
An advert in the German magazine issued by the "Association of German Advertising Professionals" - Die Reklame zeitschrift des Verbandes Deutscher Reklamefachleute EV and the 1 Januar-Heft 1926 (1 January 1926) issue produced by Verlag Francken & Lang.
The advert, the designer shown as Bohm, is for Förster und Borries - described as "Graphischer Grossbetrieb. Buchdruck, offsetdruck, steindruck. In an erkannter güte und prieswürdigkeit" - a 'large printing company who worked in book printing, offset and lithography' and were noted for their quality. It appears that the company, formed in 1881 in Zwickau and the partnership with Herr Borries dating from 1888, are happily still in business as printers. They were regarded from their earliest years as exemplary in terms of colour printing and it seems the Hamburg office was opened because of the importance of the ocean liner companies based in the city and that F&B printed brochures, etc., for. The company survived many vicissitudes in post-war East Germany including finally being nationalised in 1971 as VEB Graphische Werke Zwickau. Latterly members of the Föster family are again involved in the reprivatised concern post-unification. Their current website uses a version of the "F" key seen here.