Gebr. Klingspor

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Gebr. Klingspor was a hotmetal type foundry established in 1906 out of the Rudhard'sche Giesserei in Offenbach am Main. Headed by Dr. Karl Klingspor and Gustav Wilhelm Klingspor. Famous type designers like Rudolf Koch, Walter Tiemann and Otto Eckmann worked for this foundry and created well known typefaces like Koch Antiqua, Wilhelm Klingspor, Tiemann Antiqua, Eckmann. Many original designs can be seen in the Klingspor Museum in Offenbach.

The right of the typefaces was transmitted to D. Stempel AG, Frankfurt am Main which than had been transferred to Linotype.