A. W. Kafemann

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A. W. Kafemann Typefoundry in Köln, Germany. On October 1, 1875, Franz Otto Claus---an employee at J. G. Schelter & Giesecke in Leipzig---became a partner in Kafemann's foundry. In 1882, Franz Otto Claus continued the foundry by himself as J. G. Francke Nachfolger. This foundry produced Danziger Fraktur in 1886. In 1895, Otto Claus, the son of Franz Otto, became a partner. The latter died in 1905. Otto Claus himself sold the foundry in 1908 to John Seyfert in Danzig. Seyfert in turn sold the company in 1912 to the company Otto Tech in Berlin. That company was partly absorbed by H. Berthold AG and partly by Emil Gursch in 1917. Footnote: Danziger Fraktur was digitally revived by Gerhard Helzel.	EXTERNAL LINKS MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS German type scene ⦿ Extinct 20th century foundries ⦿ Blackletter fonts ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿

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