GH Rehfeld & Son
| GH Rehfeld & Son | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1843 |
| resolution | after 1929 |
| Seat | Dresden |
| management | G. and Hermann Rehfeld |
| Branch | Postcard publisher, specialist shop |
GH Rehfeld & Sohn was a German art publisher and a wholesaler for book printing articles as well as book printing and binding in the Saxon residence and state capital Dresden . The company had u. a. specialized in the production and publishing of picture postcards , account and business books and writing paper. Most recently it had its headquarters in Dresden- Neustadt , Hauptstrasse 36.
history
Little research has been done into the company's history. It was founded in 1843 by Gustav Hermann Rehfeld. The company developed into a specialty shop for innovations in the paper and stationery industry. From 1896 at the latest, the G. H. Rehfeld & Sohn company also issued its own postcards, initially as lithographs and photochromes , and later as photographs and photo postcards. The main motifs traded were views of Dresden and especially of the painting gallery there, as well as of Saxon Switzerland and the central and eastern Ore Mountains .
The company's founder, Gustav Hermann, was a businessman, master bookbinder and gallantist worker. He had his business premises in 1871 at Rähnitzgasse 10 and in Dresden-Neustadt, Hauptstrasse 19. In 1874 he was also elected as a judge in Dresden. Later he or his son Hermann Rehfeld moved to Hauptstrasse 24, with a branch at König-Johann-Strasse 15 near the Altmarkt .
Awards
In 1887 the company G. H. Rehfeld & Sohn was awarded the medal for outstanding achievements at the international exhibition of products from the bakery and confectionery in Dresden .
Web links
- Selection of postcards in the postcard lexicon
- Two closure brands from G. H. Rehfeld & Sohn, Dresden