Imprenta y fundición tipográfica Richard Gans

Imprenta y fundición tipográfica Richard Gans was a type foundry in business from 18881975. Founder, Richard Gans was the son of a doctor from Karlsbad, Austria who emigrated to Spain in 1874 where he founded the business in 1888. After his death in 1925 the foundry was led by Mauricio Wiesenthal until 1936. In the 1920s and 30s, Gans types were sold in the United States by Continental Type Founders Association.

Imprenta y fundición tipográfica Richard Gans
Company typeDefunct
IndustryType Foundry
Founded1888
FounderRichard Gans
Defunct1975
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
Area served
Worldwide
Productsfoundry type.

Richard Gans' children, Ricardo, Manuel and Amalia Gans Gimeno took over operations in 1936, but Ricardo and Manuel were assassinated in the Civil War only a few months later. During the war the foundry was used to make ammunition. Amalia Gans rebuilt the business after the war, and remained in charge until the business closed in 1975.

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