R. & K. L. (5)
Cards printed by R. & K. L. firm of Germany. These cards do not have an editor listed but a few. Attributed to Nikolaievitch but may have been printed by another editor and resold by Nikolaievitch. Regel & Krug, Leipzig Printer & publisher of postcards Address: Leipzig, Kohlgartenstr. 57 (1898), then Leipzig-Reudnitz, Comeniusstr. 13-15 (1907) In business from: Sept. 1, 1894 until 1931 / 1933 Means of production / workforce: 2 letterpress, 8 lithographic presses, photographic printing by the mile (1907), collotype printing at the turn of the century. 260 workers (1913) – workforce dropped down to 90 people by 1928. They were specialized in “postcards with views” (description from 1898, meant are typical chromolitho ‘Greetings from’ type cards), real photo cards, colouring and gelatine finishing works. Big ppc manufacturer (topo as well as subject cards), establ. by Friedrich Louis Georg Regel and Sylvester Richard Krug. By 1907 R&K had moved into own 4-story building at Comeniustr. From c. 1921 run by Syl. Rich. Krug alone. Started off as typical chromolitho printers, used collotype process for some time, then concentrated on “Autochrom” process (own process “Heliochrome”) and added photographic printing (many, many “real photo” series!). The topo card output was more and more replaced by greeting/subject cards. The firm was temporary closed in Oct. 1931. Klimsch 1933 directory lists R&K again. Owners: Mrs. Lissi Krug and Mrs. Johanna Bruder together with 4 partners. Information received from TPA (http://www.tpa-project.info)