Private company

E. O. Richter

E. O. Richter is a former company in Chemnitz, Saxony, founded in 1875.¹ It ceased to exist in 1992.¹

E. O. Richter (también conocida como E. O. Richter & Co.) fue una empresa alemana dedicada a la fabricación de utensilios de dibujo técnico. Fundada en 1875 por Emil Oskar Richter (1841-1905) en la ciudad sajona de Chemnitz, llegó a ser el mayor fabricante de compases del mundo durante la primera mitad del siglo XX.² From the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1875Founded¹

Industryprecision mechanics¹
HeadquartersChemnitz, Germany¹

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Products and brands

technical drawing tool

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Emil Oskar Richter

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1992Dissolved Dissolved¹
1875Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataE. O. Richter on Wikidata
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WikipediaE. O. Richter on the Spanish Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsE. O. Richter photo by Uwe Kaufmann ( [1] ), CC BY 2.0