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Founded by Honus Wagner in 1921.1
Private company
Johannes Wagner Type Foundry
German type foundry based in Ingolstadt1
Johannes Wagner, Inh. was a type foundry created in 1921 by Johannes Wagner with his brother and brother-in-law in Berlin, moving to Ingolstadt in 1956. In the early 1980s the firm acquired many of the matrices of the Weber Typefoundry and most of those from Berthold. The company, by then named Letternservice Ingolstadt, closed in 2002, and its printing assets were moved to the printing museum in Leipzig.2 It was founded by Honus Wagner.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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Johannes Wagner, Inh. was a type foundry created in 1921 by Johannes Wagner with his brother and brother-in-law in Berlin, moving to Ingolstadt in 1956. In the early 1980s the firm acquired many of the matrices of the Weber Typefoundry and most of those from Berthold. The company, by then named Letternservice Ingolstadt, closed in 2002, and its printing assets were moved to the printing museum in Leipzig.2
Leadership
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- FounderHonus Wagner1
Timeline
- 1921Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaJohannes Wagner Type Foundry
- WikidataQ6217053
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