Berthold : shriftgisseray un mesinglinie fabrikn aktsiengezelshaft

In 1924, Editor Joseph Tscherkassky presented Berthold: shriftgisseray un mesinglinie fabrikn aktsiengezelshaft as the “first of its kind” trade catalogue highlighting the H. Berthold company’s available Hebrew and Yiddish movable types—as well as related decorative initials and typesetter’s ornaments—intended primarily for the “Hebrew typographer.” This catalogue exhibits the breadth of Berthold’s product line in full color illustrations, including several pages of stereotypes, photographic plates, sorts, and borders. In 1858, Hermann Berthold established his type foundry in Berlin, which by 1918, became the largest in the world. Berthold is credited with inventing the classic typeface Akzidenz-Grotesk, among others, and developing typesetting machines. His discovery of producing circular lines from brass and not lead or zinc, allowed the lines to be flexible and resilient. The high quality of his typefaces and their popularity lead to the print trade saying, “as precise as Berthold brass.”