History
1851 - 1875
1855 Würzburg
Fanny Koenig and Andreas Bauer establish a
sickness benefit fund which is still going
strong.
1857 Würzburg
1860 Würzburg
Andreas Bauer dies. Wilhelm Koenig and
Friedrich Koenig Jr. manage the company jointly,
assisted by Fanny Koenig.
1861 Frankenthal
A former master craftsman at Koenig &
Bauer, Andreas Albert, and his partner Andreas
Hamm found Schnellpressenfabrik Albert & Hamm
in Frankenthal. Later renamed Albert-Frankenthal,
the company became part of the KBA group in
1990.
1868 Würzburg
Inauguration of the company's training
school, still flourishing today.
1868 Frankenthal
The 100th press to leave the production
line is shipped to Reclam in Leipzig. A new,
improved press, the Rhenania, is launched onto
the market.
1873 Würzburg
The 2,000th machine leaves the Oberzell
factory. An invalids', widows' and orphans' fund
is set up, independently administered and run by
the workers themselves.
Company statutes are drafted and a factory council with parity representation is appointed.
Company statutes are drafted and a factory council with parity representation is appointed.