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Purger & Co. was a German printing house, based in Munich, Germany (at Mozartstraße 13〔(Geographischer Anzeiger ), Volume 13, J. Perthes., 1912, σελ. vii〕), known for the coloured postcards it produced in the beginning of the 20th century. The postcards were printed in three colour chromolithography, a system called "photochrome"〔(Fotografía y patrimonio ), Editors Lucia Crispo Jimenez, Rafael Villena Espinosa, p. 150, Univ. de Castilla La Mancha, 2007〕 (with the indication "Photochromiekarte"〔(Mirador de la Reina y Sacro Monte. Granada.Alhambra ), München:Purger & Co., APAG/ Colección de Postales/, Photochromiekarte. 5824〕〔(The Mitchell-Detroit Story, Development of the Messotint Lithograph ), Bourcy-Beckley, Post Card Collectors Magazine, July–August 1954 issue〕). The company was printing not only postcards for their own account, but also for other companies, as was probably the case of the colour postcards of the Krikelli's series of Tinos.〔(Excerpt from the Book «Τήνος - Ταχυδρομικές Κάρτες 1899-1970» ), Κωνσταντίνος Π. Καλαϊτζίδης, Αριστείδης Χ. Κοντογεώργης, Δήμος Εξωμβούργου Τήνου. Αναπτυξιακή Δημοτική Επιχείρηση, 2007, ISBN 978-960-87362-2-1 (Tinos - postcards 1899-1970) translated: "showing the old church of the village which fell on the winter of Nov/Dec 1910. The printing of the specific colour series of Krikelli was done as we mentioned in Germany, probably at the Purger & Co., Muchen printers, probably "for reasons of well-looking as well as for commercial value since the priod is concurrent with the worldwide peak of publishing and demand of postcards"" «απεικονίζει την παλαιά ενορία του χωριού που έπεσε τον χειμώνα του Νοεμβρίου/Δεκεμβρίου του 1910. Η εκτύπωση της συγκεκριμένης έγχρωμης σειράς καρτών Κρικελλή έγινε όπως είπαμε στην Γερμανία, πιθανότατα στο τυπογραφείο Purger & Co του Μονάχου, έγχρωμη «για λόγους πιθανόν καλαισθησίας, αλλά και εμπορικότητας αφού η εποχή συμπίπτει με την παγκόσμια έξαρση της έκδοσης, αλλά και της ζήτησης των κάρτ-ποστάλ»»〕 Purger & Co. was active at least during the period 1899-1920 and produced cards from all around Europe and the Mediterranean basin in photo-chromolithography〔(Publishers, page P ), Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City〕〔 The cards of Purger & Co. were numbered initially at the bottom of the postcard's face, but later (possibly after 1905) on the reverse side.〔(La tarjeta postal ilustrada ), Francisco Palá Laguna, p. 50 "...postales impresas por Purger & Co en cromolitografía, numeradas en el reverso con los números..."〕 A review in 1907 mentions Purger & Co. as a specialized company for the "production of cards of excellent quality and great variety" and makes special note about their colours ("reproduced through such perfected process that the graduation of colour merit appreciative recognition")〔(The American Stationer ), Volume 61, p. 6, 1907 "Among the most capable art printers in that city are Purger & Co., who specialize in the production of cards of excellent quality and great variety. The triumph of photochromic work has provoked the realization that the instructive worth of the souvenir or art card is of consequence in so far only as the card is a reproduction of the natural original. The photographically acquired new productions which Purger & Co. copy from models in a special line in their industry are reproduced through such perfected process that the graduation of colour merit appreciative recognition. And the firm owes its high artistic reputation to the original work of excellent artists who give their services in the realm of fancy. In this connection it is necessary to name only the pictures of W. Grabheim, the painter of the chase, or the rich colors of the masterly executed horse series of Van der Venn to indicate something of the firm's inexhaustible store."〕 Purger & Co. is mentioned as one of the influential publishers of postcards of the golden period of postcards 1901-1905, among the names of Hauser y Menet, Casa Laurent (both significant Spanish publishers),〔(Fotografía y memoria: I Encuentro en Castilla-La Mancha ), Esther Almarcha Núñez-Herrador, Silvia García Alcázar, Esmeralda Muñoz Sánchez, p.102, Univ. de Castilla La Mancha, 2006〕 Künzlies (Künzli Brothers & Co. / Edition Max Künzli) of Zurich, Römmler & Jonas and Stengel & Co of Dresden, Paul Trabert of Leipsig, Brunner & Co of Como,〔(La fotografia come fonte per la storia dell'architettura e della città ), A. Pontecorboli, 1998, p.22 "... in un paese di grande produzione di cartoline quale è stato la Svizzera si riscontra la presenza della ditta Kùnzli di Zurigo... Altre ditte con produzione sopranazionale già intorno al 1900 sono la Purger & Co di Monaco, la Ròmmler & Jonas e la Stengel & Co di Dresda, la Paul Trabert di Lipsia, la Edit. Brunner & C - Como, Ziirich, le quali tutte hanno cartoline anche..."〕 Knackstedt & Näther of Hamburg, E. Maass of Berlín and Dr. Trenkler Co. of Leipzig.〔(La Tarjeta Postal en España: 1892-1915 ), Carlos Teixidor Cadenas, p.18, 1999 "... (de Berlín), «Purger & Co.» (de Munich), «Stengel & Co.» (de Dresde), «Knackstedt & Näther» (de Hamburgo), «Römmler & Jonas» (de Dresde), «E. Maass» (de Berlín), y «Dr. Trenkler Co.» (de Leipzig). De todas ellas, «Purger & Co.» fue la que sobresalió en cuanto..."〕 Purger & Co. is considered one of the most important producers of coloured postcards worldwide of that era.〔(Tarjeta Postal, Región de Murcia ), Ángel J. Roig Meca (2004) p.27, Ediciones Tres Fronteras〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purger & Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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