Date of use : 1923 Germany
Envelope from Germany to Thames Photographic Co. with Photochemie logo
A letter sent from Germany to a British company named The Thames Photographic Co. Unfortunately, no definitive information is available about this company. However, it is believed that it might have been among the photographic material manufacturers or suppliers in England. On the back of the envelope, the logo "Photochemie Berlin N113" can be seen.
Photochemie was a publisher with its own photographic printing plant, and it mainly produced postcards using gravure printing. Starting from 1907, the company used its triangular logo on postcards featuring various models such as children, women, and couples. Between 1914 and 1919, the company also produced an extensive series of German film stars. However, in these series, the company name was used instead of the triangular logo.
Record Information
Title: Envelope from Germany to Thames Photographic Co. with Photochemie logo
Category: Photographic Industry History / Ephemera
Subcategory: Commercial Correspondence / Publishing & Printing
Country: Germany (Sender: Berlin) → United Kingdom (Recipient: Richmond, Surrey)
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City: Berlin → Richmond, Surrey
Date of use: 1923 (inferred from context)
Company (Sender): Photochemie, Berlin N113 (publisher with photographic printing plant, active from at least 1907)
Company (Recipient): The Thames Photographic Co., Kew Foot Road, Richmond, Surrey (believed to be a photographic manufacturer or supplier in England)
Postal Route 🚂🚢📮: Berlin, Germany → Richmond, Surrey, UK (c.1923) (Estimated Route)
Estimated Travel Time: Approximately 3-5 days (train to port → cross-channel ferry → UK railway → local delivery)
Postal Features: German postal markings, British arrival markings (presumed)
Products/Specialty: Postcards (gravure printing), series featuring children, women, couples; German film stars series (1914-1919)
Distinctive Mark: Triangular logo of Photochemie Berlin on the back of the envelope
Object Type: Commercial envelope (letter)
Language: German / English
Material: Paper envelope
Dimensions: Standard envelope format
Collection Theme: Photochemie publishing history, Anglo-German trade in photographic materials, postcard production, commercial ephemera of the 1920s
Archival Significance: This 1920s envelope documents cross-channel commercial connections in the photographic industry. Photochemie, a German publisher with its own gravure printing plant, used its distinctive triangular logo for branding. The company's film star series (1914-1919) reflects early celebrity culture. This item provides material evidence of Photochemie's business outreach to the UK market, illustrating branding and distribution networks of European photographic publishers in the 1920s.
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This item is documented as part of the Photography in Postal History research project.
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