Sidebar: Nürnberg, Center of the World
Nürnberg was home to printers and publishers; in 1470, Anton Koberger opened Europe's first print shop there, and in 1493 he published the Nürnberg Chronicle, an illustrated history of the world from the creation to the present at that time. Owing to a combination of natural resources and skilled craftsmen, Nürnberg was also home to the world's finest metallurgists and engineers, who made the world's finest timepieces, among many other examples of advanced (for the day) technology.
Among the companies named in this website, Arnold, Bing, Fleischmann, Herpa, Trix and Wiking were all founded in Nürnberg; overall, three out of five manufacturers are German. Of particular note, Bing developed the "Nürnberg Style" of toy manufacturing. ReturnCopyright © 2017-2020 by David K. Smith. All Rights Reserved.
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