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Who's Chicago WaterMark Company?
Chicago Water Mark Company is a child of the 106 year old Chicago Printing & Embossing
Company. In 1902, E.T. Koch established Chicago Printing & Embossing Co. in an area
called Printer's Row in Chicago (See Telephone Directory, 1902). He specialized in
high-quality commercial and job printing. One of his first customers was Marshall Field &
Company, at the time the pre-eminent store for the carriage trade. Mr. Koch's job was to print
the personalized stationery and invitations for Marshall Field's customers. Society had very
formal rules for gatherings and printed Invitations were de-rigueur, No self-respecting
society lady (or gentleman, for that matter) would be without personal stationery as well.(Go
to samples of early printing.) The quality standards were impeccable for Mr. Marshall Field,
and Chicago Printing & Embossing Company rose to the occasion. Some years later, Mr.
Koch retired and the business passed to Mr. Frank F. Bosworth, his partner. In the early 30's
the business changed hands again, this time to Mr. Leroy Durbin, an employee of the firm.
He continued to cater to the high society crowd and Marshall Field continued to use him as
his printer of choice. In 1963, a 21 year old former "printer's devil" from the south side of
Chicago bought the company.
Don Brunke began his career in printing at the age of 12 when his sister gave him a toy
printing press for his birthday. For some time he'd been hanging out after school at a local
print shop. Coming home smeared with ink all he talked about was Printing. Once he got his
birthday present there was no stopping him. From badgering neighborhood merchants for
printing orders to publishing the Boy Scout Troop newspaper and then buying and setting up
his first "real" printing press in the backyard shed, to finally purchasing his first printing
company, Don was hooked.
In 1968, Southern California weather called out, and Don moved his business to the West
Coast. For the next 33 years, Chicago Printing & Embossing Co. became a familiar name in
the Los Angeles area for excellence, quality, and a no nonsense 100% guarantee.
In 1998, a new process for Watermarking small quantities of paper became available, and
Don jumped on the bandwagon. Utilizing his printing experience, he quickly introduced
Affordable Custom Watermarking to California.
On March 1, 2002, Don enabled his long time employees to buy the company and he
created the Chicago WaterMark Company and the Small Quantity WaterMarked paper
industry. Until Don began his company NO OTHER company sold small quantities of
Custom WaterMarked paper to the public.
Following E.T. Koch's philosophy of producing only the finest products, Don continues to
carry on a tradition that began more than 100 years ago.
Chicago Water Mark Company is a child of the 106 year old Chicago Printing & Embossing
Company. In 1902, E.T. Koch established Chicago Printing & Embossing Co. in an area
called Printer's Row in Chicago (See Telephone Directory, 1902). He specialized in
high-quality commercial and job printing. One of his first customers was Marshall Field &
Company, at the time the pre-eminent store for the carriage trade. Mr. Koch's job was to print
the personalized stationery and invitations for Marshall Field's customers. Society had very
formal rules for gatherings and printed Invitations were de-rigueur, No self-respecting
society lady (or gentleman, for that matter) would be without personal stationery as well.(Go
to samples of early printing.) The quality standards were impeccable for Mr. Marshall Field,
and Chicago Printing & Embossing Company rose to the occasion. Some years later, Mr.
Koch retired and the business passed to Mr. Frank F. Bosworth, his partner. In the early 30's
the business changed hands again, this time to Mr. Leroy Durbin, an employee of the firm.
He continued to cater to the high society crowd and Marshall Field continued to use him as
his printer of choice. In 1963, a 21 year old former "printer's devil" from the south side of
Chicago bought the company.
Don Brunke began his career in printing at the age of 12 when his sister gave him a toy
printing press for his birthday. For some time he'd been hanging out after school at a local
print shop. Coming home smeared with ink all he talked about was Printing. Once he got his
birthday present there was no stopping him. From badgering neighborhood merchants for
printing orders to publishing the Boy Scout Troop newspaper and then buying and setting up
his first "real" printing press in the backyard shed, to finally purchasing his first printing
company, Don was hooked.
In 1968, Southern California weather called out, and Don moved his business to the West
Coast. For the next 33 years, Chicago Printing & Embossing Co. became a familiar name in
the Los Angeles area for excellence, quality, and a no nonsense 100% guarantee.
In 1998, a new process for Watermarking small quantities of paper became available, and
Don jumped on the bandwagon. Utilizing his printing experience, he quickly introduced
Affordable Custom Watermarking to California.
On March 1, 2002, Don enabled his long time employees to buy the company and he
created the Chicago WaterMark Company and the Small Quantity WaterMarked paper
industry. Until Don began his company NO OTHER company sold small quantities of
Custom WaterMarked paper to the public.
Following E.T. Koch's philosophy of producing only the finest products, Don continues to
carry on a tradition that began more than 100 years ago.
Chicago WaterMark Company
106 Years of Excellence
Personalized Paper
Distinctive
Affordable
Secure
Distinctive
Affordable
Secure
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