FounderDuels

Britton & Rey vs Degobert & Spelle

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Degobert & Spelle is the older of the two, founded in 1840 — 12 years before Britton & Rey.

Founded
1852
1840
Status
Closed 1906
Closed 1842
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Brussels, Belgium
Industry
printing company
printing company

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Britton & Rey and Degobert & Spelle.