in 1931, pierersche hofbuchdruckerei stefan geibel & co. kg was located at 30/31 hohe straße. the personnel included managing director hans stephan geibel, director curt brandt, and authorized signatories joachim von baerensprung, hanns bretschneider, august drescher, hans ernst, heinrich hansen. the firm had 500 employees. the equipment included 30 setting and casting machines, 45 printing machines, stereotypes, a font foundry, and a large bookbinding facility.