R Fuess/Dr A Mueller
Rudolf Fuess founded his precision instrument workshop in Berlin in 1865. They started making anemometers in 1875 and in 1877 they took over the firm Greiner & Geissler and started making thermometers and barometers. In 1891 they moved to the Steglitz district of Berlin, which they added to their logo. His son Paul Fuess took over in 1913, and Rudolf died in 1917. The company prospered during WWI, but suffered during the German economic crises of the 1920s. They didn't really recover until 1934, and WWII again brought much business to the company. The postwar years were lean times, as facilities were destroyed during the war. Business improved in the 1950s, but they did not survive the transition to electronic meteorological instrumentation. They closed their doors in 1976, and their facilities in Steglitz were demolished.
The company Dr A Mueller was founded in 1975 and continues to market analog instruments with the R Fuess logo, though they also have the Dr A Mueller logo. They continue in business to this day.
The company Dr A Mueller was founded in 1975 and continues to market analog instruments with the R Fuess logo, though they also have the Dr A Mueller logo. They continue in business to this day.
An 1887 catalog of meteorological instruments from R Fuess is avavailable below (5 pages):
From 1891, a catalog of R Fuess meteorological instruments is available below (48 pages):
From 1891, an excerpt from an R Fuess catalog showing the meteorological instruments they sold is available below (11 pages):
A catalog from the 1910s includes air speed, temperature and humidity instruments. It is available below (15 pages):
From 1926, R Fuess catalog pages showing their mercury barometers are available below (17 pages):
Also from 1926, R Fuess catalog pages showing their barograph are available below (2 pages):
Also from 1926, R Fuess catalog pages showing their thermograph are available below (4 pages):
From 1931, Meteorological Catalog A can be downloaded below (13 pages):
Also from 1931, Meteorological Catalog B may be downloaded below (8 pages):
From 1935(?), a catalog section on R Fuess barothermographs is available below (4 pages):
A 1936 barograph catalog from R Fuess is presented below (12 pages):
From 1936(?), a catalog section on R Fuess meteorographs is available below (8 pages):
A 1936 anemometer catalog is below (12 pages):
A 1937 thermometer catalog is below (8 pages):
A 1938 anemometer catalog is available below (20 pages):
From 1939, a thermograph and hygrothermograph catalog is available below (20 pages):
From 1940, an R Fuess short catalog for weather instruments is available below (36 pages):
An undated recent catalog from Dr A Mueller for R Fuess aneroid barometers is available below (5 pages):
