
BAUMGARTENS
HISTORY
1800's
Julius & Rosalia Baumgarten start manufacturing fine papers in Austria
1948
Fred Baumgarten starts the family business in the U.S. offering the first hand-held pencil sharpeners
1950
Baumgartens offers the Plastiklip®, the first plastic paper clip in the world
1966
Baumgartens is incorporated
1973
Hans Baumgarten takes over operations at Baumgartens