Edler and Krische was founded by August Edler and Bernhard Krische in 1856 in Hanover, Germany producing stationary for commercial consumers. The company expanded into the production of a large number of printed products throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, exporting its goods worldwide under the brand EKAHA. In 1973 Esselte acquired Edler and Krische with the brand continuing to produce stationary and office supplies in Hanover until the 1990s. ^[1]